On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 09:40:54AM +0530, Susmita/Rajib wrote: > Would the setps as described in the following link be necessary? > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/svn/x/xorg-server.html > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Installation of Xorg Server > > Install the server by running the following commands: > > ./configure $XORG_CONFIG \ > --enable-glamor \ > --enable-suid-wrapper \ > --with-xkb-output=/var/lib/xkb && > make > > To test the results, issue: make check. You will need to run ldconfig > as the root user first or some tests may fail. > > Now as the root user: > > make install && > mkdir -pv /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d && > cat >> /etc/sysconfig/createfiles << "EOF" > /tmp/.ICE-unix dir 1777 root root > /tmp/.X11-unix dir 1777 root root > EOF > > Command Explanations > > --enable-glamor: Build the Glamor DIX (Device Independent X) module > which is currently used by: R600 or later radeon video chipsets, the > modesetting driver (which is part of this package) for hardware using > KMS which offers acceleration, and (optionally) the intel driver. > > --enable-suid-wrapper: Builds the suid-root wrapper for legacy driver > support on rootless xserver systems. > > --disable-systemd-logind: This switch disables elogind integration > allowing Xorg Server to work without having the PAM module configured. > > --enable-install-setuid: This switch restores the setuid bit to the > Xorg executable allowing Xorg Server to work with a virtual terminal > designated on the startx command line. > > cat >> /etc/sysconfig/createfiles...: This command creates the > /tmp/.ICE-unix and /tmp/.X11-unix directories at startup, and ensures > that the permissions and ownership are correct as required by the > server. > > --enable-dmx: Builds the DMX (Distributed Multihead X) server. > > --enable-kdrive: This option allows the configure script to enable > Xephyr if its dependencies are met. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Best, > Rajib >
Hi Rajib, Under NO ACCOUNT do this. Mixing LFS instructions and Debian is a recipe for a disaster. As Felix Miata has said elsewhere: either the Nouveau drivers or, exceptionally, Nvidia drivers built the Debian way should work for you. All the best, Andy C.
