XFree86® Home to the X Window System XFree86 runs primarily on UNIX® and UNIX-like operating systems like Linux, all of the BSD variants, Sun Solaris both native 32 and 64 bit support, Solaris x86, Mac OS X (via Darwin) as well as other platforms like OS 2 and Cygwin
XFree86(1) manual page XFree86 supports several mechanisms for supplying obtaining configuration and run-time parameters: command line options, environment variables, the XF86Config(5) configuration file, auto-detection, and fallback defaults When the same information is supplied in more than one way, the highest precedence mechanism is used
XFree86(1) manual page XFree86 - X11R6 X server Synopsis XFree86 [:display] [option ] Description XFree86 is an X servers for UNIX-like OSs on Intel x86 and other platforms This work is derived from X386 1 2 which was contributed to X11R5 by Snitily Graphics Consulting Service The current XFree86 release is based on X11R6 3
The Current XFree86® Release: 4. 8. 0. The Current XFree86 Release Our current release is XFree86 version 4 8 0 and was released on 15 December 2008; all of its documentation (man pages, release notes, etc ) can be found here Before Downloading
Overview of XFree86 4. x. Unlike XFree86 3 3 x where there are multiple X server binaries, each of which drive different hardware, XFree86 4 2 0 has a single X server binary called XFree86 This binary can either have one or more video drivers linked in statically, or, more usually, dynamically load the video drivers and other modules that are needed
Downloading the XFree86 4. 8. 0 binaries 2 Downloading the XFree86 4 8 0 binaries We provide XFree86 4 8 0 binaries for a range of operating systems at our ftp site and our web site Often during releases our site is heavily loaded Instead of downloading directly from us we recommend that instead you use one of our mirror sites
Installation Details for XFree86® 4. 8 Installation Details for XFree86® 4 8 0 The XFree86 Project, Inc 12 August 2007 Abstract How to install XFree86 1 Introduction This document contains information about installing the XFree86 binaries provided by The XFree86 Project The XFree86 binaries that we provide for UNIX-like OS’s (Linux, the BSDs, Solaris, etc) arepack-
Documentation for XFree86® version 4. 8. 0 Documentation for XFree86® version 4 8 0 The XFree86 Project, Inc August 2007 README for XFree86® 4 8 0 ; Release Notes for XFree86® 4 8 0 ; Licenses; Installation Details for XFree86® 4 8 0 ; Building XFree86® from a Source Distribution ; XFree86® server 4 x Design (DRAFT) XFree86® Version Numbering Schemes ; Mouse Support in XFree86® Fonts in XFree86
Resources for XFree86® XFree86-specific Resources This page is a clearinghouse for X11 and its related technologies It has all of the XFree86 release documentation, various contributor pages, and a list of the most popular windowing managers and desktops
Configuring XFree86: A Step-By-Step Guide This document describes how to set up your XFree86 server and the corresponding XF86Config configuration file If you follow the procedures in this document, you should have no problems getting your server up and running quickly