CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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mandeep
mandeep

Reputation: 283

Building X server from the source

I have a Virtual Box with Ubuntu running. I want to study about Xserver so I need to know how can i get the source code of the Xserver and dependent libraries on my VM so that I can build and test the Xserver with some changes.

Could someone please guide me how should I start or any link where I can get some information.

Thanks.

Upvotes: 3

Views: 4705

Answers (2)

The_Cute_Hedgehog
The_Cute_Hedgehog

Reputation: 1340

try installing libgcrypt11-dev package first (11 may change depending on your repo)

Upvotes: 2

perilbrain
perilbrain

Reputation: 8197

You can download XServer source code from
http://www.x.org/wiki/Releases/Download?action=show&redirect=Mirrors
When you will run the config file, all the dependencies will be automatically listed.

Upvotes: 1

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