Package: xutils (1:7.1.ds.3-1)

X Window System utility programs

xutils provides a set of utility programs shipped with the X Window System that do not require the X libraries; many of these programs are useful even on a system that does not have any X clients or X servers installed.

The programs in this package include:

 - fslsfonts, a tool that lists fonts served by an X font server;
 - luit, a filter that can be run between an arbitrary application and a
   UTF-8 terminal emulator;
 - rstart, a remote start client;
 - rstartd, a remote start daemon activated by rstart connections;
 - sessreg, a simple program for managing utmp/wtmp entries;
 - showfont, a font dumper for use with an X font server;
 - xfsinfo, an X font server information utility;
 - xon, a tool that starts an X program on a remote machine.

Installation of an rsh or ssh daemon (server) is necessary if rstartd is to be used, and installation of an rsh or ssh client is necessary if rstart is to be used. The luit program requires locale information from the xlibs-data package. xauth's xauth_switch_to_sun-des-1 script requires a ksh implementation to be installed.

Tags: System Administration: Configuration Tool, Software Development: Build Tool, Hardware Enablement: Hardware Detection, User Interface: Command Line, Role: Program, Scope: Utility, Purpose: Data Conversion, Data Visualization, Works with: Fonts