Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r13.0-1271

Chapter 24. Graphical Environments

Xorg Applications

Introduction to Xorg Applications

The Xorg applications provide the expected applications available in previous X Window implementations.

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Note

This version of BLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable version of the System V books.

Package Information

Xorg Applications Dependencies

Required

libpng-1.6.58, Mesa-26.1.7, xbitmaps-1.1.4, and xcb-util-0.4.1

Optional

Linux-PAM-1.7.2 and both cairo-5c and Nickle (only if you wish to try to run the undocumented xkeystone script).

Downloading Xorg Applications

First, create a list of files to be downloaded. This file will also be used to verify the integrity of the downloads when complete: 

cat > app-7.md5 << "EOF"
36936e5bcf04b982ea87b4556d082061  iceauth-1.0.11.tar.xz
83d943bbb0e3ab868cb0a7438e135544  mkfontscale-1.2.4.tar.xz
b9efe1d21615c474b22439d41981beef  sessreg-1.1.4.tar.xz
5a10223c3305f48bfb3b09e0a7a139d1  setxkbmap-1.3.5.tar.xz
6484cd8ee30354aaaf8f490988f5f6ef  smproxy-1.0.8.tar.xz
9cfdec89ad7bd86bcdfda150ae995955  xauth-1.1.5.tar.xz
37063ccf902fe3d55a90f387ed62fe1f  xcmsdb-1.0.7.tar.xz
f97e81b2c063f6ae9b18d4b4be7543f6  xcursorgen-1.0.9.tar.xz
700556957773d378fa16a65a4406be0a  xdpyinfo-1.4.0.tar.xz
830a54ef3ba338013e06a1b5b012b4bd  xdriinfo-1.0.8.tar.xz
6d2309b05267e31923b11ed2b83f33ae  xev-1.2.7.tar.xz
687e42aa5afaec37f14da3072651c635  xgamma-1.0.8.tar.xz
45c7e956941194e5f06a9c7307f5f971  xhost-1.0.10.tar.xz
8e4d14823b7cbefe1581c398c6ab0035  xinput-1.6.4.tar.xz
b8128ff6816897bd385ca437cd2886ee  xkbcomp-1.5.0.tar.xz
543c0535367ca30e0b0dbcfa90fefdf9  xkbevd-1.1.6.tar.xz
c572508053297094995f1fc4bc681624  xkbutils-1.0.7.tar.xz
294db9393a9d8e6613e1e3dd4fe0273f  xkill-1.0.7.tar.xz
a98d83568d19cc606b114b133d6ed8be  xlsatoms-1.1.5.tar.xz
cf2fc9e9d298c149253cfc77faaa475e  xlsclients-1.1.6.tar.xz
ba2dd3db3361e374fefe2b1c797c46eb  xmessage-1.0.7.tar.xz
4e6b8655260cca88252e86f5431041c0  xmodmap-1.0.12.tar.xz
ab6c9d17eb1940afcfb80a72319270ae  xpr-1.2.0.tar.xz
5ef4784b406d11bed0fdf07cc6fba16c  xprop-1.2.8.tar.xz
211abd989eef11708cc0a4978d101014  xrandr-1.5.4.tar.xz
44894ebd60a40c54ccc44c67ad3b7de8  xrdb-1.2.3.tar.xz
af26f2a7f128f27e0df30ef246687726  xrefresh-1.1.1.tar.xz
95fcb2ae70ee7e7ef7fe70b096b3d254  xset-1.2.6.tar.xz
33c80b7744f9a452bf9e39ea7303650e  xsetroot-1.1.4.tar.xz
5076c46fe4f6da29377e462ad25c893d  xvinfo-1.1.6.tar.xz
ee94a7722c8b9e37a28f1ac0fc371454  xwd-1.0.10.tar.xz
e24406c671ab09a7ab0e13a7d1ef2752  xwininfo-1.1.7.tar.xz
53d99fe7077b162b0cb87189f7ed71ce  xwud-1.0.8.tar.xz
EOF

To download the needed files using Wget-1.25.0, use the following commands: 

mkdir app &&
cd app &&
grep -v '^#' ../app-7.md5 | awk '{print $2}' | wget -i- -c \
    -B https://www.x.org/pub/individual/app/ &&
md5sum -c ../app-7.md5

Installation of Xorg Applications

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Note

When installing multiple packages in a script, the installation needs to be done as the root user. There are three general options that can be used to do this:

  1. Run the entire script as the root user (not recommended).

  2. Use the sudo command from the Sudo-1.9.17p2 package.

  3. Use su -c "command arguments" (quotes required) which will ask for the root password for every iteration of the loop.

One way to handle this situation is to create a short bash function that automatically selects the appropriate method. Once the command is set in the environment, it does not need to be set again. 

as_root()
{
  if   [ $EUID = 0 ];        then $*
  elif [ -x /usr/bin/sudo ]; then sudo $*
  else                            su -c \\"$*\\"
  fi
}

export -f as_root

First, start a subshell that will exit on error: 

bash -e

Install all of the packages by running the following commands: 

for package in $(grep -v '^#' ../app-7.md5 | awk '{print $2}')
do
  packagedir=${package%.tar.?z*}
  tar -xf $package
  pushd $packagedir
     ./configure $XORG_CONFIG
     make
     as_root make install
  popd
  rm -rf $packagedir
done

Finally, exit the shell that was started earlier: 

exit

Unless you installed the optional dependencies, remove an undocumented script which is reported to be broken (xkeystone provided by the xrandr package). 

as_root rm -f $XORG_PREFIX/bin/xkeystone

Contents

Installed Programs: iceauth, mkfontdir, mkfontscale, sessreg, setxkbmap, smproxy, xauth, xcmsdb, xcursorgen, xdpr, xdpyinfo, xdriinfo, xev, xgamma, xhost, xinput, xkbbell, xkbcomp, xkbevd, xkbvleds, xkbwatch, xkill, xlsatoms, xlsclients, xmessage, xmodmap, xpr, xprop, xrandr, xrdb, xrefresh, xset, xsetroot, xvinfo, xwd, xwininfo, and xwud
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

iceauth

is the ICE authority file utility

mkfontdir

creates an index of X font files in a directory

mkfontscale

creates an index of scalable font files for X

sessreg

manages utmp/wtmp entries for non-init clients

setxkbmap

sets the keyboard using the X Keyboard Extension

smproxy

is the Session Manager Proxy

xauth

is the X authority file utility

xcmsdb

is the Device Color Characterization utility for the X Color Management System

xcursorgen

creates an X cursor file from a collection of PNG images

xdpr

dumps an X window directly to a printer

xdpyinfo

is a display information utility for X

xdriinfo

queries configuration information of DRI drivers

xev

prints contents of X events

xgamma

alters a monitor's gamma correction through the X server

xhost

is a server access control program for X

xinput

is a utility to configure and test X input devices

xkbbell

is an XKB utility program that raises a bell event

xkbcomp

compiles an XKB keyboard description

xkbevd

is the XKB event daemon

xkbvleds

shows the XKB status of keyboard LEDs

xkbwatch

monitors modifier keys and LEDs

xkill

kills a client by its X resource

xlsatoms

lists interned atoms defined on the server

xlsclients

lists client applications running on a display

xmessage

displays a message or query in a window

xmodmap

is a utility for modifying keymaps and pointer button mappings in X

xpr

prints an X window dump

xprop

is a property displayer for X

xrandr

is a primitive command line interface to RandR extension

xrdb

is the X server resource database utility

xrefresh

refreshes all or part of an X screen

xset

is the user preference utility for X

xsetroot

is the root window parameter setting utility for X

xvinfo

prints out X-Video extension adaptor information

xwd

dumps an image of an X window

xwininfo

is a window information utility for X

xwud

is an image displayer for X