XORG-SERVER [0]
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The xorg-server, part of the X.Org releases, is the main component of the X
Window system which abstracts the hardware and provides the foundation for most
graphical user interfaces, like desktop environments or window managers, and
their applications.
[0.0] Index
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- Getting Started [1.0]
- Graphics Drivers [2.0]
- Window Managers [3.0]
- Remote X Session Management [4.0]
- VNC [4.1]
- x11-forwarding [4.2]
- References [5.0]
[1.0] Getting Started
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If you are following along from the KISS installation guide, you should already
have the following packages installed:
* xorg-server
* xf86-input-libinput
* liberation-fonts (optional)
In order to start the X window system server, you will also need to install
and configure _ONE_ of the following packages:
* xinit (@/xinit)
* sx (@/sx)
[2.0] Graphics Drivers
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Depending on your graphics card hardware, one of the following graphics card
packages should also be installed:
* xf86-video-amdgpu
* xf86-video-ati
* xf86-video-intel
* xf86-video-nouveau
* xf86-video-vesa
Note: xf86-video-intel is not needed for Intel GPUs as the generic modesetting
driver built into Xorg works really well.
[3.0] Window Managers
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Note: Installing a window manager is entirely optional and based on user
preference.
A window manager (WM) is system software that controls the placement and
appearance of windows within a windowing system in a graphical user interface.
There are many great WM solutions available for KISS, most of which have been
contributed by individuals via the Community repository.
The following is a snapshot of some of the available WMs at this time:
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| Window Manager | Description |
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| | |
| 2bwm | A fast floating WM, with the particularity of |
| | having 2 borders, written over the XCB library and |
| | derived from mcwm written by Michael Cardell. [1] |
| | |
| bspwm | bspwm is a tiling window manager that represents |
| | windows as the leaves of a full binary tree. [2] |
| | |
| dwm | dwm is a dynamic window manager for X. It manages |
| | windows in tiled, monocle and floating layouts. All |
| | of the layouts can be applied dynamically, |
| | optimising the environment for the application in |
| | use and the task performed. [3] |
| | |
| sowm | An itsy bitsy floating window manager. [4] |
| | |
| xwm | A tiny XCB floating window manager. [5] |
| | |
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[4.0] Remote X Session Management
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The following tools are currently available for remote X session management.
[4.1] VNC
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A Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a graphical desktop-sharing system that
uses the Remote Frame Buffer protocol (RFB) to remotely control another
computer. The following VNC tools are currently offered through the
Community repository:
* x11vnc (#/wiki/software/x11vnc)
[4.2] x11-forwarding
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What if you need to access your applications remotely (with no additional
applications)? The solution is to utilize X server's "baked in" X11
forwarding solution. For for more information, check out the
@/x11-forwarding article.
[5.0] References
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[0] https://www.x.org/wiki/
[1] https://github.com/venam/2bwm
[2] https://github.com/baskerville/bspwm
[3] https://dwm.suckless.org/
[4] https://github.com/dylanaraps/sowm
[5] https://github.com/mcpcpc/xwm