x11 lib needed, perhaps this to install instructions?
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Description
Users of this library is likely to stumble upon this issue, at least in linux environments.
https://github.com/servo/rust-xlib/issues/44
It's trivially fixable with sudo apt install libx11-dev and easily googleable, but perhaps adding this to README.md could be helpful?
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Research direction
Update README.md to mention the Linux dependency reported in this issue. Start by reviewing the installation instructions and the linked rust-xlib issue, then document that Linux users may need to install libx11-dev; done means the prerequisite is easy to find for affected users.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, rust
- Domain
- documentation, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- Under an hour
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100