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Section 6.6:Additional Resources
– RELNOTES — For advanced users that want to read about the latest features available in
XFree86.
• The following man pages cover particular aspects of the XFree86 server and configuring a Linux
system to use an X environment:
– SuperProbe — Provides an explanation of the SuperProbe program and useful options
that can be used when it is run from the command line.
– Xconfigurator — Looks at how the Xconfigurator program configures various as-
pects of the XFree86 server, examining the advanced options available that can save you time.
– XF86Config — Contains information about the XFree86 configuration files, including the
meaning and syntax for the different sections within the files.
– XFree86 — The primary man page for all XFree86 information, details the difference be-
tween local and network X server connections, explores common environmental variables, lists
command line options, and provides helpful administrative key combinations.
– Xserver — Focuses on the display server that X clients utilize, locally or over a network
connection.
6.6.2 Useful Websites
• http://www.xfree86.org — Home page of the XFree86 project, which produces the XFree86 open
source version of the X Window System. XFree86 is bundled with Red Hat Linux to control the
necessary hardware and provide a GUI environment.
• http://dri.sourceforge.net — Home page of the DRI (Direct Rendering Infrastructure) project.
The DRI is the core hardware 3D acceleration component of XFree86, and their website proves
various resources that may prove helpful.
• http://www.redhat.com/mirrors/LDP/HOWTO/XFree86-HOWTO — A HOWTO document de-
tailing the manual installation and custom configuration of XFree86.
• http://www.gnome.org — The home of the GNOME project, the default XFree86 desktop envi-
ronment in Red Hat Linux.
• http://www.kde.org — The home of the KDE desktop environment, where you can find the latest
announcements and documentation.
6.6.3 Related Books
• The Concise Guide to XFree86 for Linux by Aron Hsiao; Que — Provides an expert's view con-
cerning the operation of XFree86 on Linux systems.
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