There is no xorg.conf by default. Newer versions of X autodetect
everything if this file is absent.
If you want one, shut down X and do the following from the console:
sudo xorg -configure
This should tell you where it puts the file
Test it with:
sudo xorg -config /path/to/xorg.conf
If you get a movable mouse and the wierd backround, it works - hit
CTRL-ALT-BACKSPACE to quit.
Move the previously generated xorg.conf file to:
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
Now, you have a proper xorg.conf. The -configure method will basically
dump the config that X automatically makes for itself should it be
absent, so there should functionally be no difference between them IF
you don't modify this file... but it does give you the basis to tweak
stuff.
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 2:31 AM, Eben King <eben01@verizon.net> wrote:
> I just installed Ubuntu 9.110 in a VM. Haven't got to use it, mainly
> getting it fit to run in a limited environment (not much disk or RAM, no
> printing or IMs, etc). Gnome's out in favor of xfce, no OpenOffice, that
> sort of thing. 1. Where the heck did they hide xorg.conf? 2. What's a
> goot CLI tool (or one whose output can be dumped to a file) for getting the
> sizes of installed packages? Right now I'm using something I wrote which
> takes all the files in a package and adds up their sizes (or something like
> that). Needless to say, it's very slow.
>
> --
> -eben QebWenE01R@vTerYizUonI.nOetP royalty.mine.nu:81
> A: Because it looks dumb and is hard to read.
> Q: Why is top-posting wrong? -- from lots42@xxx.com
> http://www.fscked.co.uk/writing/top-posting-cuss.html
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