On Sun, 6 Jul 2025, gene heskett wrote:
No problem then:)
You don't actually need to mess with a quarter of xorg code, as most of
xorg works just fine. The only problem that might arise is lack of support
for newer cards.
This is an issue we had before 25 years ago, and as Carsten and Alan
explained to me is much easier now as Wayland compositors don't have their
own drivers at all, but rather use mesa and other kernel interfaces.
So, if necessary, it should be possible to write an Xorg driver that does
the same.
When debian switched I thought it was good, but years later I am still stuck
with NON GUI apt to stay current with the rest of the system. Why can't I
have a gui like synaptic so I can see whats available BEFORE I install it?
best
With KDE (kubuntu) there is "Discover" package manager that runs from
user space. It asks you for root password before you install.
I actually thought that's how synaptic worked as well, but maybe I forget.
Starting X apps as another user will not work unless you share your
Xauthority file or disable that.
best
Vladimir Dergachev
Back at you.
Vladimir Dergachev
Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
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