Bug 19269

Summary: install the xrandr package as soon as an X server gets installed
Product: Mageia Reporter: Elmar Stellnberger <estellnb>
Component: InstallerAssignee: Thierry Vignaud <thierry.vignaud>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED QA Contact:
Severity: minor    
Priority: Normal CC: basesystem
Version: Cauldron   
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
URL: http://www.elstel.org/software/hunt-for-4K-UHD-2160p.html.en
Whiteboard:
Source RPM: x11-server-xorg CVE:
Status comment:

Description Elmar Stellnberger 2016-08-30 21:01:59 CEST 
Having installed Mageia 6 two times I had to manually install xrandr two times. To me it is a tool as basic as xinit or xterm. I believe it should be installed together with them as it is necessary to test graphics modes with non-preconfigured modelines (not possible with any desktop environment I know). Besides this if you do not boot into a full blown desktop environment like KDE then you need this little tool in order to set the graphics mode or activate an external screen. - just think of when you have an issue with X or your desktop environment and can`t do much about it because xrandr would miss. You may not always have the installation media handy and you may not always have an internet connection with your laptop - so pls. add xrandr along with the other default clients for Xorg.
Rémi Verschelde 2016-08-31 09:34:41 CEST

Source RPM: (none) => x11-server-xorg

Rémi Verschelde 2016-08-31 09:35:10 CEST

CC: (none) => basesystem
Assignee: bugsquad => thierry.vignaud

Comment 1 katnatek 2023-11-11 00:33:58 CET 
I think this bug is fixed, feel free to reopen if it's not so

In Mageia 9, I get this

urpmq --whatrequires xrandr
arandr
arandr
lutris
lutris
lxqt-config
lxqt-config
lxqt-config
lxqt-config
lxrandr
lxrandr
lxrandr
lxrandr
mageia-prime
virtualbox-guest-additions
virtualbox-guest-additions
x11-tools
x11-tools
xrandr

urpmq --whatrequires x11-tools
backintime-qt
backintime-qt
backintime-qt
backintime-qt
x11-tools
xorg-x11
xorg-x11

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => FIXED