Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 12.2

Chapter 24. Graphical Environments

Xorg Applications

Introduction to Xorg Applications

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

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 12.2 platform.

Package Information

Xorg Applications Dependencies

Required

libpng-1.6.43, Mesa-24.1.5, xbitmaps-1.1.3, and xcb-util-0.4.1

Optional

Linux-PAM-1.6.1 and both cairo-5c and Nickle (only if you wish to try to run the undocumented xkeyhost 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"
30f898d71a7d8e817302970f1976198c  iceauth-1.0.10.tar.xz
7dcf5f702781bdd4aaff02e963a56270  mkfontscale-1.2.3.tar.xz
05423bb42a006a6eb2c36ba10393de23  sessreg-1.1.3.tar.xz
1d61c9f4a3d1486eff575bf233e5776c  setxkbmap-1.3.4.tar.xz
9f7a4305f0e79d5a46c3c7d02df9437d  smproxy-1.0.7.tar.xz
e96b56756990c56c24d2d02c2964456b  x11perf-1.6.1.tar.bz2
595c941d9aff6f6d6e038c4e42dcff58  xauth-1.1.3.tar.xz
82a90e2feaeab5c5e7610420930cc0f4  xcmsdb-1.0.6.tar.xz
89e81a1c31e4a1fbd0e431425cd733d7  xcursorgen-1.0.8.tar.xz
933e6d65f96c890f8e96a9f21094f0de  xdpyinfo-1.3.4.tar.xz
34aff1f93fa54d6a64cbe4fee079e077  xdriinfo-1.0.7.tar.xz
f29d1544f8dd126a1b85e2f7f728672d  xev-1.2.6.tar.xz
41afaa5a68cdd0de7e7ece4805a37f11  xgamma-1.0.7.tar.xz
48ac13856838d34f2e7fca8cdc1f1699  xhost-1.0.9.tar.xz
8e4d14823b7cbefe1581c398c6ab0035  xinput-1.6.4.tar.xz
83d711948de9ccac550d2f4af50e94c3  xkbcomp-1.4.7.tar.xz
05ce1abd8533a400572784b1186a44d0  xkbevd-1.1.5.tar.xz
07483ddfe1d83c197df792650583ff20  xkbutils-1.0.6.tar.xz
f62b99839249ce9a7a8bb71a5bab6f9d  xkill-1.0.6.tar.xz
da5b7a39702841281e1d86b7349a03ba  xlsatoms-1.1.4.tar.xz
ab4b3c47e848ba8c3e47c021230ab23a  xlsclients-1.1.5.tar.xz
ba2dd3db3361e374fefe2b1c797c46eb  xmessage-1.0.7.tar.xz
0d66e07595ea083871048c4b805d8b13  xmodmap-1.0.11.tar.xz
ab6c9d17eb1940afcfb80a72319270ae  xpr-1.2.0.tar.xz
d050642a667b518cb3429273a59fa36d  xprop-1.2.7.tar.xz
f822a8d5f233e609d27cc22d42a177cb  xrandr-1.5.2.tar.xz
c8629d5a0bc878d10ac49e1b290bf453  xrdb-1.2.2.tar.xz
55003733ef417db8fafce588ca74d584  xrefresh-1.1.0.tar.xz
18ff5cdff59015722431d568a5c0bad2  xset-1.2.5.tar.xz
fa9a24fe5b1725c52a4566a62dd0a50d  xsetroot-1.1.3.tar.xz
d698862e9cad153c5fefca6eee964685  xvinfo-1.1.5.tar.xz
b0081fb92ae56510958024242ed1bc23  xwd-1.0.9.tar.xz
c91201bc1eb5e7b38933be8d0f7f16a8  xwininfo-1.1.6.tar.xz
5ff5dc120e8e927dc3c331c7fee33fc3  xwud-1.0.6.tar.xz
EOF

To download the needed files using Wget-1.24.5, 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

[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-1.9.15p5 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, x11perf, x11perfcomp, 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

x11perf

is an X11 server performance test program

x11perfcomp

is an X11 server performance comparison program

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