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X11 logo X11

X11 is no longer included with Mac, but X11 server and client libraries are available from the XQuartz project.

DirectFB logo DirectFB

DirectFB is a web-based platform that provides you with complete access to a software library that you can use for the acceleration of graphics, handling the input devices, and others for your Linux operating systems.
  • X11 Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-05-09
  • DirectFB Landing page
    Landing page //
    2022-04-25

X11 videos

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1999 Honda X11 Naked Blackbird Overview

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DirectFB videos

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Odroid c1 directfb porting : booting time 14sec

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to X11 and DirectFB)

X11

DirectFB

Linux
39 39%
Linux
61% 61
Window Manager
39 39%
Window Manager
61% 61
OS & Utilities
35 35%
OS & Utilities
65% 65
Utilities
100 100%
Utilities
0% 0

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What are some alternatives?

When comparing X11 and DirectFB, you can also consider the following products

Wayland - Wayland is intended as a simpler replacement for X, easier to develop and maintain.

Mir - The purpose of Mir is to enable the development of user interfaces shells.

XQuartz - The XQuartz project is an open-source effort to develop a version of the X.

Y Window System - Y Window System is a platform that allows you to improve the speed, working, and efficiency of the application in your operating system and helps you to increase the responsiveness of applications similar to any locally based app.

qtile - Qtile is a full-featured, hackable tiling window manager written in Python.

i3 - A dynamic tiling window manager designed for X11, inspired by wmii, and written in C.

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