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xfs ... do we need X font server ?
« on: April 18, 2012, 08:56:42 PM »
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Font_Server

Do we still need xfs service (X font server) ?

Just out of curiosity, I have disabled this service on my system a few months ago ... without evident adverse effects ...  ::)

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Re: xfs ... do we need X font server ?
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2012, 09:51:26 PM »
Hmmm. Seems like it should be named something else. I thought it was for X filesystem. Anyway, Synaptic says it's a font server for a remote X connection. Seems like a very limited use case, doesn't it? Then again, someone may need it to display wingdings on Grandma's remote laptop. From a quick net search, I can't tell what the latest version is.
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Re: xfs ... do we need X font server ?
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2012, 10:08:58 AM »
Quote from: djohnston on April 18, 2012, 09:51:26 PM
Hmmm. Seems like it should be named something else. I thought it was for X filesystem. Anyway, Synaptic says it's a font server for a remote X connection. Seems like a very limited use case, doesn't it? Then again, someone may need it to display wingdings on Grandma's remote laptop. From a quick net search, I can't tell what the latest version is.



Actually it should disappear completely!  ;D
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It's the X Font Server, an abomination created to mutualize font handling in an environment full of X servers.

http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.window-managers.awesome/7798

guess ... but I'm not 100% sure ... it is not used anymore from Xorg Xserver ...


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Re: xfs ... do we need X font server ?
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2012, 10:13:04 AM »
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Just out of curiosity, I have disabled this service on my system a few months ago ... without evident adverse effects ...   ::)

How was that achieved AS - uninstalling it or by another method?

Edit - the following "appears" to do it:

service xfs stop chkconfig xfs off
« Last Edit: April 19, 2012, 10:19:03 AM by menotu »
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Re: xfs ... do we need X font server ?
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2012, 10:15:54 AM »
Quote from: menotu on April 19, 2012, 10:13:04 AM
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Just out of curiosity, I have disabled this service on my system a few months ago ... without evident adverse effects ...   ::)

How was that achieved AS - uninstalling it or by another method?

Control center -> System -> Manage services  -> xfs [ on / off ]

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Re: xfs ... do we need X font server ?
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2012, 10:26:54 AM »
Aaah - thanks AS

The command stops it but it would restart after a fresh boot.
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Re: xfs ... do we need X font server ?
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2012, 10:58:46 AM »
Quote from: menotu on April 19, 2012, 10:26:54 AM
Aaah - thanks AS

The command stops it but it would restart after a fresh boot.

Actually it should be equivalent, only that are two commands:
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service xfs stop ; chkconfig xfs off

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Re: xfs ... do we need X font server ?
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2012, 11:05:27 AM »


On my minimal installs (execpt the server) I have this disabled by default (or removed)

Its useful if you are using x-forwarding

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