X Window System - Wikipedia
WEBThe X Window System (X11, or simply X) is a windowing system for bitmap displays, common on Unix-like operating systems. X originated as part of Project Athena at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1984. The X protocol has been at version 11 (hence "X11") since September 1987.
X.Org
WEBThe best place to get X is from your operating system or distribution vendor. X.Org currently provides no binaries. There are many Mirrors from which you can download source code to the X Window System. If you would like to be a mirror, feel free to do so and add yourself to the Mirrors page.
The X New Developer’s Guide: X Window System Concepts
WEBThe X Window System was designed to allow multiple programs to share access to a common set of hardware. This hardware includes both input devices such as mice and keyboards, and output devices: video adapters and the monitors connected to them.
What Is X11? | Baeldung on Linux
WEBMar 18, 2024 · In this tutorial, we’ll discuss the X Window System (X11). First, we’ll look at the history of why X11 was created and how the graphics under Linux work. Then, we’ll cover how X11 is designed.
The GUI You Never Knew You Had: The X-Window System - Make Tech Easier
WEBFeb 23, 2013 · X-Windows (formally known as “The X-Window System,” but also as X11 or just X) is a collection of software that runs between the hardware of the system (technically the lower-level software of the system, such as the Linux kernel, which in turn sends and receives signals from the hardware) and other software known as X clients. …
X Window System protocols and architecture - Wikipedia
WEBIn computing, the X Window System (commonly: X11, or X) is a network-transparent windowing system for bitmap displays. This article details the protocols and technical structure of X11. Client–server model and network transparency. In this example, the X server takes input from a keyboard and mouse and displays to a screen.
An introduction to X by The Linux Information Project (LINFO)
WEBMar 29, 2006 · The X Window System, commonly referred to merely as X, is a highly configurable, cross-platform, complete and free client-server system for managing graphical user interfaces (GUIs) on single computers and on networks of computers.
Documentation for the X Window System
WEBThe X Font Library; X Access Control Extension Specification; X Input Extension Porting; X Transport Interface; Protocol specifications: X11 Protocol & Extensions: X Window System Protocol, Version 11, Release 6.8; Big Requests Extension, Version 2.0; Composite Extension, Version 0.4
An Introduction to the X Window System - Princeton University
WEBAn Introduction to the X Window System. Robert Lupton. This is a limited and partisan introduction to ‘The X Window System’, which is widely but improperly known as X-windows, specifically to version 11 (‘X11’).
An Introduction to the X Window System - O'Reilly Media
WEBThe X Window System, called X for short, is a network-based graphics window system that was developed at MIT in 1984. Several versions of X have been developed, the most recent of which is X Version 11 (X11), first released in 1987. X11 has been adopted as an industry-standard windowing system.
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