Xorg-Server-21.1.7
Introduction to Xorg Server
The Xorg Server is the core
of the X Window system.
This package is known to build and work properly
using an LFS 11.3 platform.
Package Information
Xorg Server Dependencies
Required
libxcvt-0.1.2,
Pixman-0.42.2,
Xorg Fonts (only font-util), and at runtime:
xkeyboard-config-2.38
Recommended
elogind-246.10,
libepoxy-1.5.10 (needed for glamor),
libtirpc-1.3.3,
Polkit-122 (runtime),
and
Xorg Libinput-1.2.1 (runtime)
Optional
acpid-2.0.34 (runtime),
Doxygen-1.9.6 (to build API documentation),
fop-2.8 (to build documentation),
libunwind-1.6.2,
Nettle-3.8.1,
libgcrypt-1.10.1,
xcb-util-keysyms-0.4.1,
xcb-util-image-0.4.1,
xcb-util-renderutil-0.3.10,
xcb-util-wm-0.4.2 (all four to build Xephyr),
xmlto-0.0.28 (to build documentation),
xkeyboard-config-2.38 (for tests),
rendercheck (for tests), and
xorg-sgml-doctools (to build documentation)
User Notes:
https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/Xorg7Server
Installation of Xorg Server
Install the server by running the following commands:
mkdir build &&
cd build &&
meson --prefix=$XORG_PREFIX \
--localstatedir=/var \
-Dsuid_wrapper=true \
-Dxkb_output_dir=/var/lib/xkb &&
ninja
To test the results, issue: ninja test. You
will need to run ldconfig as the root
user first or some tests may fail.
Now as the root
user:
ninja install &&
mkdir -pv /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d &&
cat >> /etc/sysconfig/createfiles << "EOF"
/tmp/.ICE-unix dir 1777 root root
/tmp/.X11-unix dir 1777 root root
EOF
Command Explanations
-Dsuid_wrapper=true
: Builds the suid-root
wrapper for legacy driver support on rootless xserver systems.
-Dsystemd_logind=false
:
This switch disables
elogind integration, allowing Xorg Server
to work without having the
PAM module configured.
cat >> /etc/sysconfig/createfiles...: This
command creates the /tmp/.ICE-unix
and /tmp/.X11-unix
directories at
startup, and ensures that the permissions and ownership are correct as
required by the server.
-Dxephyr=true
: This option allows building Xephyr if its
dependencies are met.
Contents
Installed Programs:
gtf, X, Xnest, Xorg, Xvfb, and optionally Xephyr
Installed Libraries:
several under $XORG_PREFIX/lib/xorg/modules/ including the
modesetting_drv.so
driver
Installed Directories:
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d,
$XORG_PREFIX/include/xorg,
$XORG_PREFIX/lib/xorg, and
$XORG_PREFIX/share/X11/xorg.conf.d
Short Descriptions
gtf |
calculates VESA GTF mode lines
|
X |
is a symbolic link to Xorg
|
Xephyr |
is a nested X server which supports modern X extensions
|
Xnest |
is a nested X server
|
Xorg |
is the X11R7 X Server
|
Xvfb |
is the virtual framebuffer X server for X Version 11
|
modesetting_drv.so
|
provides a video driver for machines using Kernel Mode Setting (KMS).
This will use glamor if that has been enabled and the hardware offers
acceleration
|