Config

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Once upon a time, long long ago, Linux users had to manually configure their X Window System in order to use graphical programs. Then came Linux distributions which provided install scripts that (most of the time) created a basic configuration file for the user, that they could then customize and/or fix. Today, we are transitioning towards a "config-less" X, that figures out everything those install scripts used to, but all inside X itself. #title X Configuration
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Of course, such a transition is not without some rough patches, and it's possible users may find themselves in a spot where they may still need to do some manual configuration. And that is what this page is for. Today's X rarely requires manual configuration. X now automatically configures itself with reasonable defaults. Both GNOME and KDE provide GUI utilities for customizing settings beyond these defaults if you like.
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= References = However, sometimes you need to muck with the configuration manually, beyond what these tools allow. These pages are written for you.
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* https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DebuggingXAutoconfiguration
* http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/HowToRandR12
* http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Xorg_RandR_1.2
* http://www.intellinuxgraphics.org/dualhead.html
* https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MultimediaKeys
== Contents ==

 I. [[X/Config/Input|Input device configuration]]
 I. [[X/Config/Resolution|Display resolution configuration]]
 I. [[X/Config/Multihead|Multihead configuration]]
 I. [[X/Config/SVideo|SVideo configuration]]
 I. [[X/Config/HDMI|HDMI configuration]]
 I. [[X/Config/DontZap|Ctrl-Alt-Backspace Zapping]]
 I. [[X/RadeonXpress|Radeon Xpress]]
 I. [[X/ProjectorsTipsNTricks|Projectors]] Tips and Tricks

== Other Resources ==

 
* https://help.ubuntu.com/community/DebuggingXAutoconfiguration
 * http://wiki.debian.org/XStrikeForce/HowToRandR12
 * http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Xorg_RandR_1.2
 * http://www.intellinuxgraphics.org/dualhead.html
 * https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MultimediaKeys
 * http://en.opensuse.org/GNOME/Multiscreen

Today's X rarely requires manual configuration. X now automatically configures itself with reasonable defaults. Both GNOME and KDE provide GUI utilities for customizing settings beyond these defaults if you like.

However, sometimes you need to muck with the configuration manually, beyond what these tools allow. These pages are written for you.

Contents

  1. Input device configuration

  2. Display resolution configuration

  3. Multihead configuration

  4. SVideo configuration

  5. HDMI configuration

  6. Ctrl-Alt-Backspace Zapping

  7. Radeon Xpress

  8. Projectors Tips and Tricks

Other Resources

X/Config (last edited 2020-10-13 09:10:05 by yktooo)