4 # Chapter 5 The X Window System
\r
6 **Table of Contents**
\r
8 * 5.1 [ Synopsis](x11.html#X11-SYNOPSIS)
\r
10 * 5.2 [ Understanding X](x-understanding.html)
\r
12 * 5.3 [ Installing X11](x-install.html)
\r
14 * 5.4 [ X11 Configuration](x-config.html)
\r
16 * 5.5 [ Using Fonts in X11](x-fonts.html)
\r
18 * 5.6 [ The X Display Manager](x-xdm.html)
\r
20 * 5.7 [ Desktop Environments](x11-wm.html)
\r
21 ***Updated for X.Org's X11 server by Ken Tom and Marc Fonvieille. ***
\r
22 ***Updated for DragonFly by Victor Balada Diaz. ***
\r
27 DragonFly uses X11 to provide users with a powerful graphical user interface. X11 is an open-source implementation of the X Window System that includes both **X.org** and **XFree86™** . DragonFly default official flavor is **X.org** , the X11 server developed by the X.Org Foundation.
\r
29 This chapter will cover the installation and configuration of X11 with emphasis on **X.org** .
\r
31 For more information on the video hardware that X11 supports, check either the [X.org](http://www.x.org/) or [XFree86](http://www.XFree86.org/) web sites.
\r
33 After reading this chapter, you will know:
\r
36 * The various components of the X Window System, and how they interoperate.
\r
38 * How to install and configure X11.
\r
40 * How to install and use different window managers.
\r
42 * How to use True***Type® fonts in X11.
\r
44 * How to set up your system for graphical logins ( **XDM** ).
\r
46 Before reading this chapter, you should:
\r
49 * Know how to install additional third-party software ([Chapter 4](pkgsrc.html)).
\r
51 **Note:** This chapter covers the installation and the configuration of both **X.org** and **XFree86** X11 servers. For the most part, configuration files, commands and syntaxes are identical. In the case where there are differences, both **X.org** and **XFree86** syntaxes will be shown.
\r