linux - what is the relationship between X11 and gnome? -

What is the connection between X11 and gnome? Does GNOME use the X11 interface? Or does Gnome implement some functionality which requires X11?

What X11 and GNOME?

Yes

What does the GNOME X11 interface use to display?

Yes

Or does gnome implement some functionality that requires X11?

Expecting users to implement the gnome functionality is expected / X11 does not need the gnome, the GNOME needs X11

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X11

1. The displayed client / server network protocol has to allow remote access to displays, keyboards and mice.
2. Low level API implementation
3. A library implementing this API (libX11)
4. A set of packages (Server, Toolkit, Application, Window Manager, ...) using the X11 API, directly and / or through the toolkit.

   Genome

   1. is a collection of applications based on GTK + Toolkit, which uses the X11 API itself. These applications include a lot of applications, window managers, accessories, graphic environments ...

      There are many other graphic environments, KDE based on QTkkit is a famous competitor.

      Before ADI and genome (read in the nineties), one of the most popular desktop environments is based on CDE, Shape Toolkit.