Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version 11.0

Chapter 24. X Window System Environment

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-11.0 platform.

Package Information

Xorg Applications Dependencies

Required

libpng-1.6.37, Mesa-21.2.1, xbitmaps-1.1.2, and xcb-util-0.4.0

Optional

Linux-PAM-1.5.1 and both cairo-5c and Nickle (only if you wish to try to run the undocumented xkeyhost script).

User Notes: https://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/Xorg7Applications

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"
3b9b79fa0f9928161f4bad94273de7ae  iceauth-1.0.8.tar.bz2
c4a3664e08e5a47c120ff9263ee2f20c  luit-1.1.1.tar.bz2
215940de158b1a3d8b3f8b442c606e2f  mkfontscale-1.2.1.tar.bz2
92be564d4be7d8aa7b5024057b715210  sessreg-1.1.2.tar.bz2
93e736c98fb75856ee8227a0c49a128d  setxkbmap-1.3.2.tar.bz2
3a93d9f0859de5d8b65a68a125d48f6a  smproxy-1.0.6.tar.bz2
e96b56756990c56c24d2d02c2964456b  x11perf-1.6.1.tar.bz2
e50587c1bb832aafd1a19d91a0890a0b  xauth-1.1.tar.bz2
5b6405973db69c0443be2fba8e1a8ab7  xbacklight-1.2.3.tar.bz2
9956d751ea3ae4538c3ebd07f70736a0  xcmsdb-1.0.5.tar.bz2
25cc7ca1ce5dcbb61c2b471c55e686b5  xcursorgen-1.0.7.tar.bz2
8809037bd48599af55dad81c508b6b39  xdpyinfo-1.3.2.tar.bz2
480e63cd365f03eb2515a6527d5f4ca6  xdriinfo-1.0.6.tar.bz2
e1d7dc1afd3ddb8fab16d6a76f21a258  xev-1.2.4.tar.bz2
90b4305157c2b966d5180e2ee61262be  xgamma-1.0.6.tar.bz2
a48c72954ae6665e0616f6653636da8c  xhost-1.0.8.tar.bz2
ac6b7432726008b2f50eba82b0e2dbe4  xinput-1.6.3.tar.bz2
c45e9f7971a58b8f0faf10f6d8f298c0  xkbcomp-1.4.5.tar.bz2
c747faf1f78f5a5962419f8bdd066501  xkbevd-1.1.4.tar.bz2
502b14843f610af977dffc6cbf2102d5  xkbutils-1.0.4.tar.bz2
938177e4472c346cf031c1aefd8934fc  xkill-1.0.5.tar.bz2
61671fee12535347db24ec3a715032a7  xlsatoms-1.1.3.tar.bz2
4fa92377e0ddc137cd226a7a87b6b29a  xlsclients-1.1.4.tar.bz2
e50ffae17eeb3943079620cb78f5ce0b  xmessage-1.0.5.tar.bz2
51f1d30a525e9903280ffeea2744b1f6  xmodmap-1.0.10.tar.bz2
eaac255076ea351fd08d76025788d9f9  xpr-1.0.5.tar.bz2
2358e29133d183ff67d4ef8afd70b9d2  xprop-1.2.5.tar.bz2
fe40f7a4fd39dd3a02248d3e0b1972e4  xrandr-1.5.1.tar.xz
85f04a810e2fb6b41ab872b421dce1b1  xrdb-1.2.1.tar.bz2
c56fa4adbeed1ee5173f464a4c4a61a6  xrefresh-1.0.6.tar.bz2
70ea7bc7bacf1a124b1692605883f620  xset-1.2.4.tar.bz2
5fe769c8777a6e873ed1305e4ce2c353  xsetroot-1.1.2.tar.bz2
b13afec137b9b331814a9824ab03ec80  xvinfo-1.1.4.tar.bz2
f783a209f2e3fa13253cedb65eaf9cdb  xwd-1.0.8.tar.bz2
26d46f7ef0588d3392da3ad5802be420  xwininfo-1.1.5.tar.bz2
79972093bb0766fcd0223b2bd6d11932  xwud-1.0.5.tar.bz2
EOF

To download the needed files using wget, 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-1.9.7p2 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
     case $packagedir in
       luit-[0-9]* )
         sed -i -e "/D_XOPEN/s/5/6/" configure
       ;;
     esac

     ./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, luit, mkfontdir, mkfontscale, sessreg, setxkbmap, smproxy, x11perf, x11perfcomp, xauth, xbacklight, 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

luit

provides locale and ISO 2022 support for Unicode terminals

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

xbacklight

adjusts backlight brightness using RandR extension

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

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