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The libxcb package provides a replacement for the current Xlib interface.
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Some of its advantages include:
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- size: small library and lower memory footprint
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- latency hiding: batch several requests and wait for the replies later
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- direct protocol access: one-to-one mapping between interface and protocol
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- proven thread support: transparently access XCB from multiple threads
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- easy extension implementation: interfaces auto-generated from XML-XCB
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Xlib can also use XCB as a transport layer, allowing software to make
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requests and receive responses with both, which eases porting to XCB.
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