X from the sources

[Liam Proven]

On 13 February 2012 20:29, Valter Nogueira <valter at fastway.com.br> wrote:
> Every time I think about X, windows managers, desktop environments and soon
> I get nuts.
>
> So, my intention is start from ubuntu server (non-gui) and install X and
> windows managers from the sources.
>
> Does someone have some tip or advice?

Not really. I've done it - it's not all that hard, not if you're just
using packages from the repositories.

I built a WindowMaker system that way - it was fine.

Things to know:

* most WMs don't seem to depend on X directly, which seems odd to me
* the default X install includes twm, I believe, so you can use X
without a separate WM
* if you want graphical login, you'll need a desktop manager as well,
e.g. xdm or wdm.

I did it in this order:

[1] install base system
[2] install X, get it working
[3] install WM
[4] install DM

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