Bug#861683: Install xserver-xorg-legacy by default for stretch
On Wed, May 10, 2017 at 01:40:42PM +0200, Michael Biebl wrote:
> Am 10.05.2017 um 07:32 schrieb Moritz Muehlenhoff:
> > On Tue, May 02, 2017 at 07:39:37PM +0200, Michael Biebl wrote:
> >> Same is true for users of startx. They need the suid wrapper provided by
> >> xserver-xorg-legacy in such a case.
>
> such a case == a non-KMS driver being in use.
>
> > That's not true. I use the text mode console nearly all the time and only
> > start X as needed via startx, that works fine without the setuid wrapper.
>
> What driver do you use?
I'm using the Intel driver. I thought you wanted to state that startx in
general requires the legacy wrapper. Of course, the legacy driver is required
with a non-KMS driver in any case.
Cheers,
Moritz
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