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nightmorph 09/06/10 18:28:54 |
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Modified: xorg-config.xml |
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Log: |
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recommend xorg-server, not xorg-x11, as the more recent versions that will be stabilized bring in a spamload of international alphabets and fonts. totally useless for a working desktop. |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.30 xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?rev=1.30&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?rev=1.30&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml?r1=1.29&r2=1.30 |
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Index: xorg-config.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.29 |
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retrieving revision 1.30 |
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diff -u -r1.29 -r1.30 |
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--- xorg-config.xml 15 Apr 2009 06:48:50 -0000 1.29 |
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+++ xorg-config.xml 10 Jun 2009 18:28:53 -0000 1.30 |
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ |
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?> |
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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v 1.29 2009/04/15 06:48:50 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/xorg-config.xml,v 1.30 2009/06/10 18:28:53 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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<guide link="/doc/en/xorg-config.xml"> |
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<title>The X Server Configuration HOWTO</title> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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<license/> |
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-<version>1.20</version> |
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-<date>2009-04-14</date> |
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+<version>1.21</version> |
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+<date>2009-06-10</date> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>What is the X Window Server?</title> |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="Installing Xorg"> |
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-# <i>emerge xorg-x11</i> |
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+# <i>emerge xorg-server</i> |
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</pre> |
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+<note> |
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+You could install the <c>xorg-x11</c> metapackage instead of the more |
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+lightweight xorg-server. Functionally, <c>xorg-x11</c> and <c>xorg-server</c> |
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+are the same. However, <c>xorg-x11</c> brings in many more packages that |
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+you probably don't need, such as a huge assortment of fonts in many different |
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+languages. They're not necessary for a working desktop. |
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+</note> |
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+ |
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<p> |
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When the installation is finished, you might need to re-initialise some |
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environment variables before you continue. Just run <c>env-update</c> followed |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-The configuration file of Xorg is called <path>xorg.conf</path> and it |
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-resides in <path>/etc/X11</path>. The Xorg-X11 package provides an example |
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-configuration as <path>/etc/X11/xorg.conf.example</path> which you can use to |
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-create your own configuration. It is heavily commented, but if you are in need |
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-of more documentation regarding the syntax, don't hesitate to read the man page: |
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+The configuration file of Xorg is called <path>xorg.conf</path> and it resides |
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+in <path>/etc/X11</path>. Xorg provides an example configuration as |
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+<path>/etc/X11/xorg.conf.example</path> which you can use to create your own |
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+configuration. It is heavily commented, but if you are in need of more |
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+documentation regarding the syntax, don't hesitate to read the man page: |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="Reading the xorg.conf man page"> |
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