Set up X

In this chapter we will set up X, if it does not work properly already.

To set up X, check that you have installed the following packages:

• XFree86

• XFree86-100dpi-fonts and/or XFree86-75dpi-fonts

• gdm, kdm or xdm

• Maybe more packages here...

Note that these package names are for rpm-based systems. For Debian, do an

apt-get install xserver-xfree86 xfonts-100dpi xfonts-base xbase-clients xdm 

to get the most important files.

Download my XF86Config-4.3, and copy it to /etc/X11/XF86Config. You can now start X with the command startx. On Debian you may start a graphical login screen with

/etc/init.d/xdm start

On YellowDog, SuSE and Mandrake, just hop to runlevel 5, and it will start a display manager for you.

/sbin/init 5