Questions tagged [xorg]
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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Are GDMs faster than CDMs in starting Xorg?
I suppose since graphical display managers already launch Xorg, they would just have to re-initiate it rather than launching it from the start like startx does.
So in that case does Xorg completely ...
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startxfce4 in another TTY and in parallel to wayland session
I have archlinux with Wayland (sway) and an NVidia GPU. Due to the latter, a few things are still glitchy and I need to have another desktop environment for certain apps. I installed xfce. When I ...
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Prevent application from reciving keyboard event when changing layouts
I have XKB configured with:
setxkbmap -model pc105 -layout is,ru-is -option caps:escape grp:rctrl_switch grp:shift_caps_toggle compose:sclk shift:both_capslock
It turns caps into esc and let's me ...
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How to enable "clickfinger" settings interactively to test behavior?
I am configuring a new laptop with a trackpad which lacks any physical buttons. Out of box I am not able to right click. This has made it surprisingly difficult to research and keep notes about all ...
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Touchpad not concrolled by system settings any more
I am using Pop_OS and I had the problem that I couldn't change the scroll speed of my touchpad through the system settings (Gnome).
After searching across the internet it seemed that I may be able to ...
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xorg: 2 keyboards with different layouts
I've been trying to configure my laptop, so that the builtin keyboard is in portuguese and my usb keyboard is in english (international). I have been doing some research and got to a solution that ...
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Monitors not going into powersave
I have a recent install of F37, which was putting my monitors into power save mode after locking the screen. It recently stopped doing that, but I don’t know when it started.
Running KDE
I’ve ...
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System unresponsive even when running command with nice
Debian 10. I am trying to render with blender in the background, like so:
nice -n 19 blender -b --python my_script.py
This renders to a file using the GPU. When rendering, I can see GPU usage spike ...
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jbd2/sda2-8 utilizing disk I/O and Xorg.0.log log
I noticed that jbd2/sda2-8 is always using disk and iotop showing IO% between 1%-5%.
I checked the logs and noticed Xorg.0.log quite large. I see there are frequent connection and disconnection. Is ...
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Xorg started in wrong GPU
I have a system with two discrete GPUs, an nvidia one, which I use for playing and CUDA stuff, and an AMD one which I want to use to drive the desktop session. Displays are connected to the AMD card.
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Unable to use hardware acceleration of iGPU
Using X11 under Arch Linux. Also using KVM-VFIO. Whatever I have been doing, mesa doesn't even attempt to use iGPU.
➜ ~ lspci -nnk | grep -A 3 VGA | grep -E "VGA|driver" ...
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xvkbd -xsendevent doesnt work after X server update
I previously used ubuntu 18.04 and following script
#!/bin/bash
xsel --clipboard | xvkbd -xsendevent -file -
it worked nicely and I was able to paste my clipboard with hotkey to literally any kind of ...
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Why Blender Cycles is not able to detect my GPU(s) and CUDA within the Ubuntu / Linuxulator
I've just installed Ubuntu 22.10 with the Linuxulator on FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE p6 as well as these components inside it :
1. nvidia driver Version: 525.78.01 + CUDA 12
2. Blender 3.2.2
The nvidia ...
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Disable a specific window/program from being able to detect a specific keyboard key?
So I run an Arch Linux setup with i3wm, and Xorg (how original am I).
Where I work employees can work from home by using Parsec. The reason for this is because they're artists and need the low latency,...
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Installing DWM on gentoo
I was just trying to install dwm on my gentoo machine but I keep on encountering the same problem every time I make clean install. The error is...
drw.c:5:10: fatal error: X11/Xlib.h: No such file or ...
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how to assign sound effect to some keyboard keys
I use gnu+linux, and I need to assign an audio sound to the
| keys, Imp pant and the mouse click only, for educational use,
¿how can I achieve that assignment if I'm user of the i3wm window
manager?
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Arch linux: My display driver chip keeps bricking
I use arch-thinkpad 6.1.7-arch1-1 on Lenovo x390 yoga with Intel WhiskeyLake-U GT2 [UHD Graphics 620]. I also use i3wm on xorg. Something like every two days my built-in screen display goes black ...
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How can I mitigate the keylogging issue of Xorg?
My plan is to:
Turn off listening to all sockets, and initiate X through a command
such as: Xorg -nolisten tcp -nolisten inet -nolisten inet6 -nolisten unix -nolisten local :0 -seat seat0 vt7 -...
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Script to start Android LineageOS with Waydroid in an X11 session
I would like to make a script to start the Waydroid Android container (LineageOS).
Currently, I can start a LineageOS virtual phone without issues with:
sudo systemctl start waydroid-container
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archlinux/i3wm: monitor recognized via xrandr but stays black
I have this weird issue with connecting an external monitor via usb-c to my arch linux machine where I run i3 as window manager.
My setup is a Lenovo Thinkvision T27hv-20 as docking station which I ...
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xrandr --rotate inverted is making a kind of mirror effect
I use a script to setup all my screen when I plug my laptop on my dock
xrandr --output eDP1 --off
xrandr --output DVI-I-2-2 --mode 1920x1080 --pos 0x0 --rotate inverted
xrandr --output DP1 --mode ...
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Gnome Shell Issue: Xorg Crashes, GDM3 Restarts Several TImes Per Dasy
I recently updated my Kali/Debian system with apt and then ever since, Xorg has been crashing which causes GDM3 to reboot. This happens several times per day. I have tried:
Reinstalling Gnome Shell
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Xorg.conf options not staying
I am trying to enable tap to click by default on my trackpad. The device name is "bcm5974". xinput --set-prop "bcm5974" "libinput Tapping Enabled" "1" works a ...
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kde (on ubuntu 22.10) - chromium or konsole UIs freeze
I am running on kde on a ubuntu 22.10 box (updating since... ubuntu 20.04, perhaps?). I have noticed that every once in a while either konsole or chromium UIs freeze. I can still interact blindly on ...
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Unable to achieve 4k@60Hz with proper hardware
I am trying to get my external monitor (LG 27UL550-W) to work on 4k@60Hz with my Laptop (Lenovo ThinkPad E480 running Linux) using a USB-C dock via an HDMI Cable.
4k@60Hz works when using the same ...
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Execute command after `startxfce4`
I want to execute some command after I started Xfce with startxfce4 command from tty. After some search, I put those command in a file. But it doesn't work (the file didn't get sourced automatically)! ...
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Multiple VGA cards and monitors are not working in gnome
The task is to join 6 monitors with 2 VGA cards and built in adapter in Gnome 3.8
Here is a list of VGA adapters:
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GP104 [GeForce GTX 1070] (rev a1)...
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Сonnecting a 2nd monitor on Ubuntu
I'm trying to connect 2-nd monitor on Ubuntu to laptop via HDMI. On windows everything is going well and i change it without any problem. But when i reboot on Ubuntu 20.04 i obviuosly have internal ...
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Xorg labeling devices as keyboards
I have an inputclass section in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard.conf as follows:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "kinesis keyboard"
MatchIsKeyboard "on"
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Entering cyrillic characters using compose key
I'd like to know how to add cyrillic characters to the compose-key without removing any of the existing characters that I have.
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Debian runs only under root without xorg
Nothing foretold any trouble, but my system completely crashed after formatting a neighboring partition (with Windows) and installing new Windows on it.
The main things I did were
Formatted the ...
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Running nvidia-settings from within a systemd service
I am trying to use a script, nvidia-fan-controller, to control the GPU temperature on my system (Arch Linux). This works perfectly, except when I try run through systemd, I get the error
nvidia-...
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Debian using llvmpipe drivers instead of nvidia drivers
Recently I have been trying to play Minecraft on my computer, it has been running slow at 20 fps and when I looked at the debug information it said it was using llvmpipe mesa compatibility drivers. I ...
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My screen turned off when I left my laptop unattended, and now it won't turn back on
I went to have breakfast while my laptop was running an Xorg session, now the screen doesn't turn on no matter what I do. I tried switching ttys, no dice. I ran a program using startx, my distro is ...
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Razer keyboard : Use keyboard as mouse under X
OP entirely re-edited.
My Razer Cynosa chroma is one physical device (basically no more than a PC_105 keyboard) offering the particularity to offer 3 interfaces (1) one of them for simultaneously ...
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Universal way of setting display resolution from a Linux application
I want to set the display resolution before starting a fullscreen window on Linux and I want to do it from inside the application.
The problem is, that I am looking for a universal way to do so, but ...
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What can cause phantom keypresses?
Every so often (every two to three minutes), a problem occurs on my system.
This problem causes my system to become unusable.
Anything I type triggers all sorts of random keyboard shortcuts.
In xev, ...
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Fedora 37 on Intel Intgrated graphics doesn't have an option to use 1440p resolution at 120hz
I have Fedora 37 on my old PC in which I’m trying to get 1440p at 120hz working.
I have an Intel core i7 3770s CPU, no external GPU (using intel integrated graphics), my motherboard is a P8H77-V, and ...
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How to remap Alt_R as Mod1 for Cyrillic layout to work
I remapped Alt_R to Super_R.
.Xmodmap
remove mod1 = Alt_R
2 keycode 108 = Super_R
3 add mod1 = Alt_R
But when I change layout to Cyrillic, xev shows keycode 108 (keysym 0x0 nosymbol) for Alt_R.
This ...
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How do I configure the copy/paste buffer so that only plain text is stored?
Unfortunately I need to revisit my question from five years ago:
How do I sanitize the copy/paste buffer?
There is still no answer to this.
I'm using CopyQ as a clipboard manager now, and it works ...
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How to prevent the browser from seeing my keystrokes?
My browser (chrome but I think it doesn't matter) receives events for keystrokes which are not intended for it. For example, I'm doing alt+tab in Mate and then I press escape (while still holding the ...
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Unable to init displaylink service for HDMI adapter
I am trying to get a USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter to work that supports displaylink drivers in archlinux with Xorg server, doing:
I have installed evdi for the in development kernel module.
I have ...
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nvidia custom modelines does not work correctly
I am using a nvidia grafic card with the driver version 510.54. (T400)
I want to add custom modelines to my xorg config and disable all other resolutions.
I am doing this because some VGA Cables does ...
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Intel xrandr resolutions are not displayed in the standard format with modelines
I am using a Intel graphic card and added modelines to the xorg config. This is my xorg.conf:
# /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/01-intel.conf
Section "Device"
Identifier "intel(0)"
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Problem using Intel integrated graphics GPU (Xorg)
I am trying to get the Intel integrated GPU working with my Parabola (Arch variant) desktop PC. According to lspci, the GPU is:
00:02.0 Display controller: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen ...
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How to screenshot or pipe the output from xscreensaver?
Some outputs are really great, IMHO.
I have read all xscreensaver manual, but I cannot get it to work so I run a xscreensaver animation and then get a PNG (or TIF, or whatever).
How can I make a ...
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Switch between dark mode and light mode to GTK don`t work in xorg server
I'm trying to switch between dark mode and light mode to the gtk applications on my computer, in real time, from the terminal.
I use the arch linux, on xorg server (X11) without graphical environment (...
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red dot and green outline of a box appered on screen – Mint Cinnamon
While experimenting with scrcpy this red dot and green rectangle appeared.
I had my phone lean against the screen on that area, thus I only notices it later.
This abnormality is only affecting the ...
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Xorg InputClass to swap capslock and escape for a single device in a persistent, system-wide manner
I am trying to understand why this InputClass is not working as expected:
Section "InputClass"
Identifier "internal keyboard configurator"
MatchDevicePath "/dev/input/...
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xrdp disconnects immediately after connection from Windows10 to Ubuntu only after restarting service
Currently I am able to connect to my remote server with windows remote desktop. But, if I run sudo systemclt restart xrdp, then xrdp disconnects after correct login information is entered in initial ...
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