Re: Update to X 4.1.0-10 overwrote my XF86Config-4

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Subject: Re: Update to X 4.1.0-10 overwrote my XF86Config-4
From: "Kevin C. Smith" <smithkevinc@nettaxi.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 22:05:18 -0600
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On Sun, Dec 09, 2001 at 08:17:05PM -0500, David Z Maze wrote:
> Jeffrey W Baker <jwbaker@acm.org> writes:
> JWB> Today's update to X in unstable overwrote my XF86Config-4 without even
> JWB> asking permission.  My config file was very tweaked.  Why does this
> JWB> happen?

It's backed up in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4.dex* or something like that.

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