X.Org Server
E284579
X.Org Server is the widely used open-source display server that implements the X Window System (X11) on Unix-like operating systems.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| X.Org Server canonical | 10 |
| X Window System | 1 |
| X server | 1 |
| X.Org Server (historically) | 1 |
| X.Org Server project | 1 |
| X.Org X Window System | 1 |
| X11 protocol reference implementation | 1 |
| Xorg display server | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
X Window System implementation
ⓘ
display server ⓘ free and open-source software ⓘ |
| architecture | client–server model ⓘ |
| configuration | can be configured via xorg.conf and configuration snippets ⓘ |
| developer | X.Org Foundation ⓘ |
| distribution |
commonly shipped with BSD distributions
ⓘ
commonly shipped with Linux distributions ⓘ |
| implements |
X11
ⓘ
surface form:
X Window System
X11 ⓘ
surface form:
X11 protocol
|
| influencedBy | XFree86 ⓘ |
| license | MIT License ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensible protocol via X extensions
ⓘ
network transparency allowing applications to run remotely and display locally ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
BSD
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Solaris operating system ⓘ
surface form:
Solaris
Unix-like operating systems ⓘ macOS (via XQuartz and related ports) ⓘ |
| partOf |
X.Org Foundation
ⓘ
surface form:
X.Org project
|
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| replaces | XFree86 in many Linux distributions ⓘ |
| role | manages display, input devices, and basic windowing ⓘ |
| status | widely deployed but increasingly complemented or replaced by Wayland compositors on some systems ⓘ |
| supports |
2D graphics
ⓘ
3D graphics (via extensions and drivers) ⓘ GLX ⓘ
surface form:
GLX (OpenGL Extension to the X Window System)
RANDR ⓘ
surface form:
RandR (Resize and Rotate extension)
Unix domain sockets for local clients ⓘ USB HID ⓘ
surface form:
XInput
XKB (X Keyboard Extension) ⓘ XRender ⓘ Xinerama ⓘ compositing window managers ⓘ hardware-accelerated rendering via GPU drivers ⓘ hotplugging of input devices ⓘ hotplugging of monitors ⓘ multiple input devices ⓘ multiple monitors ⓘ network-transparent display ⓘ open-source graphics drivers (e.g., Mesa-based drivers) ⓘ proprietary graphics drivers (e.g., NVIDIA, AMD) via driver modules ⓘ remote X clients over TCP/IP ⓘ |
| usedBy |
GNOME desktop environment
ⓘ
KDE Plasma desktop environment ⓘ LXDE ⓘ
surface form:
LXDE desktop environment
MATE desktop environment ⓘ Xfce ⓘ
surface form:
Xfce desktop environment
many traditional Unix desktop environments ⓘ |
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Marco
subject surface form:
Ubuntu MATE
this entity surface form:
Xorg display server
this entity surface form:
X11 protocol reference implementation
this entity surface form:
X.Org Server project
subject surface form:
Wayland