Xorg and WAY too many files of STUFF installed

[David Bandel]

On 1/28/07, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> Guys, I just checked and found all of this STUFF installed (FC6) and I
> have one of Lonnies nice nvidia cards. This is what I'm finding
> installed to my machine:
>
> [root at iam Desktop]# rpm -qa |grep xorg
> xorg-x11-drv-cyrix-1.1.0-4
> xorg-x11-drv-dynapro-1.1.0-2
> xorg-x11-drv-hyperpen-1.1.0-2
> xorg-x11-drv-ur98-1.1.0-1.1
> xorg-x11-util-macros-1.0.2-4.fc6
> xorg-x11-xauth-1.0.1-2.1
> xorg-x11-utils-7.1-2.fc6
> xorg-x11-drv-trident-1.2.1-3.fc6
> xorg-x11-drv-apm-1.1.1-2.1
> xorg-x11-drv-jamstudio-1.1.0-1.1
> xorg-x11-drivers-7.1-3
> xorg-x11-drv-vmware-10.13.0-2.1
> xorg-x11-drv-nv-1.2.0-4.fc6
> xorg-x11-drv-citron-2.2.0-1.1
> xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-100dpi-7.1-2
> xorg-x11-drv-i740-1.1.0-2.1
> xorg-x11-drv-ark-0.6.0-2.1
> xorg-x11-drv-magictouch-1.0.0.5-2.1
> xorg-x11-drv-vmmouse-12.4.0-2.1
> xorg-x11-fonts-misc-7.1-2
> xorg-x11-drv-siliconmotion-1.4.1-2.1
> xorg-x11-drv-penmount-1.1.0-2.1
> xorg-x11-drv-cirrus-1.1.0-2.fc6
> xorg-x11-drv-aiptek-1.0.1-2
> xorg-x11-drv-vga-4.1.0-2.1
> xorg-x11-drv-glint-1.1.1-4.1
> xorg-x11-drv-chips-1.1.1-2.1
> xorg-x11-fonts-truetype-7.1-2
> xorg-x11-resutils-7.1-2.fc6
> xorg-x11-drv-ati-6.6.3-1.fc6
> xorg-x11-drv-tdfx-1.3.0-2.fc6
> xorg-x11-font-utils-7.1-2
> xorg-x11-fonts-ISO8859-1-75dpi-7.1-2
> xorg-x11-drv-spaceorb-1.1.0-1.1
> xorg-x11-drv-summa-1.1.0-1.1
> xorg-x11-drv-acecad-1.1.0-2.1
> xorg-x11-drv-joystick-1.1.0-1.1
> xorg-x11-drv-dummy-0.2.0-2.1
> xorg-x11-drv-calcomp-1.1.0-1.1
> xorg-x11-drv-tseng-1.1.0-3.1
> xorg-x11-fonts-75dpi-7.1-2
> xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-1.0.9746-7.lvn6
> xorg-x11-drv-void-1.1.0-3.1
> xorg-x11-drv-microtouch-1.1.0-1.1
> xorg-x11-drv-sis-0.9.1-7
> xorg-x11-drv-elographics-1.1.0-1.1
> xorg-x11-drv-magellan-1.1.0-1.1
> xorg-x11-drv-i128-1.2.0-4
> xorg-x11-drv-mga-1.4.2-1.fc6
> xorg-x11-apps-7.1-3.fc6
> xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.1.1-47.4.fc6
> xorg-x11-server-sdk-1.1.1-47.4.fc6
> xorg-x11-xkb-utils-1.0.2-2.1
> xorg-x11-drv-keyboard-1.1.0-2.1
> xorg-x11-drv-mouse-1.1.1-1.1
> xorg-x11-drv-nsc-2.8.1-2.1
> xorg-x11-drv-v4l-0.1.1-4
> xorg-x11-drv-via-0.2.1-7
> xorg-x11-drv-rendition-4.1.0-3.1
> xorg-x11-drv-voodoo-1.1.0-3.1
> xorg-x11-drv-elo2300-1.1.0-1.1
> xorg-x11-fonts-Type1-7.1-2
> xorg-x11-drv-s3-0.5.0-1.fc6
> xorg-x11-server-utils-7.1-4.fc6
> xorg-x11-drv-savage-2.1.1-5.fc6
> xorg-x11-drv-mutouch-1.1.0-2
> xorg-x11-drv-fbdev-0.3.0-2
> xorg-x11-fonts-100dpi-7.1-2
> xorg-x11-xtrans-devel-1.0.1-1.1.fc6
> xorg-x11-xinit-1.0.2-15.fc6
> xorg-x11-drv-i810-1.6.5-10.fc6
> xorg-x11-xfs-1.0.2-3.1
> xorg-x11-drv-vesa-1.2.1-4
> xorg-x11-drv-dmc-1.1.0-2
> xorg-x11-drv-palmax-1.1.0-1.1
> xorg-x11-drv-neomagic-1.1.1-2.1
> xorg-x11-twm-1.0.1-3.1
> xorg-x11-proto-devel-7.1-9.fc6
> xorg-x11-filesystem-7.1-2.fc6
> xorg-x11-fonts-base-7.1-2
> xorg-x11-drv-fpit-1.1.0-1.1
> xorg-x11-drv-digitaledge-1.1.0-1.1
> xorg-x11-drv-s3virge-1.9.1-2.1
> xorg-x11-drv-evdev-1.1.2-2.1
> xorg-x11-drv-sisusb-0.8.1-4.1
> xorg-x11-drv-ast-0.81.0-3
> xorg-x11-docs-1.2-4.fc6
> xorg-x11-xdm-1.0.5-5.fc6
> [root at iam Desktop]#
>
> That's a BUNCH of stuff! Croquet still seems to have openGL issues and
> there is no telling what has been written and over written by all of
> this rpms. Which can be safely erased?? s3virge? right <poof!> savage? I
> recognize that as one I don't need, some are no-brainers. Never heard of
> fpit, palmax, evdev, or digitaledge. Any suggestions would be
> appreciated! Ric

Ric, STOP!  You want the evdev,  Those are events for input.  Without
that, your mouse and/or keyboard may not work (depending on what they
are -- ps2 or USB).  What you can get rid of are the myriad
drv-<video-card> drivers.  Keep things like input, keyboard, etc.
IIRC, you can get RPM to give you the description of each package.  If
it's for a video card you don't have, get rid of it.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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