Running GTK Apps Without X <<  <   >  >> Check out the GTK on DirectFB project, if running an app like the GIMP without X11 excites you. DirectFB uses the framebuffer device in the Linux kernel, and can replace X as a "Window System", or at least, the basic parts of one. The fact that an app as complicated as the GIMP can run using the Linux framebuffer device is pretty cool. This article comes from NetAdminTools: http://www.netadmintools.com/ The URL for this story is: http://www.netadmintools.com/art524.html Copyright 1997-2009 NetAdminTools.com. Read our Terms of Use.