[arch-general] Surviving without X

hollunder at gmx.at hollunder at gmx.at
Mon Mar 30 06:33:26 EDT 2009


On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:47:50 -0400
Lucas Salies Brum <sistematico at gmail.com> wrote:

> I only use the X when I draw or watch a video, rather well, as saving
> memory.
> 
> There is a very interesting package that can watch videos without FB,
> only in text mode, it is called aaxine and cacaxine.
> Also use the mplayer with the FB, but i dont like. =D
> 
> Many graphics make me confused =D
> 
> Best regards,
> Lucas Saliés Brum
> 
> P.S.: Você é do Brasil?
> 
> 
> 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
> >

I also saw an app once that was called FBI, I think it was also used to
view videos without X.

--Philipp


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