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Martin DiViaio wrote:
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> I haven't yet gone to any meetings. So, I don't know how your meetings
> are organized.
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> I think that you could probably spend several meetings discussing X
> configuration as the sole topic.
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> If you are talking about finding the X config files, it might be better
> if the discussion was about general rules for locating config files for
> anything. Not just X. Lets face it. If you use Linux for more than a
> week you eventually have to tweak a config file somewhere. (I'm not
> saying this is a bad thing.)
Hi martin,
We certainly would greatly enjoy your presence at the plug meeting.
Configuring X, especially to a new user is a daunting task. Not
only do you have to set up an XF86config file, but you also have
to configure and choose a window manager. Also every distribution
puts the configuration files in a different place. The trick is to
know the name of the file that you are looking for and use locate
or find to find it for you.
/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
/etc/X11/XF86Config
On mysystem the /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config is a symbolic link to
/etc/X11/XF86Config making sure that all config files are somewhere
in the /etc directory.
We already have spent several meetings discussing the ramifications
of X configuration. But as the group grows, we will continue to
discuss topics that have already been presented. Also there is
always continual improvements in X free 86 and the various window
managers. Also now there is the gnome project that is expediting
and growing.
For the most part global configuration files can be found in the
/etc directory. I hope that this discussion has been helpful
and hope to meet you soon.
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