Xorg.conf

The file xorg.conf is a file used for configuring the X.Org Server. While typically located in /etc/X11/xorg.conf, its location may vary across operating system distributions (See manual, "man xorg.conf" for details and further possible locations).

For a long time, editing xorg.conf was necessary for advanced input devices and multiple monitor output to work correctly. In modern systems this is seldom necessary due to input hotplugging and the XRandR extension integrated into new X.org releases. Some devices still require manual editing, notably components utilizing proprietary drivers may require explicit configuration, in order for Xorg to load them.

• XF86Config
• XFree86 Modeline

• Xorg.conf manual page

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X Window System

Architecture

• Core protocol
• X Window selection
• X Window authorization
• X11 color names
• X Input Method
• Wayland

Extensions

• X Image Extension
• X keyboard extension
• RandR
• X Rendering Extension
• Shape extension
• Shared memory extension
• X Display Manager Control Protocol
• X video extension
• X-Video Motion Compensation
• AIGLX
• GLX
• Multi-Pointer X
• Display PostScript
• Composite Extension
• Xinerama

Components
and notable
implementations

Display servers	X.Org Server Cygwin/X X-Win32 X386 XFree86 XDarwin Xming Xsgi Xsun Xgl Xephyr XQuartz XWayland
Client libraries	Xlib XCB X Toolkit Intrinsics
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Window managers (comparison)	Compositing Compiz KWin Metacity Mutter Xfwm Enlightenment Stacking 4Dwm AfterStep amiwm Blackbox CTWM cwm Fluxbox FLWM FVWM IceWM Matchbox mwm olwm Openbox Qvwm Sawfish swm tvtwm twm vtwm WindowLab Window Maker wm2 Tiling awesome dwm i3 Ion ratpoison wmii xmonad StumpWM larswm

Standards

• ICCCM
• EWMH
• XDS
• freedesktop.org

Applications

• xcalc
• xclock
• xedit
• xload
• xterm
• xeyes
• Desktop environments (comparison)

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