On Mon, 13 May 1996, Dale Scheetz wrote: > I am somewhat put off by the hodge podge of packages in the x11 section. I > know I need: > xserver_xxxxx I chose xserver_svga > xlib > xbase > xfntbase > xmanpages > fvwm2
Actually you don't need the xmanpages package; it contains the manpages to do with X development. Manpages for the standard X clients are included in the xbase package. > Is there anything else I need for a minimal X installation? How do I tell > (asside from examining dependencies and description fields) which of the > other packages in this section are desirable, necessary, objectionable, > etc... > I'd love some pointers on what's left as well. The minimum local X installation is xlib, xbase, xfntbase and an X server package. You're likely to want xcontrib as well; it contains some very useful clients. The reason that X is split up into so many packages is that it's so _big_ and there are so many different things it can be used for. For instance, sometimes people want to set up a large machine as a server, and lock it away in a room. This machine will have a minimal display card, and will not run an X server locally. It might have all the fonts installed, and could run a font server. Other machines could then be set up with only the X server package; they would read fonts from the font server, and the clients would all run on the main server. Steve Early [EMAIL PROTECTED]
