Xorg is a full featured X server that was originally designed for UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems running on Intel x86 hardware. It now runs on a wider range of hardware and OS platforms.
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How to run xrestop remotely?
I need to run xrestop on a remote machine. When I connect through ssh and run xrestop I get the results for my local machine.
I see that there is an option -display but I don't know how to use it.
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Is it normal for a integrated intel video card to have such low fps?
Here's the output from glxgears:
300 frames in 5.0 seconds = 59.959 FPS
My video card:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core Processor Family Integrated Graphics ...
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Avoid display blanking under X
I have an Ubuntu Linux box (12.04). I can't prevent the screen blanking under X.
I have tried the command xset s off, inserted the command line kernel parameter acpi=off in grub at kernel boot. ...
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Is there a way to get anti-aliased icons in X, running Linux?
When I use graphical desktop-environment on Linux, no matter really what I use, I notice some icons tend to look aliased. It seems like there is perhaps a lack of anti-aliasing, like the curves on ...
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xinerama, 2 cards, 3 monitors
I've been trying to get this right and I'm so nearly there, but not quite. This machine has an Intel adapter with one monitor, and an ATI adapter with two. I'm happy to use xinerama to get this ...
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Xorg hangs before login screen
I'm using a TripleHead2Go to host 2 1920x1080 monitors as one massive 3840x1080 display in addition to my laptop's 1920x1200 display. If I try boooting with it plugged in, however, it hangs and never ...
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Split a physical X display into two virtual displays?
I just purchased a TripleHead2Go and configured it using OSX. What this box does is simply take 1-3 multiple external monitors and combine their signal into one single resolution. I'm using two ...
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Using gdm to manage xdmcp authentication over VNC
I've followed a few guides in order to enable XDMCP over VNC, however the end result is an ugly, if functional, default X login screen. It is not utilizing gdm for the authentication process, and I ...
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Excessive resource usage by Xorg
I'm using Debian (testing) on a laptop. I have installed the Nvidia drivers and I'm using an external monitor connected to my laptop. My desktop environment is Xfce4.
My problem is that Xorg seems to ...
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Can I disable dead keys for a single application?
I am unable to properly use dead key characters ( ' " ^ ) on (k)ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 in arduino (a processing based application, at least version 0022 and 1.0).
Can I disable dead keys for specific ...
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Achieving full resolution with PowerVR SGX454 on Ubuntu 12.04
I have a Mini-PC with an ASRock AD2700B-ITX motherboard, which has an Intel PowerVR SGX545 on-board graphic chip. I installed Ubuntu 12.04 on it today.
Everything is working properly and is quite ...
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Does restarting of Display Manager (e.g lightdm) restart X server as well?
If I restart the Display Manager, e.g lightdm, will X be restarted as well ?
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Reload xserver-xorg-input-mouse
Can I reload xserver-xorg-input-mouse driver on the fly? For example, after I modify and recompile the source
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Can't change keyboard settings on Fedora 16
I want to swap the Ctrl and Caps Lock keys on my keyboard. I go to System Settings -> Keyboard -> Layout Settings -> Options and check Swap Ctrl and Caps Lock under Ctrl Key Position. I check ...
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“crash” when switching users in Linux Mint 12
I have a clean Linux Mint 12 install on a Lenovo R61i laptop. I have multiple users configured - one for myself, my wife, and my daughter. My account is the only sudoer.
Two or three times a week the ...
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No Video Output with DVI to VGA converter
Here's a weird one... so X definitely grabbed all the EDID info from my second monitor, as nothing seems amiss in any output or log. The system responds correctly to enabling output, i.e. xrandr ...
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Change screen resolution in Fedora 16
I have a Dell Inspiron 1750 installed with Fedora 16. I only have three resolutions to pick from: 1600 x 900, 1024 x 768, and 800 x 600. None of these are satisfactory for me.
How can I get more ...
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Why does the setxkbmap compose key mess with other keys?
I just found a tip to set the compose key manually:
setxkbmap -option compose:caps
Unfortunately, after running this several keypresses act as if the compose key had been pressed. For example, to ...
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Can't start X window because reporting can't find a valid framebuffer device
Can't start X window because reporting can't find a valid framebuffer device.
Here is the error output below:
"X Window System Version 7.1.1
Release Date: 12 May 2006
X Protocol Version 11, ...
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X11 forwarding through SSH
I have been playing around with X11 forwarding the past few hours and so far I've managed to forward my desktop pc's X Server to my laptop, using X11VNC as server and X2VNC as client. X2VNC uses ...
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Can the nouveau Xorg driver be used for a multihead workstation?
I'm trying a manual setup of Xorg 1.9.5, for two identical monitors connected to the VGA and DVI ports of an nVidia GeForce 6600. I get the X Server to run using a single screen, and it appears ...
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Can I configure things to open new windows on the left screen?
When I attach an external (D-SUB) display and set it up (with xrandr) to be on the right to the main (built-in) display, the most of new windows opened appear on the external display and some even ...
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What's the easiest way to find out relevant video card/driver information
I need to know my video card/chipset, X11 Driver, driver version, and Xorg version. It seems to me that finding this information is always scattered throughout various utilities. Is there an easy way ...
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startx error when setting up X server on archlinux
I am trying to install X on my archlinux home desktop. I get this error when trying to start it (startx/xinit):
[root@computer ~]# startx
xauth: file /root/.Xauthority does not exist
xauth: file ...
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Running VLC from a cronjob: How to get a DBUS connection?
I'm trying to run VLC headless from a cron job. The idea is to grab single images from a RTSP stream every two minutes and (later, and in another script) ftp them to a distant machine. The command ...
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setxkbmap for macbook pro (US)
I recently installed awesome on my ubuntu oneiric, a nice window manager. This doesn't seem to inherit the keyboard settings that were set in the Unity settings.
Now, the problem is, I can't seem to ...
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How to force Gnome's WM (metacity) to open a program window on a specific monitor?
I need to configure a dual-head machine using Debian 6 (and, hence, Gnome 2.30.2 and xrandr 1.3.3) so that it opens applications reliably on a certain screen.
While it is trivial to move normal ...
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Calling xrandr via SSH [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Open a window on a remote X display (why “Cannot open display”)?
I'd like to ssh to a host running an X server and use xrandr to query and update things ...
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Reverse two finger scroll direction with BCM5974?
I'm looking to reverse the scroll direction specifically on my Apple trackpad, and I'm not sure if there's an input option to do so:
Device 'bcm5974':
Device Enabled (144): 1
Coordinate ...
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Thinkpad disable TrackPoint
I have a new thinkpad x220t running Arch Linux.
There seems to be a problem in the products hardware architecture as the TrackPoint is moving when you convert the thinkpad into tablet mode and put ...
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Which virtual terminal is a given X process running on?
When X starts, it searches for the lowest unused VT, and attaches to it. My problem is that when there are several running X processes, I need to be able to identify which one is the currently active ...
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xsel < /tmp/xselection not working in script
I'm trying to use the following script:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Edit xselection in gvim
xsel > /tmp/xselection
gvim /tmp/xselection
xsel < /tmp/xselection
But the final line does not seem to be ...
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Is there a way to remap the AltGr key to Ctrl with setxkbmap?
I've already checked the option section in /usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst but I didn't find an entry for AltGr...
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How to force 1920x1080 resolution - Fedora 16, VMPlayer, 9800GTX
I'm running F16 on VMplayer, I don't think the drivers I'm using are for my nvidia card. I'm getting a max resolution of 1280*768.
My card is EVGA 9800GTX+ --- I need instructions on how to change my ...
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I can't login to Crunchbang Linux
I rebooted my VM and now I can't login. It gives me the following error:
Your session only lasted less than 10 seconds. If you have not logged out yourself, this could mean that there is some ...
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Fast X for LXC guest on localhost?
How can I run X apps inside an LXC container efficiently?
ssh -Y guest
is too slow - there is no graphics acceleration with ssh -Y - everything has to travel over the virtual network with the ...
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Highlight Files in X and get some function executed, how?
Suppose I want to execute
pdftk input FilesHighlightedInX out specifiedByUserInX
in the following way:
User highlights files in X
User clicks some button, shortcut, right-mouse-button-select, to ...
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With Synaptics “clickpad,” AreaBottomEdge prevents right-clicking
I have a new Sony Vaio Z with what I believe they're calling a "Clickpad". That is, it's a touchpad with a single physical button beneath, and the detected location of the click is used, in software, ...
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Having xwin start by default on system boot
My system boots into a console, from which I can launch my gnome desktop by issuing the command startx. How can X be instructed to start by default upon boot? The commands /etc/init.d/gdm3 start and ...
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Xubuntu Oneiric won't start XFCE
I tried upgrading the Ubuntu on my trusty netbook and found 11.10 was way too slow. So I switched to xubuntu by installing the xubuntu-desktop package and then following the crazy instructions here : ...
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Xorg: multiple keyboards, one configuration
On my laptop, I tweak some keybindings and keyboard preferences with
xmodmap and xset. When I plug an external USB keyboard, the
configuration for that new keyboard is the default, i.e., without my ...
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remote X server display not working
I have a local machine A, and a server B.
from A, I got:
#ps -ef
root 3161 3160 0 09:07 tty1 00:03:04 /usr/bin/Xorg :0 -nr -verbose -auth /var/run/gdm/auth-for-gdm-dJExDH/database vt1
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How does X map from kernel key scan codes to a keysym?
According to this page there is no direct mapping from udev key mappings to X, it has its own mappings.
X has a (quasi) total independent way of mapping keys: X reads the kernel keycode table at ...
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Chrooted drivers
If the host has the kernel drivers properly loaded, would the
chrooted enviroment be able to use them (ex. wireless, power)?
Does the chrooted enviroment need its Xorg drivers to be configured or ...
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Change Startx Default on Slackware?
I installed Slackware as a VM within Virtual Box. Host is Windows 7, if it matters. I have successfully installed guest additions and XFCE starts and runs cleanly with or without the guest additions. ...
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not able to create xorg.conf file
I want to change my colour depth. I posted this, and got the following answer:
Create an xorg.conf file by running Xorg -configure. Then edit the Depth entry in the Display subsection of the ...
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change colour depth
How do I change the colour depth? It says online to edit the xorg.conf file, but I don't have that. I am running Debian XFCE on a Powerbook G4
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How can I make C-m1 emulate a right click?
On Mac OS X, you can right click by holding down control and clicking. I swapped the command and control keys with setxkbmap -option altwin:ctrl_win, but how do I make it right click by holding down ...
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Dual monitors on dual video cards on Ubuntu
I have been trying this to no avail. I am new to Linux, so a step by step explanation would be greatly appreciated. I have two NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT video cards. I want a monitor to run on each card, ...
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What are the minimum requirements to run a graphical application?
This follows my previous question, where I installed Debian for the purpose of having a lightweight distro to run virtual machines on. I installed it with just the laptop and admin packages -- not ...
