I only use the X when I draw or watch a video, rather well, as saving memory. There is a very interesting package that can watch videos without FB, only in text mode, it is called aaxine and cacaxine. Also use the mplayer with the FB, but i dont like. =D Many graphics make me confused =D Best regards, Lucas Saliés Brum P.S.: Você é do Brasil? 2009/3/29 Maurício <briqueabraque@xxxxxxxxx> > Hi, > > Do you think it's possible to live without X, > replacing framebuffer for it, using packages > available for arch? I imagine something like > DirectFB or similar, using it when text is > not enough. I think I could do with a browser > and a pdf viewer, but I wasn't able to find > a direction to follow to get that. Has any of > you tried it already? > > Thanks, > Maurício >