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xloadimage and xserver-fb added to Kirkstone build

January 23, 2023 — BarryK

When run Xorg in the initrd, want to be able to load a background png image, so have compiled 'xloadimage' in OE:

https://github.com/bkauler/oe-qky-kirkstone/commit/d29daba230a4c2233bed33ca11ca01f9380de2c5

Packages 'xloadimage' and 'xserver-fb' are now added to the Kirkstone-series build of EasyOS:

https://github.com/bkauler/woofq/commit/57b949015f292b401d6fa67930559d62ef6daa33

This is a follow-on from the plan to run GTK apps in the initrd:

https://bkhome.org/news/202301/bringing-back-run-gtk-apps-in-the-initrd.html   

Tags: easy