NOTE: CentOS Enterprise Linux is built from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux source code. Other than logo and name changes CentOS Enterprise Linux is compatible with the equivalent Red Hat version. This document applies equally to both Red Hat and CentOS Enterprise Linux.
There is a large amount of detailed information available about the
X server, the clients that connect to it, and the assorted desktop
environments and window managers.
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/README — Briefly describes the
XFree86 architecture and how to get additional information
about the XFree86 project as a new user.
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc/RELNOTES —
For advanced users that want to read about the latest features
available in XFree86.
man xorg.conf — Contains information
about the xorg.conf configuration files,
including the meaning and syntax for the different sections within
the files.
man X.Org — The primary man page for
X.Org Foundation information.
http://www.X.org/
— Home page of the X.Org Foundation, which produces the
X11R6.8 release of the X Window System. The X11R6.8 release is
bundled with Red Hat Enterprise Linux to control the necessary hardware and provide a
GUI environment.
http://xorg.freedesktop.org/
— Home page of the XR116.8 release, which provides binaries
and documention for the X Window System.
http://dri.sourceforge.net/
— Home page of the DRI (Direct Rendering Infrastructure)
project. The DRI is the core hardware 3D acceleration component
of X.
The Concise Guide to XFree86 for Linux by
Aron Hsiao; Que — Provides an expert's view of the
operation of XFree86 on Linux systems.
The New XFree86 by Bill Ball; Prima
Publishing — Discuses XFree86 and its relationship with the
popular desktop environments, such as GNOME and KDE.
Beginning GTK+ and GNOME by Peter Wright;
Wrox Press, Inc. — Introduces programmers to the GNOME
architecture, showing them how to get started with GTK+.
GTK+/GNOME Application Development by Havoc
Pennington; New Riders Publishing — An advanced look into
the heart of GTK+ programming, focusing on sample code and a
thorough look at the available APIs.
KDE 2.0 Development by David Sweet and
Matthias Ettrich; Sams Publishing — Instructs beginning and
advanced developers on taking advantage of the many
environment guidelines required to built QT applications for KDE.
