* [ISSUE] remove xf86-video-intel from xorg-video-drivers dependencies
@ 2021-02-19 0:07 user318
2021-02-19 0:26 ` arp242
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From: user318 @ 2021-02-19 0:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ml
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New issue by user318 on void-packages repository
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/28864
Description:
Hello,
Modern xorg works with Intel video cards normally with buil-in "modesetting" driver. So xf86-video-intel is not required, and even more - after updating the kernel (most probably) from 5.9 to 5.10.17 I noticed problems with graphics like glitches in some parts of the screen.
When I started googling if someone had also experienced the same problem, that is how I knew that xf86-video-intel was the source of the problem [1]. Removing the module file (intel_drv.so) helped and my graphics is working well under 5.10.17 now.
But the proble is I actually can not remove the "xf86-video-intel" package, because it is listed in dependencies for "xorg-video-drivers", which is itself listed in dependencies for "xorg" package. So I think it is reasonable to remove "xf86-video-intel" from the depenencies of "xorg-video-drivers".
Maybe "xf86-video-intel" is actually helpful for something and not that bad, but it can cause problems and is a hard dependency to "xorg". I think something have to be done with that.
[1] https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=263330
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* Re: remove xf86-video-intel from xorg-video-drivers dependencies
2021-02-19 0:07 [ISSUE] remove xf86-video-intel from xorg-video-drivers dependencies user318
@ 2021-02-19 0:26 ` arp242
2021-02-19 0:41 ` FollieHiyuki
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From: arp242 @ 2021-02-19 0:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ml
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New comment by arp242 on void-packages repository
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/28864#issuecomment-781726588
Comment:
There was a discussion on Reddit about this a while ago too: https://www.reddit.com/r/voidlinux/comments/fs8anw/suggestion_remove_xf86videointel_driver_from/
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* Re: remove xf86-video-intel from xorg-video-drivers dependencies
2021-02-19 0:07 [ISSUE] remove xf86-video-intel from xorg-video-drivers dependencies user318
2021-02-19 0:26 ` arp242
@ 2021-02-19 0:41 ` FollieHiyuki
2021-02-19 0:41 ` FollieHiyuki
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From: FollieHiyuki @ 2021-02-19 0:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
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New comment by FollieHiyuki on void-packages repository
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/28864#issuecomment-781732406
Comment:
There is `xorg-minimal` if you don't want it to be installed. Then you can grab other packages from `xorg` meta-package to fit your need.
I see no problem on this. Even when you already installed `xorg`. You can force uninstall a package with 1 line in `xbps.conf`
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* Re: remove xf86-video-intel from xorg-video-drivers dependencies
2021-02-19 0:07 [ISSUE] remove xf86-video-intel from xorg-video-drivers dependencies user318
2021-02-19 0:26 ` arp242
2021-02-19 0:41 ` FollieHiyuki
@ 2021-02-19 0:41 ` FollieHiyuki
2021-02-19 0:46 ` arp242
2021-02-19 0:48 ` ericonr
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From: FollieHiyuki @ 2021-02-19 0:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: ml
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New comment by FollieHiyuki on void-packages repository
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/28864#issuecomment-781732406
Comment:
There is `xorg-minimal` if you don't want it to be installed. Then you can grab other packages from `xorg` meta-package to fit your need.
I see no problem on this. Even when you already installed `xorg`, you can force uninstall a package with 1 line in `xbps.conf`
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* Re: remove xf86-video-intel from xorg-video-drivers dependencies
2021-02-19 0:07 [ISSUE] remove xf86-video-intel from xorg-video-drivers dependencies user318
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2021-02-19 0:41 ` FollieHiyuki
@ 2021-02-19 0:46 ` arp242
2021-02-19 0:48 ` ericonr
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From: arp242 @ 2021-02-19 0:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
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New comment by arp242 on void-packages repository
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/28864#issuecomment-781734351
Comment:
The issue isn't that there aren't ways to not install this package, but that it's a bad default for many (most?) users. Installing it means Xorg will use it, but for many cards it's a "bad" driver and can cause all sorts of strange problems.
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* Re: remove xf86-video-intel from xorg-video-drivers dependencies
2021-02-19 0:07 [ISSUE] remove xf86-video-intel from xorg-video-drivers dependencies user318
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2021-02-19 0:46 ` arp242
@ 2021-02-19 0:48 ` ericonr
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From: ericonr @ 2021-02-19 0:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
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New comment by ericonr on void-packages repository
https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/28864#issuecomment-781735251
Comment:
The only issue with removing it is that people who clean up orphans will lose it, and they might rely on it.
Otherwise, mode setting has been recommended for a long time for Intel, so this doesn't sound too unreasonable.
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