The Linux XFree86 HOWTO

Eric Steven Raymond

esr@thyrsus.com

This is version 7.0

$Date: 2025/02/20 10:59:36 $

Revision History
Revision 7.0	21 August 2025	Revised by: esr
First DocBook version.

This document describes how to obtain, install, and configure version 4.0 of the XFree86 version of the X Window System (X11R6) for Linux systems. It is a step-by-step guide to configuring XFree86 on your system.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

1.1. Other sources of information
1.2. New versions of this document
1.3. Feedback and Corrections

2. Hardware requirements

3. Installing XFree86

4. Configuring XFree86

4.1. Normal Configuration
4.2. Troubleshooting
4.3. Custom Configuration
4.4. Using 16-bit Color

5. Running XFree86

6. Translations