Questions tagged [x11]
The X window system (commonly X Window System or X11, based on its current major version being 11) is a computer software system and network protocol that provides a basis for graphical user interfaces (GUI) for networked computers.
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After upgrading to Debian 13, GNOME Shell 48.4 most Wayland automation and screenshot tools stopped working (wlrctl, wtype, grim, etc.)
I recently upgraded from Debian 12 to Debian 13 (Trixie) and now using GNOME Shell 48.4 on Wayland.
Before the upgrade, I knew that many classic X11 utilities wouldn’t work on Wayland, but I was ...
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Bad window stacking in KDE while using Unity3D accross distributions
I'm on KDE Plasma 6.4.5, Qt 6.10.0, KF6 6.18.0. My current distribution is Arch. I'm using X11, not Wayland because of another bug that makes using Wayland very difficult.
Sometimes, all of a sudden, ...
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Both shift keys don't work
Well yesterday everything was going normal until[three dots] I opened it today and can't enter dot, question mark, slash or that weird S minecraft uses for colors because my shift keys don't work;
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Q4OS; SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad not working on Lenovo X220 ThinkPad
So i salvaged a lenovo thinkpad x220 which was running windows 10. Keyboard was not working so I just replaced it. Seems to be working fine. Touchpad was working, new keyboard was working so ...
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How to turn off a color channel (one of RGB) in one (all) windows of X11 on Linux?
I'd like to be able to selectively turn off R/G/B channels on my Linux Mint 21 based (X11) PC (to simulate color blindness). As of now I understand ICC color profiles a bit, so I understand ICC tries ...
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Some ICC color profiles fali to change display colors in Linux Mint Cinnamon
On my Linux Mint Cinnamon 21 based system I notice problem similar to 10 years old post with no answers (Color profile change seems to have no effect) on my Linux Mint 21 based system - not all ICC ...
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Issue with 2 Monitors in XFCE using a Docking Station
I'm running XFCE on a Lenovo T460 and a docking station. I have the laptop screen, one monitor connected via VGA, and another connected via DVI.
On the DVI screen, when I open a window on my desktop ...
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Problem with xcb with shm and image = still flickering
I want to show how does it work under X11 with Xshm etc = OK fine if you resize window without flickering problem.
Example:
Code main.c ( X11 version )
#include <X11/Xlib.h>
#include <X11/...
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How to end game of XBomb with a (suspected) bomb?
I'm playing XBomb on Linux 1 but have a question about how to end the game.
(First - I think this is the right Stack Exchange for this question but I might very well be wrong. If I am please let me ...
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Menu key is not recognized - xev (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol)
Menu key is not recognized.
xev -event keyboard
keycode 135 (keysym 0x0, NoSymbol)
I have Debian on pc and laptop.
Debian on pc does not recognize Menu key.
But when I connect this keyboard to laptop ...
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How to make xorg setting permanent (so they don't reset when keyboard reconnects) and stop worrying
I use one keyboard for pc and notebook.
It is connected through the usb-hub and switcher.
After switching some X11 settings reset.
Also they often reset by itself.
I would like to preserve
language ...
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How to remap keys (menu to super) permanently globally in default xorg settings
If I remap keys for user with xmodmap
xmodmap -e "keycode 135 = Super_R"
settings disappear and stop working after some time or when I reconnect keyboard.
So I'm looking for permanent ...
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Cannot get display output back on vmware console after debian upgrade
I have a virtual machine with a GPU passed through via PCI for transcoding. No displays are connected to this GPU. I at one point had everything working and was able to access the desktop via the ...
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How to ensure processes/windows in background virtual terminals run?
I use two graphical virtual terminals (sessions) on a debian desktop with KDE (the ones you switch between using chvt or Ctr-Alt-F7, F8, etc.). I notice that processes in open windows in the inactive ...
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How to set full scene antialiasing in Nvidia RTX3050 in On-demand PRIME Profile
In the performance mode Prime profile, there is a page in the settings where I can select anti-aliasing, anisotropic filtering, etc. There I set the maximum parameters and in applications I see high ...
