The X11R7.0 release broke the X Window System source tree into many different modules for each application, library, major protocol extensions, and so on. This page lists what all those modules are.
The categories I've broken them into are:
- Core X11 runtime
- Things every basic desktop system should have to run. You could run specialized/embedded environments with less, but a general purpose desktop should probably have them all.
- Core X11 build/development/install
- Things you don't need for running X, but need to build the Xorg modular tree, or to build/install additional X software or fonts.
- Extended X11 platform
- Additional useful utilities that many general purpose desktops will want to have installed, but not everyone will.
- Legacy X11 platform
- Utilities used in classic X desktops, but which desktops like GNOME and KDE generally provide their own versions of, so you may not need if you plan to exclusively use/support one of those desktops, but would want for users with existing desktop environments. Also, software you may need to build and/or run legacy third-party apps, like apps using Xt-based toolkits like Motif/Xaw or software built with Imakefiles.
- Experimental
- Stuff which will likely become part of the X Core in the future but isn't quite there yet.
- Obsolete/deprecated
Things we shipped in this release to complete the monolith -> modular transition, but don't recommend most people use and which will probably not be included in the future. Suggested replacements are shown for each of these.
- Sample/demo/test apps
- Primarily useful to developers or people needing to test that various extensions are working properly.
Core X11 runtime:
app/iceauth - ICE authority file utility
app/rgb - X colorname -> RGB mapping database
app/sessreg - Register X sessions in system utmp/utmpx databases
app/setxkbmap - set the keyboard using the X Keyboard Extension
app/smproxy - Session Manager Proxy
app/xauth - X authority file utility
app/xdpyinfo - display information utility for X
app/xev - print contents of X events
app/xhost - server access control program for X
app/xinit - X Window System initializer (includes startx)
app/xkbcomp - compile XKB keyboard description
app/xkill - kill a client by its X resource
app/xlsatoms - list interned atoms defined on server
app/xlsclients - list client applications running on a display
app/xlsfonts - list X fonts available on X server
app/xmodmap - utility for modifying keymaps and button mappings
app/xprop - property displayer for X
app/xrandr - primitive command line interface to RandR extension
app/xrdb - X server resource database utility
app/xrefresh - refresh all or part of an X screen
app/xset - user preference utility for X
app/xsetmode - set the mode for an X Input device
app/xsetpointer - set an X Input device as the main pointer
app/xsm - X Session Manager
app/xvinfo - Print out X-Video extension adaptor information
app/xwininfo - window information utility for X
data/bitmaps - standard set of X bitmaps
data/cursors - standard set of X cursors
lib/FS - X Font Service client library
lib/ICE - Inter-Client Exchange library
lib/SM - Session Management library
lib/X11 - X11 Client library
lib/Xau - X Authorization routines
lib/Xdmcp - X Display Manager Control Protocol routines
lib/Xext - common X Extensions library
lib/Xfont - X font handling library for server & utilities
lib/Xfontcache - X-TrueType font cache extension client library
lib/Xft - Client side font rendering library
lib/Xi - X Input Extension library
lib/Xinerama - Xinerama protocol library
lib/Xmu - X miscellaneous utility routines
lib/Xpm - XPM format pixmap library
lib/Xrandr - Xrandr extension library
lib/Xrender - RENDER extension library
lib/Xv - Xvideo extension library
lib/Xxf86misc - XFree86-MISC extension library
lib/Xxf86vm - XFree86-VidMode extension library
lib/fontenc - font encoding library
lib/lbxutil - LBX utility routines
lib/xkbfile - XKB file handling routines
xserver/xorg - X servers (including Xorg, Xprt, Xvfb, Xnest, & Xdmx)
Platform specific:
lib/AppleWM - (MacOS)
lib/WindowsWM - (Win32)
app/xdriinfo - query configuration information of DRI drivers (DRI-supporting platforms)
Core X11 build/development/install:
app/bdftopcf - convert X font from Bitmap Distribution Format to Portable Compiled Format
app/mkcfm - create summaries of CID font metric files
app/mkfontdir - create an index of X font files in a directory
app/mkfontscale - create an index of scalable font files for X
app/xcursorgen - create an X cursor file from PNG images
doc/xorg-sgml-doctools - document format conversion tools for SGML docs
lib/xtrans - X Network Transport layer shared code
- proto/BigReqs
proto/Fontcache - font cache header files
proto/Fonts - font library header files
proto/GL - GL/GLX (3D) header files
proto/Input - Xinput header files
proto/KB - XKB (keyboard) extension header files
proto/PM - X Proxy Management header files
- proto/Xinerama
- proto/Randr
- proto/Render
- proto/Resource
proto/ScrnSaver - X ScreenSaver extension header files
- proto/Video
- proto/X11
- proto/XCMisc
- proto/XExt
- proto/XF86Misc
- proto/XF86VidMode
util/macros - autoconf macros used in X modular configure.ac files
Platform specific:
proto/AppleWM - (MacOS)
proto/WindowsWM - (Win32)
proto/XF86DRI - (DRI-supporting platforms)
Extended X11 platform:
app/bitmap - XBM format bitmap editor and converter utilities
app/scripts (xauth_switch_to_sun-des-1) - Secure RPC (SUN-DES-1) helper script
app/xcmsdb - Device Color Characterization utility for X Color Management System
app/xfd - display all the characters in an X font
app/xfontsel - point and click selection of X11 font names
app/xgamma - Alter a monitor's gamma correction through the X server
app/xkbprint - print an XKB keyboard description
app/xload - system load average display for X
app/xmag - magnify parts of the screen
app/xman - Unix manual page viewer
app/xmore - plain text display program for the X Window System
app/xpr - print an X window dump from xwd
app/xrx - "Broadway"
app/xvidtune - video mode tuner for Xorg
app/xwd - dump current contents of X window or screen to file
app/xwud - display an X window dump from xwd
lib/XRes - X Resource extension
lib/XScrnSaver - MIT-SCREEN-SAVER extension
lib/XTrap - X Trap extension
- lib/Xcursor
- lib/Xtst
- lib/XvMC
- lib/Xxf86dga
- lib/dmx
- lib/xkbui
- proto/DMX
- proto/Record
- proto/Trap
- proto/XF86BigFont
- proto/XF86DGA
- proto/XF86Rush
X Font Server & related tools:
app/fslsfonts - list fonts served by X font server
app/fstobdf - generate BDF font from X font server
app/showfont - show information about X font from font server
app/xfs - X Font Server
app/xfsinfo - X font server information utility
Xprint & related software:
app/pclcomp - Compress PCL printer image output files
app/xplsprinters - List Xprint printers
app/xprehashprinterlist - Rehash list of Xprint printers
lib/Xp - Xprint client library
lib/XprintAppUtil - Xprint application utility routines
lib/XprintUtil - Xprint application utility routines
proto/Print - Xprint Protocol
Platform specific:
app/constype - print type of console (SPARC & Sun/3 platforms, plus Solaris x86)
Legacy X11 platform:
app/luit - Convert terminal i/o from legacy encodings to UTF-8
app/oclock - round X clock
app/twm - simple window manager
app/xbiff - watch mailboxes for new message delivery
app/xcalc - scientific calculator for X
app/xclipboard - X clipboard manager
app/xclock - X clock
app/xconsole - monitor system console messages with X
app/xditview - display ditroff output
app/xdm - X Display Manager / XDMCP server
app/xedit - simple text editor for X
app/xmessage - display a message or query in a window
app/xsetroot - root window parameter setting utility for X
app/xstdcmap - X standard colormap utility
lib/Xaw - Athena Widgets toolkit
Xt Toolkit Intrinsics and related software:
app/appres - list X application resource database
app/editres - dynamic resource editor for X Toolkit applications
app/listres - list resources in widgets
app/viewres - graphical class/resource browser for Xt
lib/Xt - X Toolkit Intrinsics library
X Network Proxies & Remote Start:
(Preferred replacements: ssh and/or NX)
app/lbxproxy - Low BandWidth X proxy
app/proxymngr - proxy manager service
app/rstart - Remote Start client
app/xfindproxy - locate proxy services
app/xfwp - X Firewall Proxy
Imake build system:
util/cf - Imake config files
util/imake - Imake utility
util/makedepend - makefile dependency listing generator
util/xmkmf - Imake helper utility
Experimental:
app/fonttosfnt - Wrap a bitmap font in a sfnt (TrueType) wrapper
lib/Xcomposite - Composite extension
lib/Xdamage - Damage extension
lib/Xevie - XEvIE extension
lib/Xfixes - X-Fixes extension
proto/Composite - Composite extension
proto/Damage - Damage extension
proto/EvIE - XEvIE extension
proto/Fixes - X-Fixes extension
Obsolete/Deprecated:
app/scripts (xon) - run X command on another system via rsh (Preferred replacement: ssh)
app/xmh - X interface to MH mail tools (Preferred replacement: exmh)
data/xkbdata - XKB keyboard configuration data (Preferred replacement: xkb-config)
lib/oldX - X version 10 backwards compatibility (Preferred replacement: X11!)
Sample/demo/test applications:
app/beforelight - MIT-SCREEN-SAVER sample
app/ico - animate an icosahedron or other polyhedron
app/x11perf - simple X server performance benchmarker
app/xdbedizzy - DBE sample
app/xeyes - follow the mouse/SHAPE extension X demo
app/xf86dga - test program for the XFree86-DGA extension
app/xgc - X graphics demo
app/xkbevd - XKB event daemon demo
app/xkbutils - XKB utility demos
app/xlogo - Draw (old) X logo
app/xphelloworld - Xprint sample applications
app/xtrap - XTrap sample clients