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History of graphics backends on Linux system

HiGFXback (History of graphics backends) is a Linux from scratch distribution whose aim is to preserve and maintain historical backends used for graphics on Linux system.

With HiGFXback, is's possible to run components natively based on the following graphics backends:

  • Linux Framebuffer
  • DirectFB
  • X11
  • Wayland
  • KMS/DRM