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# X11Libre X Server — A Modern, Inclusive X11 Fork
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Xlibre is a fork of the [Xorg Xserver](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver), with
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major code cleanups and enhanced functionality aimed at modernizing the X11 server
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with a focus on **security**, **performance**, and **maintainability**.
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This fork was created because problematic elements within the Xorg project, including
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influence from large corporations, were blocking substantial progress. After journalists
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began covering the planned Xlibre fork on June 6th, 2025, freedesktop.org administrators
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banned the Xlibre founder’s GitLab account, which led to the deletion of repositories,
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tickets, and merge requests. Xorg has also removed prior work and contributions from [@Metux](https://github.com/metux).
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This is an entirely **independent project**, contributed to and maintained by a community
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of independent developers — anyone who wants to modernize, clean up, document, test,
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and advance X11 as the primary graphics and rendering system for UNIX and UNIX-like
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operating systems such as: **FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, GNU/Linux, Illumos**, and even
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non-UNIX platforms like **Windows (via Cygwin)**.
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X11 has served as the backbone of many desktop environments since its initial release
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in **1984** (as X1), including **Xfce, MATE, Trinity, Blackbox, CDE, Lumina**, and
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many others.
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This project is **not affiliated with or endorsed by** the Xorg efforts of freedesktop.org,
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Red Hat, or GNOME.
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We believe in equity of opportunity, openness, and community. It doesn’t matter what
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country you’re from, what your political views are, your race, gender, age, dietary
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habits, fashion style, whether you’re furry, fairy, Conan, McKay, a comic character,
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a neurodivergent person, or a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri, **you are welcome here**.
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As long as you treat others with respect, you belong.This is a truly inclusive,
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community-led project where everyone gets a fair opportunity to contribute and grow.
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Together we’ll make X great again by modernizing it *and* making it for everyone.
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[Are we XLibre Yet?](https://gist.github.com/probonopd/301319568a554abe7426c02eb5e19b5a)
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Upgrade notice
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--------------
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* Module ABIs have changed - drivers MUST be recompiled against this Xserver
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version, otherwise the Xserver can crash or fail to start up correctly.
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* If your console is locked up (no input possible, not even VT switch), then
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most likely the input driver couldn't be loaded due to a version mismatch.
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When unsure, it's best to be prepared to ssh into your machine from another one
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or set a timer that's calling `chvt 1` after certain time, so you don't
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need a cold reboot.
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Or, make sure that you have magic `SysRq` key enabled (`Alt+PrtSc`)
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via sysctl (`kernel.sysrq=1`), then press following combination depending on keyboard
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layout to make kernel regain control over keyboard to make VT switching work:
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- QWERTY/AZERTY keyboard layout: `SysRq + R`
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- Dvorak/Colemak keyboard layout: `SysRq + P`
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* Proprietary Nvidia drivers might break: they still haven't managed to do
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even simple cleanups to catch up with Xorg master for about a year.
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All attempts to get into direct mail contact have failed. We're trying to
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work around this, but cannot give any guarantees. But you can make it work
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by adding `Option "IgnoreABI" "1"` line to `ServerFlags` section in Xorg config.
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* Most Xorg drivers should run as-is (once recompiled!), with some exceptions.
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See `.gitlab-ci.yml` for the versions/branches built along with Xlibre.
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Driver repositories
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-------------------
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Since Redhat had deleted and banned all X11Libre repositories from freedesktop.org,
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the driver repositories are now moved to GitHub:
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| Driver | Git repository | Release tag |
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| xf86-input-elographics: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-input-elographics | xlibre-xf86-input-elographics-1.4.4.1 |
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| xf86-input-evdev: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-input-evdev | xlibre-xf86-input-evdev-2.11.0.1 |
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| xf86-input-void: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-input-void | xlibre-xf86-input-void-1.4.2.1 |
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| xf86-input-joystick: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-input-joystick | xlibre-xf86-input-joystick-1.6.4.1 |
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| xf86-input-keyboard: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-input-keyboard | xlibre-xf86-input-keyboard-2.1.0.1 |
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| xf86-input-libinput: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-input-libinput | xlibre-xf86-input-libinput-1.5.0.1 |
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| xf86-input-mouse: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-input-mouse | xlibre-xf86-input-mouse-1.9.5.1 |
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| xf86-input-synaptics: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-input-synaptics | xlibre-xf86-input-synaptics-1.10.0.1 |
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| xf86-input-vmmouse: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-input-vmmouse | xlibre-xf86-input-vmmouse-13.2.0.1 |
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| xf86-input-wacom: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-input-wacom | xlibre-xf86-input-wacom-1.2.3.1 |
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| xf86-video-amdgpu: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-amdgpu | xlibre-xf86-video-amdgpu-23.0.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-apm: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-apm | xlibre-xf86-video-apm-1.3.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-ark: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-ark | xfree-xf86-video-ark-0.7.6.1 |
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| xf86-video-ast: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-ast | xlibre-xf86-video-ast-1.2.0 |
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| xf86-video-ati: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-ati | xfree-xf86-video-ati-22.0.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-chips: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-chips | xlibre-xf86-video-chips-1.5.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-cirrus: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-cirrus | xlibre-xf86-video-cirrus-1.6.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-dummy: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-dummy | xlibre-xf86-video-dummy-0.4.1.1 |
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| xf86-video-fbdev: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-fbdev | xlibre-xf86-video-fbdev-0.5.1.1 |
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| xf86-video-freedreno: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-freedreno | xlibre-xf86-video-freedreno-1.4.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-geode: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-geode | xlibre-xf86-video-geode-2.18.1.1 |
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| xf86-video-i128: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-i128 | xlibre-xf86-video-i128-1.4.1.1 |
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| xf86-video-i740: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-i740 | xlibre-xf86-video-i740-1.4.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-intel: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-intel | xlibre-xf86-video-intel-3.0.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-mach64: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-mach64 | xlibre-xf86-video-mach64-6.10.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-mga: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-mga | xlibre-xf86-video-mga-2.1.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-neomagic: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-neomagic | xlibre-xf86-video-neomagic-1.3.1.1 |
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| xf86-video-nested: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-nested | xlibre-xf86-video-nested-1.0.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-nouveau: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-nouveau | xlibre-xf86-video-nouveau-1.0.18.1 |
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| xf86-video-nv: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-nv | xlibre-xf86-video-nv-2.1.23.1 |
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| xf86-video-omap: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-omap | xlibre-xf86-video-omap-0.4.5.1 |
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| xf86-video-qxl: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-qxl | xlibre-xf86-video-qxl-0.1.6.1 |
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| xf86-video-r128: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-r128 | xlibre-xf86-video-r128-6.13.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-rendition: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-rendition | xlibre-xf86-video-rendition-4.2.7.1 |
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| xf86-video-s3virge: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-s3virge | xlibre-xf86-video-s3virge-1.11.1.1 |
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| xf86-video-savage: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-savage | xlibre-xf86-video-savage-2.4.1.1 |
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| xf86-video-siliconmotion: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-siliconmotion | xlibre-xf86-video-siliconmotion-1.7.10.1 |
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| xf86-video-sis: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-sis | xlibre-xf86-video-sis-0.12.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-sisusb: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-sisusb | xlibre-xf86-video-sisusb-0.9.7.1 |
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| xf86-video-suncg14: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-suncg14 | xlibre-xf86-video-suncg14-1.2.0 |
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| xf86-video-suncg3: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-suncg3 | xlibre-xf86-video-suncg3-1.1.3.0 |
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| xf86-video-suncg6: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-suncg6 | xlibre-xf86-video-suncg6-1.1.3.1 |
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| xf86-video-sunffb: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-sunffb | xlibre-xf86-video-sunffb-1.2.3.1 |
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| xf86-video-sunleo: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-sunleo | xlibre-xf86-video-sunleo-1.2.3.1 |
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| xf86-video-suntcx: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-suntcx | xlibre-xf86-video-suntcx-1.1.3.1 |
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| xf86-video-tdfx: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-tdfx | xlibre-xf86-video-tdfx-1.5.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-trident: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-trident | xlibre-xf86-video-trident-1.4.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-vbox: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-vbox | xlibre-xf86-video-vbox-1.0.1.1 |
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| xf86-video-v4l: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-v4l | xlibre-xf86-video-v4l-0.3.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-vesa: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-vesa | xlibre-xf86-video-vesa-2.6.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-vmware: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-vmware | xlibre-xf86-video-vmware-13.4.0.1 |
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| xf86-video-voodoo: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-voodoo | xlibre-xf86-video-voodoo-1.2.6.1 |
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| xf86-video-wsfb: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-wsfb | xlibre-xf86-video-wsfb-0.4.1.1 |
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| xf86-video-xgi: | https://github.com/X11Libre/xf86-video-xgi | xlibre-xf86-video-xgi-1.6.1.1 |
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Contact
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| Mailing list: | https://www.freelists.org/list/xlibre |
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| Telegram channel: | https://t.me/x11dev |
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| Matrix room (mirror of tg group): | https://matrix.to/#/#xlibre:matrix.org |
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