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Xorg 6.8 Officially Out


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Yep Im already on that.

 

#emerge -u xorg-x11

 

One thing to check (got me)

 

in your /etc/X11/xorg.conf

 

if it has:

 Identifier "Keyboard1"
   Driver "Keyboard"

 

Change it to:

Identifier "Keyboard1"
   Driver "kbd"

 

 

Shadows look better, so does some transparancy stuff. Very smooth :headbang::headbang:

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most of you may already be running it, but here is an RPM file that i located:

 

http://rpm.pbone.net/index.php3/stat/4/idp...k.i586.rpm.html

 

hope that helps some of you :P

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I've a few questions about the new xorg release (I admit being a newbie :P):

I'd like to try 6.8 on mdk 10.1 which should be released today (look over here)

 

I'm not really sure how to install 10.1 with xorg 6.8. In mdk 10 I only select the x11-client (not the x11-100dpi-fonts and 75dpi-fonts packages because I'm using the bitstream vera fonts and definitely not the x11 dev packages. So I think I've a pretty small basic x11 environment.

 

My question is how to do that in 10.1 with 6.8. Offcourse I've to install 10.1 without x11 because the version 10.1 offers is 6.7. But then what? I was thinking of using this

url as repository and only install "xorg-x11-6.8.0-1mdk.i586.rpm" with its dependencies (e.g. libs). I've no idea if the rpms listed on this site are meant for mdk 10 or 10.1. Does anyone know if this is possible? Or should I use the rpmpbone link dickohead gave (already outdated I think, correct link is =34]this one?

 

By the way, I'm gonna use this website as repository for gnome 2.8 which should also be released today. I think it is a great combination, mdk 10.1, xorg 6.8 and gnome 2.8 :D

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it's should work according to your plan ;)

 

thx!...for the link to the rpm's  :headbang:

 

Great to hear that. I'm still not sure if the gnome packages on the URPMI source I gave are the final 2.8 packages. E.g. there is a package named gtk+2.0-2.5.2-0.1gpw.i586.rpm, which is build on august 29...

 

Your screenshot is named ... community.... Community isn't out yet I thought, or did I miss something :P ?

 

Very, very nice screenshot btw :D In fact, one of the nicest I've ever seen. I've no idea what kind of icons you're using though...

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No!, you think? :wacko:

rpm's are so you don't have to compile. What good are they if they don't have in them, or separate, transset and xcompmgr? So, you end up having to get all the right devel pkgs and compile. :screwy: Otherwise, it's just X.....keep what you have.

 

Actually I would probably use it, there are other improvements than the dandy effects.

 

Go drag a window in 6.7, now drag it with 6.8, smoother aint it?

 

And a whole load of work has gone into my lappy's graphics card's driver, meaning better stability and performance, w00t!

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it's should work according to your plan ;)

 

thx!...for the link to the rpm's  :headbang:

 

Great to hear that. I'm still not sure if the gnome packages on the URPMI source I gave are the final 2.8 packages. E.g. there is a package named gtk+2.0-2.5.2-0.1gpw.i586.rpm, which is build on august 29...

 

Your screenshot is named ... community.... Community isn't out yet I thought, or did I miss something :P ?

 

Very, very nice screenshot btw :D In fact, one of the nicest I've ever seen. I've no idea what kind of icons you're using though...

when I boot I see Community and when I do

cat /etc/release

it says Community

 

The skin is one I ported called TiSkin and the icons I ported are called Xi-Gnome. Both are at gnome-look.org.

 

 

 

No!, you think? :wacko:

rpm's are so you don't have to compile. What good are they if they don't have in them, or separate, transset and xcompmgr? So, you end up having to get all the right devel pkgs and compile. :screwy: Otherwise, it's just X.....keep what you have.

 

Actually I would probably use it, there are other improvements than the dandy effects.

 

Go drag a window in 6.7, now drag it with 6.8, smoother aint it?

 

And a whole load of work has gone into my lappy's graphics card's driver, meaning better stability and performance, w00t!

Right you are. I was selfish and forgot about its early devel stage and vid-cards.

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