Lone Ranger Rides Again – X11 Is Not Dead

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Ziggi
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Lone Ranger Rides Again – X11 Is Not Dead

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Hi LXDE X11 Users,

Not sure If I am posting under the correct forum section?
Admin please relocate as required.

Came across this on ‘The Register’ while investigating new OS releases.
Yes the old fool (74) likes to keep up with latest news yet keep as far away from Wayland as possible :o

The lone code-ranger is Enrico Weigelt, who describes himself as an "old Linux hacker and kernel maintainer." Full credit to this Guy in my book. :geek:
Full credit to the Register for publishing obscure article on refresh rates and updating Debian-based Linux distros, FreeBSD 14, NetBSD 10, OpenBSD 7.5, and now OpenIndiana Hipster. This reflects one of the core features of X11, which is not a priority for Wayland.

Long live LXDE :)

https://www.theregister.com/2024/07/25/ ... esh_rates/

For those who are interested or conversant with config files – see here:
Although it was once common to make changes to your X11 configuration, Xorg now automatically configures all hardware and settings. Auto-configuration works so well that you usually won't even find the xorg.conf file on your Linux system! However, if you need to make advanced configuration changes for certain hardware or change a path, you can still do so. This wikiHow teaches you how to create and edit xorg.conf, the X11 configuration file, for most Linux distributions.
https://www.wikihow.com/Configure-X11-in-Linux
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Window_System
https://wiki.debian.org/LXDE
OliviaParker
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Re: Lone Ranger Rides Again – X11 Is Not Dead

Post by OliviaParker »

I totally agree—Enrico Weigelt deserves a lot of respect for his work in the Linux community, and it's cool that The Register continues to cover these niche yet important topics. The flexibility and robustness of X11, particularly with tools like LXDE, are hard to beat, especially for those of us who value low resource usage and easy configuration. Basketball Stars
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