org). Because of licensing issues, many of the major Linux vendors (including Red Hat, SUSE,
and Slackware) changed to the X server from X.Org (www.X.org). The descriptions of how to
get X going on your machine assume you are using the X.Org X server.
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To determine which X server is installed on your system, from a Terminal window type
man Xorg and man XFree86. If you have only one X server installed on your computer
(which you probably do), only the one installed will show a man page. While you are there, press the
spacebar to page through the features of your X server.
It??™s possible that you already did some configuration when you installed Linux. If you are able to
start a desktop successfully and your mouse, keyboard, and screen all seem to be behaving, you
may not have to do anything more to configure X.
However, if you can??™t start the desktop or you want to adjust some basic features (such as screen
resolution or number of colors supported), the following sections offer some ideas on how to go
about doing those things.
Creating a Working X Configuration File
If your desktop crashes immediately or shows only garbled text, try to create a new X configuration
file. With the X.Org X server, that file is /etc/X11/xorg.
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