Gaming Linux® From Scratch - Version #154e

Chapter 3. Shared Dependencies

Xorg Applications

Introduction to Xorg Applications

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

Xorg Applications Dependencies

Required

libpng-1.6.44, Mesa-24.2.7, xbitmaps-1.1.3, and xcb-util-0.4.1

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-list << "EOF"
iceauth-1.0.10.tar.xz
mkfontscale-1.2.3.tar.xz
sessreg-1.1.3.tar.xz
setxkbmap-1.3.4.tar.xz
smproxy-1.0.7.tar.xz
xauth-1.1.3.tar.xz
xcmsdb-1.0.7.tar.xz
xcursorgen-1.0.8.tar.xz
xdpyinfo-1.3.4.tar.xz
xdriinfo-1.0.7.tar.xz
xev-1.2.6.tar.xz
xgamma-1.0.7.tar.xz
xhost-1.0.9.tar.xz
xinput-1.6.4.tar.xz
xkbcomp-1.4.7.tar.xz
xkbevd-1.1.5.tar.xz
xkbutils-1.0.6.tar.xz
xkill-1.0.6.tar.xz
xlsatoms-1.1.4.tar.xz
xlsclients-1.1.5.tar.xz
xmessage-1.0.7.tar.xz
xmodmap-1.0.11.tar.xz
xpr-1.2.0.tar.xz
xprop-1.2.8.tar.xz
xrandr-1.5.3.tar.xz
xrdb-1.2.2.tar.xz
xrefresh-1.1.0.tar.xz
xset-1.2.5.tar.xz
xsetroot-1.1.3.tar.xz
xvinfo-1.1.5.tar.xz
xwd-1.0.9.tar.xz
xwininfo-1.1.6.tar.xz
xwud-1.0.7.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-list | wget -i- -c \
    -B https://www.x.org/pub/individual/app/
[Note]

Note

This may take a while to build. Feel free to do something else while this is building.

Installation of Xorg Applications

[Note]

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 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 $(grep -v '^#' ../app-7-list)
do
  packagedir=${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 /usr/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