[arch-general] Surviving without X

[Juan Diego]

mplayer also has a fb output plugin

On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 12:34 PM, BinkyTheClown <binky at archlinux.us> wrote:
> 2009/3/29 Maurí­cio <briqueabraque at yahoo.com>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Do you think it's possible to live without X,
>> replacing framebuffer for it, using packages
>> available for arch? I imagine something like
>> DirectFB or similar, using it when text is
>> not enough. I think I could do with a browser
>> and a pdf viewer, but I wasn't able to find
>> a direction to follow to get that. Has any of
>> you tried it already?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Maurício
>>
>> You can use fbgs from fbida package to see pdf's, and a browser like
> w3m-graphics or links-g.
>
> And yes, it is possible.
>