6On Thu, 21 Feb 2002, Lionel Lecoq wrote: > --- Vern W Heesch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I notice that this has left /usr/X11R6/bin/X as a symbolic link to > > I did a fresh install of mandrake8.1 on my laptop 2 days ago and it shows X > > linking to XWrapper > This is the clean way to work. In the end effect, the server /usr/X11R6/bin/XFree86 >will be run > (at least for 4.x.x - for 3.3.3 it will be a different server for different video >cards) the > symlink could go directly to the server (it does in my distribution). However, going >directly to > the server is a security hole, this is why making the detour through XWrapper is >cleaner... > Lionel
Most versions of Xwrapper sanitize the environment, and start /etc/X11/X, which should be a symlink to XFree86 in /usr/X11R6 (or thereabouts) (or, if you still use v3, whichever XF86_blah you use). -- Regards, [EMAIL PROTECTED] My website: http://www.iain.thomas.dial.pipex.com/ _______________________________________________ Newbie mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
