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according to http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml: |
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You could install the xorg-x11 metapackage instead of the more lightweight |
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xorg-server. Functionally, xorg-x11 and xorg-server are the same. |
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However, xorg-x11brings in many more packages that you probably don't need, |
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such as a huge assortment of fonts in many different languages. They're not |
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necessary for a working desktop. |
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On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>wrote: |
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> On Tuesday 27 October 2009 21:20:17 Grant wrote: |
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> > >>> Don't most (all?) X apps depend on xorg-server? |
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> > >> |
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> > >> Nope. No X app depends on the server, because the server could be |
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> > >> running on another machine. |
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> > >> Bye... |
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> > >> |
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> > >> Dirk |
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> > > Ah, bingo, thank you. I'll add xorg-server to world. |
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> > > - Grant |
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> > Actually, could xorg-x11 be a better choice for the world file? What |
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> > does it provide? |
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> xorg-x11 is indeed the better choice. It is a meta- package that pulls in |
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> everything required to provide a full X server |
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> alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com |
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Crístian Deives dos Santos Viana [aka CD1] |
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Sent from Campinas, SP, Brazil |
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