according to http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/xorg-config.xml:
You could install the xorg-x11 metapackage instead of the more lightweight xorg-server. Functionally, xorg-x11 and xorg-server are the same. However, xorg-x11brings in many more packages that you probably don't need, such as a huge assortment of fonts in many different languages. They're not necessary for a working desktop. On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com>wrote: > On Tuesday 27 October 2009 21:20:17 Grant wrote: > > >>> Don't most (all?) X apps depend on xorg-server? > > >> > > >> Nope. No X app depends on the server, because the server could be > > >> running on another machine. > > >> > > >> Bye... > > >> > > >> Dirk > > > > > > Ah, bingo, thank you. I'll add xorg-server to world. > > > > > > - Grant > > > > Actually, could xorg-x11 be a better choice for the world file? What > > does it provide? > > xorg-x11 is indeed the better choice. It is a meta- package that pulls in > everything required to provide a full X server > > -- > alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com > > -- Crístian Deives dos Santos Viana [aka CD1] Sent from Campinas, SP, Brazil
