Cosmin Nicolaescu on 19 Jan 2006 17:28:02 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] Debian and X config


On Thu, January 19, 2006 12:11 pm, Jeff Abrahamson wrote:
> I'm trying to configure X on a Debian testing box with a new monitor.
> I've tried xdebconfigurator, but it wants detect which I can't figure
> out how to install.
>
>     $ apt-file -i search bin/detect
>     $
>
> Meanwhile, xf86config is supposed to be in xbase-clients according to
> apt-file, but dpkg -L says no.  And xf86setup doesn't exist at all,
> says apt-file.
>
> Anyone know how this is supposed to work in the Debian world these
> days?  Or what I'm doing wrong?
>
> Thanks much.
>
> --
>  Jeff
>

Are you sure you're using XFree86 and not Xorg ?

Just a thought, I don't use Debian.

-Cos

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