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Xorg is a the default ["XWindow"] server since Debian 4.0 (etch). It replaces ["XFree86"]. It is maintained in Debian by the ["XStrikeForce"]. Xorg is a the default [:XWindowSystem:XWindow] server since Debian 4.0 (etch). It replaces ["XFree86"]. It is maintained in Debian by the ["XStrikeForce"].
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(see {{{startx}}} manpage). (see {{{gdm}} manpage). KDE user should use {{{kdm}}}. others might use {{{xdm}}}.
## Note to wiki editor : don't use {{{startx}}}, which has to be run as run... which nobody should do.

Xorg is a the default [:XWindowSystem:XWindow] server since Debian 4.0 (etch). It replaces ["XFree86"]. It is maintained in Debian by the ["XStrikeForce"].

Current Status

  • Current testing release is Xorg 7.1, same as in unstable. Please see ["Xorg69To7"].

  • There is currently no experimental release.

Configure X

As ["root"] user, run:

dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

This will present you with a wizard for configuration.

Run X

After installation run

invoke-rc.d gdm 

(see gdm}} manpage). KDE user should use {{{kdm. others might use xdm.

See Also

  • [http://wiki.x.org/wiki/ X.org wiki] contains useful information about X.org. If you are having problems with X.org, this is a good place to search for answers.


["CategoryXWindowSystem"] | CategoryDesktopEnvironment