Linux: Configure Xorg X11 Window System

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
May 14, 2010

“My xorg.conf file is missing as I deleted accidentally for some
reason. Now, Xorg try to probe my hardware on every startup. How do
I configure Xorg under Debian or any Linux distro / operating
systems?

“The latest X server versions are designed to work
out-of-the-box, with no need to manually edit Xorg’s configuration
files. However, you can use the following generic steps to edit or
create xorg.conf file.

“Stop X Windows Manager

“First, you need to shutdown X and its manager. The simplest way
to do is login to a console as root and type the following commands
to stop kdm or gdm:

# /etc/init.d/kdm stop <– stop KDE windows manager
# /etc/init.d/gdm stop <– stop Gnome windows manager
# /etc/init.d/xdm stop <– stop x windows manager”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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