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xdm-options and Xorg on debian and /etc/x11-loc

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2014-10-23
2014-10-23
  • John D. Hendrickson

    for X11 on newer debian distros one will likely be left with /etc/x11-loc.last and be asked to edit it, after install looks hard and cannot find it (ie, you have no X build dev kits tools to ask xmkmf where it really goes) (debian uses strange install paths to install X, yes, altered from X11's defaults)

    Just put the pathname of the real X server in, check others maybe. here's an example for squeeze (the Xorg line below was edited after install asked the question):

    $ cat /etc/x11-loc
    BINDIR=/usr/X11/bin
    LIBDIR=/usr/X11/lib/X11
    VARDIR=/var
    ETCX11DIR=/etc/X11
    XSERVERNAME=/usr/X11/bin/Xorg
    XDMDIR=/etc/X11/xdm-options
    XDM=xdm-options

     
  • Anonymous

    Anonymous - 2023-03-02
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