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The X Window System
The X Window System (X11) is the de facto standard for graphical user interfaces in
UNIX. X is network-based, enabling applications started on one host to be displayed
on another host connected over any kind of network (LAN or Internet). This chapter
describes the setup and optimization of the X Window System environment, provides
background information about the use of fonts in SUSE® Linux Enterprise, and explains
the configuration of OpenGL and 3D.
The following text contains several references to documentation that can be found below
/usr/share/doc/packages/Xorg and /usr/share/doc/howto/en. This
material along with respective manual pages is available only if the appropriate docu-
mentation packages are installed (xorg-x11-doc, xorg-x11-man, and
howtoenh).
TIP: IBM System z: Configuring the Graphical User Interface
IBM System z do not have any input and output devices supported by X.Org.
Therefore, none of the configuration procedures described in this section apply.
More relevant information for IBM System z can be found in
"Network Devices"
27.1 X11 Setup with SaX2
The graphical user interface, or X server, handles the communication between hardware
and software. Desktops, like KDE and GNOME, and the wide variety of window
managers, use the X server for interaction with the user. The graphical user interface
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