Package: xserver-xorg Version: 1:7.7+1 Severity: wishlist Hi,
Using the X server to draw applications running fullscreen on dedicated appliances is not so uncommon. There are numerous tutorials describing how to do that, and various techniques. There is the /etc/inittab way. But I prefer the init script way as the X server can be started and stopped. The only caveat is that the init script launching the X server needs users not logged in the start the X server (dpkg-reconfigure x11-common). I've written such a script[1] for my package. It runs the X server as a dedicated user and provides access to a Xauthority file using permissions to the video group. Some more details in the 'default' file[2]. It as been working reliabily for me and some friends for a few years. But I now found out that this can be beneficial to other packages as well (xbmc for instance). I think my script requires very few adaptations to be more general-purpose. That's why I could propose either a patch to one of the X packages or a new source package (containing only one script?) making easy to deploy such configuration (initscript, dedicated user creation). Any comments, fixes, guidelines will be very welcome. Thanks, Alex [1] http://sousmonlit.incube.tk/~niol/repositories/deejayd/file/d52a42471c0a/debian/deejayd.deejayd-xserver.init [2] http://sousmonlit.incube.tk/~niol/repositories/deejayd/file/d52a42471c0a/debian/deejayd.default -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
