I installed Debian Wheezy with no desktop environment as I would like to use lightweight dwm window manager instead. However, as a first step, I need to install xserver. I would like to install minimal components needed for running the xserver. What are the exact components(binaries, libraries, configuration files, etc) needed to run xserver? Obviously xinit(starts X server session), but what else? Or are the components needed for running xserver so scattered that practically one needs to install xserver-xorg package which will handle all the dependencies needed?
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This should do it:
$ sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends xserver-xorg-core \
xserver-xorg-input-all xserver-xorg-video-fbdev \
xserver-xorg-video-(yourcard, can be intel, nouveau, or ati)
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As I have Intel 945GM video card, I need to install "xserver-xorg-video-intel" package, but why exactly is this needed? I mean at the moment, according to "lspci -vvv", I use i915.ko driver and it's able to show the picture. Or is the performance lot better with intel_drv.so driver which will be installed with "xserver-xorg-video-intel" package? Or is it a problem for xserver if the driver module runs in kernel space?Martin– Martin2014-05-11 22:22:40 +00:00Commented May 11, 2014 at 22:22
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Although Intel graphics chipsets are now plug-n-play, it is recommended mainly for performance, in terms of video tearing, maximum resolution, etc. For example, the
intel_drv.sodriver particularly uses aTriple Bufferingfor vertical synchronization, this allows for full performance and avoids tearing. It also provides module-based powersaving options.delta24– delta242014-05-12 03:30:52 +00:00Commented May 12, 2014 at 3:30 -
1I think you might be confusing the Xorg driver with the kernel driver. Different requirements, different drivers, work best (and sometimes only) if used together matching.Rylie Pavlik– Rylie Pavlik2014-06-22 18:42:03 +00:00Commented Jun 22, 2014 at 18:42
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Nice, I didn't know about
no-install-reccomends, besides issues changing hardware there's some other side-effect? On upgrades/dist-upgrade for example?Alex– Alex2015-07-30 15:38:22 +00:00Commented Jul 30, 2015 at 15:38 -
1I had to install xinit as well to get the xserver to startuser154148– user1541482016-01-31 01:46:40 +00:00Commented Jan 31, 2016 at 1:46