Ubuntu Wiki

This page is to serve as a gathering point for various X-related specs, howtos, todo lists, and other assorted resources of interest to developers and bleeding-edge users.

Using X in Ubuntu

• X/Config - How to configure Xorg

  • X/DisplayConfigGtk - Xinerama-based configuration tool, now deprecated

• X/InputHotplug - Using input devices (keyboards, tablets, mice, etc.) with HAL and input-hotplug

• X/NonGraphicalBoot - Running X manually, without gdm

Ubuntu X Development

• Xorg status

  • X/Drivers - Current status of X drivers

  • X/DesktopWishlist - Pending Xorg changes that would benefit Ubuntu Desktop

  • X/KernelWishlist - Pending/desired kernel changes that would benefit Xorg

  • Xorg, Ubuntu, Debian package merge status

  • Keith Packard LCA 2008

• X/SwatTeam - Xorg bug triage team

  • X/Projects - Development, triaging and packaging projects

  • X/Blueprints - Specifications of interest for X

  • X/Patches - Patches to be reviewed, tested, and backported

  • X/GitUsage - Instructions for using git

  • Packages XSwat maintains

  • Current Package Merge Status

  • Bug Graphs for Xorg, -ati driver, -intel driver, -nv driver

  • Bugs with most dupes: xorg, -ati driver, -intel driver, -nv driver

  • Bugs with most comments: xorg, -ati driver, -intel driver, -nv driver

  • Bugs with most subscribers: xorg, -ati driver, -intel driver, -nv driver

• X/DriverDevelopment - Developing new Xorg drivers for Ubuntu

Troubleshooting Resources

• X/Debugging Handbook

  • I. X/Reporting - How to create good X bug reports

  • II. X/CommonErrors - Explanations for commonly seen error messages

  • III. X/Backtracing - How to collect a backtrace for an X crash

  • IV. X/Triaging - How to ensure new X bug reports have enough info to troubleshoot

  • V. X/Troubleshooting - How to analyze X bugs to make them solvable

  • VI. X/Quirks - Fixes for some common hardware-specific issues

  • VII. X/Upstreaming - Forwarding X bugs upstream

• X/Bugs/ScreenModeChange

• Video Resources at help.ubuntu.com

• FixVideoResolutionHowto at help.ubuntu.com

• Bugs/AtiDriver

• XorgOnTheEdge - for bleeding edge packages

• BinaryDriverHowto - for installing fglrx or nvidia

• BootOptions

  • fglrx installation on Ubuntu

• DebuggingUsplash

Other Team Resources

• Documentation for developers can be found at Ubuntu Development

• The Foundations Team cares for a variety of critical components needed for building and running the Ubuntu platform

• The Desktop Team handles Gnome and related packages which go into the Ubuntu desktop installation

• The Installer Team looks after the Ubuntu installer

• The Kernel Team is tasked with maintaining the Linux kernel in Ubuntu

• The Mobile Team is tasked with looking after the Mobile Project

• The Bug Squad heroically handles the stream of bugs reported by Ubuntu users

• MOTU (the Ubuntu Universe packaging team) packages and maintains Ubuntu's massive collection of community-supported software packages

• The Laptop Testing Team checks the hardware compatibility of Ubuntu with laptops

• The Accessibility Team is here to help improve the accessibility technologies available with Ubuntu.