Re: x configuration process
On Thu, Apr 29, 2004 at 08:30:17PM -0700, Nick Urban wrote:
> Why does X not attempt to configure itself automatically before asking
> the user questions?
Depends on whether discover and friends are installed or not.
> The debconf configurator asks lots of questions that many users don't
> understand or care about. If the user does care, they can always just
> run `XFree86 -configure' and do some manual editing.
Oh, and doing it that way subjects clueless users to LESS intimidating
questions. Not. Branden's configuration method is pretty moron-friendly.
> Does X it normally autoconfigure when working correctly, or is this a
> bigger problem. If it is, can we just steal knoppix autoconfigure system?
Please, no... can we have something that works, instead?
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