X server/upgrade

This page lists critical changes that must be considerd before updating to avoid system breakage. Usual X server updates require no special action.

xorg-server 1.17

 * was merged into xorg-server-1.17 and must be masked if present:

xorg-server 1.13

 * Rebuild all graphics and input drivers because the ABI changed:

xorg-server 1.12

 * Rebuild all graphics and input drivers because the ABI changed:

xorg-server 1.11

 * Rebuild all graphics and input drivers because the ABI changed:

xorg-server 1.10

 * X.Org server no longer does autodetect devices using and . For input devices to be able to be hotplugged, migrate settings to the evdev driver.


 * Rebuild all graphics and input drivers because the ABI changed:

xorg-server 1.9

 * X.Org server can detect input devices using udev, removing its HAL support. Users who used HAL before need to migrate to udev.


 * Rebuild all graphics and input drivers because the ABI changed: