Would someone please help this gentleman out? -- G. Branden Robinson | Damnit, we're all going to die; Debian GNU/Linux | let's die doing something *useful*! branden@debian.org | -- Hal Clement, on comments that http://people.debian.org/~branden/ | space exploration is dangerous
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- To: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org>
- Subject: XF86 on Debian documentation
- From: "A.R. (Tom) Peters" <tpeters@xs4all.nl>
- Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 17:22:54 +0200 (CEST)
- Message-id: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0109231653320.4487-100000@tompth.localdomain>
I freshly installed Debian (Progeny actually) on a new disk. First I got the problem that X isn't working the way I like it, and then I got the problem that I cannot find documentation on how exactly X is supposed to work on current Debian systems. Since you are the package maintainer, I thought I should write you directly. I really hate xdm (gmd, kdm). I want to do a startx whenever I need X, usually as a mortal. However, on my latest installation I am told that this user is not allowed to start X. Says who, why not, and what can I do about it? The /usr/X11R6/bin/X program is setuid and setgid root, as it is on my previous installation, but when I run it I get that message anyhow. I tried tracing what happens in and after the startx script, but I lost track. On debian-user someone suggested that this is configured in /etc/X11/Xserver, but I believe that that file is obsoleted: it is not in my new install, `dpkg -S` doesn't know about it (apparently on my old installation it is a relict of a previous Debian version), and I cannot find it documented anyways. Note that this file used to contain the name of the actual X server, but apparently that has been replaced by an old-fashiond symlink. So I like to know exactly how the various X components are put together and configured in current Debian systems. Is that documented somewhere? What I do find are release notes and generic X stuff that apparently does not relate well to how the Debian system actually is put together. * What is the preferred way of starting X? * What is the proper sequence of events? * What exactly are the executables, scripts, and config files that are used, and where are they supposed to live? * How and where is all that configured: - X server - access (mortals must be able to run X, not just root or gdm!) - programs to start (desktop manager, window manager, application launcher, initial programs) - X defaults. Any guidance will be welcome. -- #>!$!%(@^%#%*(&(#@#*$^@^$##*#@&(%)@**$!(&!^(#((#&%!)%*@)(&$($$%(@#)&*!^$)^@*^@) Tom "thriving on chaos" Peters NL-1062 KD nr 149 tel. +31-204080204 Amsterdam e-mail tpeters@xs4all.nl
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