Questions tagged [xorg]
X.Org Server (commonly abbreviated to Xorg Server, XServer or just Xorg) refers to the X server release packages stewarded by the X.Org Foundation, which is hosted by freedesktop.org, and grants public access to the standard X Window releases for the efforts of the free and open source software community.
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Is is possible to copy binary data containing a NUL character to the X clipboard?
If I do either of:
printf 'a\0b' | xsel
printf 'a\0b' | xsel -b
printf 'a\0b' | xclip
printf 'a\0b' | xclip -selection c
and then paste from the corresponding selection (PRIMARY or CLIPBOARD) on ...
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How can I permanently rename a window (in XFCE)?
I tend to have a bunch of windows of the same applications (terminals and text editors) and they can be a problem to manage. It would help me a lot if I could give them the most intuitive and clear ...
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Set up multi-head environnement on FreeBSD running X.org
My goal is to set up a multi-head environnement: I need to have an extended desktop available on both screens with the ability to drag and drop windows from one screen to another. The left screen is ...
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Get the desktop/viewport of a window in enlightenment?
Okay, so, given a XID of a window I need to get its desktop or viewport as well as the currently active one. Enlightenment does not seem to properly respond to wmctrl which leads to:
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Unable to open display to specific user in Red Hat 6.4
I am trying to install Oracle database 11g in my Red Hat 6.4 and the installer aborts with a warning followed by an error message:
Warning ">>> Could not execute auto check for display ...
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Multiple Graphics Cards on Fedora 15 (Gnome 3)
I have the (delightful) misfortune of having 3 graphics cards. They are XFX Radeon 5750s. Each drives 2 monitors via dvi. I am having a really hard time getting these running on fedora 15 (gnome 3). ...
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How to get rid of unwanted Linux X start-up glitch
We have a system where we have a "splash" screen (managed via Plymouth) and an application which is started when X is starting.
However between the two (that is, after the screen of Plymouth goes ...
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Give mouse/keyboard/terminal/ctrl-c priority and stop programs from freezing my linux system
Yes this is a broad question but I would argue quite a valid one. Sometimes programs and scripts take too long or use too much memory and really start to slow my system down. Fine. Sometimes the ...
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Trouble assigning different layouts to multiple simultaneous input devices in Linux
I have a Linux machine on which I frequently switch between a standard, wireless Logitech keyboard with built-in trackpad, and an "air mouse" with built-in mini keyboard. The keyboard has a Swedish ...
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LightDM accepts password once, and never again
I'm running Ubuntu 14.04. Fresh install, although I'm pretty sure I'm going to need to reinstall after this problem is resolved.
When I first start Ubuntu, I get the LightDM login screen. That ...
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Is there a way to make an SSH session act like a local terminal session?
Some of the commands I run want to be run from the X11 display.
Examples:
I have to specify the display to run anything with xset. I can’t run vbetool remotely (no display switch). Starting any ...
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Ubuntu resolution not detected correctly
I recently installed Ubuntu on a dual boot with Windows, and I'm struggling to make Ubuntu detect correctly my resolution.
I have a 1920x1080 screen, but when I run xrandr, I get this
Screen 0: ...
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Faster scroll speed for vncviewer when in full screen
I've started x11vnc on a machine with two screen and am using vncviewer from a single screen machine to connect to it. That is, the local window is smaller than the remote screen. In fullscreen mode (...
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Moving from windows to linux : Understanding - X Window System, X Server, Xorg, Xfree86
I'm a windows developer(Win32api) moving from Windows to Linux. While installing linux there are lot of things to know about X11, X Window System, X Server, Xorg, Xfree86 and what not.
How come we ...
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xmodmap setting reverted once every few minute for usb keyboard
I have an xmodmap setting that convert CapsLock to control on my laptop, when I am using a usb keyboard, the CapsLock key changes back to its default meaning every once in a few minutes so I need to ...
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How can I apply a color correction LUT to an arbitrary X window on Linux?
Here is an explanation of what I mean by LUT:
http://www.lightillusion.com/luts.html
I'd be interested in ways to apply any of the three varieties of LUT described there: a LUT defined by a simple ...
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Trackpoint middle-click and middle-click scrolling in Linux
EDIT: TL;DR version (kinda): On a mouse with three buttons, is it possible to disable the actual middle button while still having middle button emulation in xorg?
Full version:
I bought a Lenovo ...
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Bash variable READLINE_LINE always empty
I was looking for a way to share clipboard between bash and X, but the variable $READLINE_LINE and $READLINE_POINT is always empty. Does anyone know the reason? Bash version is 4.3.30. See the post ...
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X11 Forwarding over ssh - Could not find ':' in DISPLAY: 1
I'm trying to connect from my mac (Xquartz installed) to a ubuntu server. I use the -Y option with ssh. When I ssh to the server and run any graphical application for example xclock, I get the ...
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X11 not starting correctly
I'm using the i3 window manager on Centos 6.5, with no GDM. I can boot fine, log in via the console, all works fine.
When I do startx to load my .xinitrc file and start i3, it appears to start X, but ...
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X11 Exempt Monospace fonts from hinting in fonts.conf
I am using the following ~/.fonts.conf to encourage font smoothing, particularly in GTK apps like firefox:
<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE fontconfig SYSTEM 'fonts.dtd'>
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How can I sort out Xephyr's keyboard mapping?
When I start up Xephyr inside of X, my keyboard map becomes wonky mostly just for non-printing characters. I can't use arrow keys. According to xev, The down arrow gets mapped to Super_R. The up arrow ...
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Linux drivers for Richland Radeon HD 8550G graphics?
I am attempting to configure the graphics drivers in Debian for my HP Envy 15z-j100 laptop, which has a Richland [Radeon HD 8550G] graphics card.
The graphics work with the default installation, but ...
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Can I place and scale an X window precisely using the command line?
I need my window to be exactly 1280x720 pixels in size, and placed at the offset 1940x20. Is it possible to resize and place an arbitrary window, for example my editor window or browser window, very ...
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Unable to launch XBMC installed on OpenMediaVault on a VirtualMachine
I'm wanting to test different distribution to test which OS I will take for my NAS+HTPC.
Just for some context: I want to put a NAS and the HTPC on the same server because my main usage is to put ...
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debian Xorg keymap refuses to use left alt as level 3 modifier, and resets layout on startx
so, I have a base debian install and installed Xorg and awesome on it.
I've been trying to get my keyboard (macbook 2,1) to work properly for a couple of days now. Initially, I had used dpkg-...
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How to keep per-keyboard layout settings?
I am using xmodmap (and sometimes xkbcomp instead) to adjust my keyboard layout (e.g. mapping Caps Lock to the Mod3 modifier).
When I plug a USB keyboard into my laptop or insert a YubiKey (which ...
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How to check multitouch in GNU/Linux
I have several questions about multitouch in Linux:
Is multitouch and MPX (multi-pointer extension) related? If an application handles multiple cursors does it mean that it is multitouch-ready?
How ...
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DisplayLink not detected by Xrandr
I'm trying to set up an HP DisplayLink USB video adapter on Debian 6 to work aside the notebook's integrated Intel i915 video card. I use a vanilla 3.11.1 kernel in which the options for VGA ...
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Installing xorg-x11-devel package in SLES 11 SP2
I am using Imagemagick(6.4.3.6-7.18.x86_64) in SLES11 SP2
Using it like bellow..
import -window $wid $jpg
and getting this error
import: DelegateLibrarySupportNotBuiltIn `' (X11) @ error/import.c/...
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Installing FVWM in Arch Linux
I recently successfully installed Arch Linux in VirtualBox, for the first time. I want to install FVWM, so I installed X Server, and then ran pacman -S fvwm. It says that fvwm has been installed, but ...
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Why does copy and paste often fails with firefox on xfce?
I noticed that the classic X way of doing copy and paste with the mouse quite often do not work in firefox.
In all other applications it still works as it should, I mark text, and paste it with the ...
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Behaviour of Caps-lock in Linux on VirtualBox, OSX Host
I'm running Ubuntu under virtualbox on a MacBook Pro and I'm trying to
remap the Caps-Lock key to mod3 so I can use it as a replacement for the Alt
key in Xmonad. I can remap the keysyms but the ...
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xrandr output resolution not correct
I'm running Ubuntu 14.04LTS on a pc with a hdmi and a vga connection, with integrated Intel Graphics (i3 processor).
I want to connect this pc to one TV (as information-dashboard).
The HDMI works ...
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How can I make bash cut and paste to the X selection?
In bash under an xterm, how can I get Ctrl-k / Ctrl-y to cut and paste to the X selection?
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X11.app (on SnowLeopard) won't start
Today I discovered that X11.app no longer works on my Mac. I'm not sure when this happened. I think it's been several weeks since I last used an X11 application.
By "no longer works" I mean it does ...
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Trying to replace fonts in an Xview application
I am using a really old piece of software on my Linux Mint machine. The arrangement of buttons inside the application is messed up because (1) the font size is too large, and (2) likely, the spacing ...
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How to unbind global hotkey in X11 (X Window System / xorg)?
I have an application (quicktile) that uses Xlib to install a global hotkey via key grabbing (XGrabKey).
However some keys are already bound by some other application:
WARNING: Failed to bind key. ...
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I am experiencing strange font problems with urxvt in Xwin
It appears that characters are shifted over one pixel to the left. I am experiencing this problem in multiple fonts. I have previously not experienced this problem.
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How to set up an X server to accept connections from my main computer
I have computer 1 and computer 2. Computer 1 has KVM (keyboard video mouse), and computer 2 just has video. I want to use computer 2 as a remote display for computer 1, and nothing more. Using ssh -x ...
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Which xscreensaver program was run last?
I use XScreensaver to lock my screen with all screensavers enabled in a random rotation. I often come back to my laptop and wonder which screensaver I was just looking at (to configure the options for ...
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Detect window's fullscreen status on Linux?
So basically, I'm trying to write a watchdog script, that checks window titles against a list stored in a file. If the window is fullscreen, the script should do nothing and move on. If the window is ...
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Firefox, two Linux machines, one X-server
I have a Linux machine I regularly log on to via ssh (putty) from Windows. I'm running VcXsrv X-server on my Windows desktop. I mainly use this to run a debugger (ddd) and firefox to access our web-...
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Linux startup scripts
Background: I am running an Arch Linux build on my laptop. The system has been sitting there for three years. I've re-installed a couple of times, and I carried over the old dot files in my home ...
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OpenSuse 13.1 PPC64 Port - Slow boot with error messages, and low color-depth
I have a PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0 GHz, i have installed the PPC64 port of OpenSuse 13.1 on it, and i am experiencing a few problems. I guess thats the price of running a unsupported port/distribution.
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copy and paste tabs between terminal windows in X11
When I copy and paste text using the X11 mouse selection between two terminal windows, tabs are often, but not always, converted to spaces. This appears to depend on the involved terminal ...
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Mouse pointer missing in SSH windows
I have a problem with the mouse pointer when I use SSH to launch a remote window.
I run ssh -CY somehost and then run some command that opens a new window. When the mouse pointer enters that new ...
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Show existing X screen in X window on the other X screen
I'm using linux machine with 3 monitors as separate X screens. One for desktop/control and 2 for full-screen video playback. Playback monitors can't be seen so I need the playback screens "previews" ...
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NetBSD as VMware workstation guest: `startx` hangs and maxes all CPUs utilization
I am using VMware workstation 8. I have attempted to install and run NetBSD 5.1.2 and 6.0. Installations all went OK and the system was usable until I install a window manager.
After installed xfce4, ...
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Triple monitor setup in linux
I'm hoping there are some xorg gurus out there.
I'm trying to get a three monitor setup working in linux. I have 2 lcd monitors and a tv, all different resolutions. I'm using 2 video cards; a ...
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