[YLUG] new Linux box

[Damian S Posener]

Indeed, though Ubuntu are trying their hardest it seems to make X "just 
work". At least 7.04 picked some sensible defaults though, I really 
don't get along with their new graphical config thing, this is about the 
fifth time I've seen people having problems working with it (including me).

Noah Slater wrote:
>> Good luck!
>>     
>
> I would just like to chip in here to point out that getting X to work
> on your machine is like the GNU/Linux rite of passage. It's the
> hardest thing you will evar do - and unfortunately it's usually the
> first thing you /have/ to do.
>
> Things are getting better these days, looks like you're one of the
> unfortunate few.
>
> By the time this is over (and it will be, soon enough) you'll have a
> much deeper understanding of your system than you would have done
> otherwise.
>
> Ever wondered why UNIX hackers usually have beards? It's because we
> have to spend so much time editing config files we never find the time
> to shave. It's 100% true.
>
> Good luck.
>
> PRO TIP 1: After editing your xorg.conf file you can test things out
> by running "startx" - if this fails, rinse and repeat.
>
> PRO TIP 2: Use CTRL+F1, CTRL+F2, etc to get additional TTYs - you can
> then use these for poking around at things, using apt-get to install
> links and using "links" to browse the web, google for problems or
> check email at.
>
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