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Dinh

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Registered: 2009-01-11

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[solved] modify group xorg

hey all

it really is a small issue, but i recently did a fresh arch installation and i noticed that the group (pacman group) xorg doesn't include evdev.

why not remove xf86-input-keyboard and xf86-input-mouse and replace it with xf86-input-evdev?
if i understood correctly, this is the currently recommended way of installing xorg.
and following the kiss principle, a pacman -S xorg should install the xorg server the way one is supposed to install it
pacman -S xorg xf86-input-evdev and deselecting xf86-input-{keyboard,mouse} is not keeping it simple, imho

old (current) xorg group:

xf86-input-keyboard
xf86-input-mouse
xf86-video-vesa
xorg-fonts-100dpi
xorg-fonts-75dpi
xorg-res-utils
xorg-server
xorg-twm
xorg-xinit
xterm

new xorg group:

xf86-input-evdev
xf86-video-vesa
xorg-fonts-100dpi
xorg-fonts-75dpi
xorg-res-utils
xorg-server
xorg-twm
xorg-xinit
xterm

what do you thing? should or should we not change the group?

-- Dinh --

ps: this is just a succestion. if there was good reason for keeping it the way it is, i'm glad to hear it

Last edited by Dinh (2009-04-12 13:50:49)

skottish

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Re: [solved] modify group xorg

xf86-input-evdev is required by the new xorg-server, so it gets pulled in automatically.

Dinh

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Re: [solved] modify group xorg

i see, thanks.
but wouldn't it still make sence to remove xf86-input-keyboard and xf86-input-mouse from the group?
or are they kept for some kind of (hardware) compatibility?

Last edited by Dinh (2009-04-05 18:39:00)

skottish

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Re: [solved] modify group xorg

i see, thanks.
but wouldn't it still make sence to remove xf86-input-keyboard and xf86-input-mouse from the group?
or are they kept for some kind of (hardware) compatibility?

I'm guessing for keyboard and mice compatibility. I believe that evdev only configures devices, not drives them.

Dinh

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Re: [solved] modify group xorg

Are you sure? I never install mouse and keyboard.
Though, that might explain why my laptop's touchpad doesn't work anymore

skottish

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Re: [solved] modify group xorg

Are you sure? I never install mouse and keyboard.
Though, that might explain why my laptop's touchpad doesn't work anymore

No, I wasn't. That's why I threw in words like guessing and believe. And it turns out that I was wrong anyway, evdev superseded both. So, your originating question is still valid one.

Dinh

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Re: [solved] modify group xorg

pacman -Sg xorg
xorg xf86-video-vesa
xorg xorg-fonts-100dpi
xorg xorg-fonts-75dpi
xorg xorg-res-utils
xorg xorg-server
xorg xorg-server-utils
xorg xorg-twm
xorg xorg-utils
xorg xorg-xinit
xorg xterm

lookes like somebody adjusted it. thanks