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Re:EXploit X: “Give Me Root” [video] by k_sze on Sunday November 11, 2018 @07:58PM (#18429833)
Some people install Xorg on their servers because they need to render stuff (e.g. using OpenGL or Vulkan).
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Re:EXploit X: “Give Me Root” [video] by gdamjan1 on Monday November 12, 2018 @05:50PM (#18436732)
that's not needed at all, unless you have legacy applications.

you can open a dri render device node, and use it directly

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