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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Support ==<br />
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Xorg was successfully tested on :<br />
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* qemu<br />
* VMware<br />
* VirtualBox<br />
* Actual Hardware Installations<br />
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== Installing ==<br />
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Xorg is available in extra, and so can be installed as simply as anything else:<br />
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pacman -Sy xorg xf86-input-keyboard xf86-input-mouse xf86-video-vesa<br />
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You will also need to add "-c" to the CONSOLEOPTS variable in your /etc/rc.conf file. While you are editing rc.conf you also need to set a driver for CONSOLEMOUSE (usually pc_mouse). Once you have done this, reboot.<br />
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You should now see a new directory, /dev/cons. This contain the console mouse and keyboard interfaces, but Xorg expects those device nodes to be in different places. If you use a xorg.conf file, you can simply edit it to point to those devices, if not:<br />
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ln -s /dev/cons/kbd /dev/kbd<br />
ln -s /dev/cons/mouse /dev/mouse<br />
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Additionally, if you wish to run X terminal emulators as a normal user, you need to create the ptyp device:<br />
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cd /dev<br />
MAKEDEV ptyp<br />
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Now your system is ready to run Xorg.<br />
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== .xinitrc ==<br />
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The most convenient way to run Xorg is to set up a .xinitrc file starting various programs and suchlike for you when you start the X server. A simple example below, saved as ~/.xinitrc, is sufficient to start openbox:<br />
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#!/bin/bash<br />
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exec openbox<br />
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The .xinitrc file is executed by whatever interpreter you specify (even python, if you so desire), so it can contain whatever logic or commands you like, for example:<br />
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#!/bin/bash<br />
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if <nowiki>[[ "$WM" == "" ]]</nowiki>; then<br />
echo "Starting openbox..."<br />
exec openbox<br />
else<br />
echo "Starting $WM..."<br />
exec $WM<br />
fi<br />
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== Starting X ==<br />
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It is advisable to install a window manager, such as openbox, which is currently in the xorg repository.<br />
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pacman -S openbox<br />
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Once you have your .xinitrc (or whatever you're using) and your window manager set up, simply start X:<br />
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startx -- -retro<br />
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