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diff --git a/unsorted/DebianX.mdwn b/unsorted/DebianX.mdwn index 00692ca8..6d65a140 100644 --- a/unsorted/DebianX.mdwn +++ b/unsorted/DebianX.mdwn @@ -1,9 +1,5 @@ # <a name="Setting_up_X_on_Debian_GNU_Hurd"> </a> Setting up X on Debian GNU/Hurd -#### <a name="Table_Of_Contents"> Table Of Contents </a> - -%TOC% - This is a brief helper on how to setup X-Windows on Debian GNU/Hurd. Obviously this text is taken from the page <http://hurd.gnufans.org/bin/view/Hurd/Xfree86> but I was making such drastic changes, I didn't want to hack up that page. @@ -88,16 +84,6 @@ You may also enable the Emulate3Buttons option, but nothing else will work. **_WARNING:_** I cannot verify as of yet whether it was the "Emulate3Buttons" setting or the "ZAxisMapping" setting but I had to disable both in order to be able to move and resize windows. -### <a name="Dynamic_Linking"> Dynamic Linking </a> - -The Hurd does not use `ld.so.conf`, it is necessary to add the following to `/etc/profile` to be sure that the libraries are found: - - LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/X11R6/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH - -"This is a linker issue. GNU/Hurd expects that \`RPATH' is used, however, Debian takes certain measures to avoid this. Note that this does not cut it for suid binaries because of security implications. We expect to rectify this by using \`RUNPATH', which is specified in the new ELF standard." -- [Why does X not work?](http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/faq.en.html#q4-8) - -**_CAVEAT 12/28/2004:_** I did not have to do this so can someone verify that this still needs to be done or was it fixed? Thanks! - ### <a name="Starting_X"> Starting X </a> Finally, run `startx` |