It`s wrong to start xgl by default on normal X sessions

Bug #146786 reported by István Miklós Antal
2
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
xserver-xgl (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

XGL has wrong behaviors in both feisty and in gutsy:

in Feisty:
I install xserver-xgl, but nothing happens, I need to make and edit a lot of files to make it start by making an xgl session

in Gutsy:
when I upgraded to gutsy, I had my xserver-xgl replaced with a new one, wich behaved otherwise, It started even when I logged in to an ordonary kde session, wich is also wrong.

The problem looks like this:
When I have an ati videocard wich runs only on fglrx, I need to decide when I start my laptop what do I need to use it for:
1) if I want to use it for entertainment, then I start an xgl session because I need it for compiz and eyecandy
1) if I want to develop OpenGL programs or use OpenGL programs, I would like to start a non-xgl session because OpenGL doesn`t work in xgl on fglrx

The best solution would probebly be making two or more separate sessions for xgl, for example xgl-kde, xgl-gnome etc. that way a user could choose between regular and xgl sessions on start.

Revision history for this message
Timo Aaltonen (tjaalton) wrote :

xserver-xgl has been deprecated upstream, and removed from Intrepid. Closing the bug as won't fix.

Changed in xserver-xgl:
status: New → Won't Fix
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