http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php?title=Talk:X_configuration&feed=atom&action=historyTalk:X configuration - Revision history2024-03-29T15:30:57ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.35.1http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php?title=Talk:X_configuration&diff=33554&oldid=prevMichaelWestwind: Talk:XF86Config moved to Talk:X configuration: XF86 no longer used. We need a more general page.2008-07-19T21:50:56Z<p><a href="/index.php?title=Talk:XF86Config" class="mw-redirect" title="Talk:XF86Config">Talk:XF86Config</a> moved to <a href="/index.php?title=Talk:X_configuration" title="Talk:X configuration">Talk:X configuration</a>: XF86 no longer used. We need a more general page.</p>
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</table>Baxrobhttp://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php?title=Talk:X_configuration&diff=9110&oldid=prevVagrant: suggest how to fix magix2005-09-25T20:29:17Z<p>suggest how to fix magix</p>
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</table>Vagranthttp://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php?title=Talk:X_configuration&diff=8866&oldid=prevBaxrob: /* dpkg-reconfigure */2005-09-25T05:24:00Z<p><span dir="auto"><span class="autocomment">dpkg-reconfigure</span></span></p>
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</table>Baxrobhttp://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php?title=Talk:X_configuration&diff=8865&oldid=prevBaxrob: bla bla2005-09-03T19:36:18Z<p>bla bla</p>
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</table>Baxrobhttp://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php?title=Talk:X_configuration&diff=8503&oldid=prevMichaelWestwind: a note2005-08-25T18:11:23Z<p>a note</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The built-in debian way to update XF86Config-4 is 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86'. While i can see some folks preferring to edit by hand (and of course sometimes this is necessary), i'm advocating dpkg-reconfigure (here in olympia). 2 reasons: the dpkg-reconfigure is more friendly, less error prone, can resolve most issues; and editing XF86Config-4 by hand disables the functionality of dpkg-reconfigure, so think it's best left to those who would have the knowledge to diagnose harder X problems (and be able to re-enable dpkg-reconfigure). (Ugh, it's ugly stuff, but...) At least it deserves a mention on this page. --[[User:Baxrob|baxrob]] 00:56, 25 Aug 2005 (PDT)</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The built-in debian way to update XF86Config-4 is 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86'. While i can see some folks preferring to edit by hand (and of course sometimes this is necessary), i'm advocating dpkg-reconfigure (here in olympia). 2 reasons: the dpkg-reconfigure is more friendly, less error prone, can resolve most issues; and editing XF86Config-4 by hand disables the functionality of dpkg-reconfigure, so think it's best left to those who would have the knowledge to diagnose harder X problems (and be able to re-enable dpkg-reconfigure). (Ugh, it's ugly stuff, but...) At least it deserves a mention on this page. --[[User:Baxrob|baxrob]] 00:56, 25 Aug 2005 (PDT)</div></td></tr>
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</table>192.168.254.89http://wiki.freegeek.org/index.php?title=Talk:X_configuration&diff=8265&oldid=prevBaxrob at 07:56, 25 August 20052005-08-25T07:56:40Z<p></p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The built-in debian way to update XF86Config-4 is 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86'. While i can see some folks preferring to edit by hand (and of course sometimes this is necessary), i'm advocating dpkg-reconfigure (here in olympia). 2 reasons: the dpkg-reconfigure is more friendly, less error prone, can resolve most issues; and editing XF86Config-4 by hand disables the functionality of dpkg-reconfigure, so think it's best left to those who would have the knowledge to diagnose harder X problems (and be able to re-enable dpkg-reconfigure). (Ugh, it's ugly stuff, but...) At least it deserves a mention on this page. --[[User:Baxrob|baxrob]] 00:56, 25 Aug 2005 (PDT)</div>Baxrob