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de_DE | 2008-08-06 | deedw | [r2] changed accelerator keys, updated mail, added I... |
libxorgedit | 2008-08-06 | deedw | [r2] changed accelerator keys, updated mail, added I... |
options | 2008-08-05 | deedw | [r1] initial svn |
xorgedit | 2008-08-06 | deedw | [r2] changed accelerator keys, updated mail, added I... |
CHANGELOG | 2008-08-06 | deedw | [r2] changed accelerator keys, updated mail, added I... |
COPYING | 2008-08-05 | deedw | [r1] initial svn |
INSTALL | 2008-08-05 | deedw | [r1] initial svn |
LIESMICH | 2008-08-05 | deedw | [r1] initial svn |
Makefile | 2008-08-06 | deedw | [r2] changed accelerator keys, updated mail, added I... |
README | 2008-08-05 | deedw | [r1] initial svn |
= Readme for xorg-edit = ========================= WARNING: Improper use of this tool can cause damage to your xorg.conf and may not start your Xserver. In this case see "Troubleshooting" section. More information at http://wiki.ubuntuusers.de/xorg-edit (only in German!) = Install binary = =================== == Dependencies == =================== For using the program you need the following packages libwxgtk2.6 or libwxgtk2.8 xserver-xorg == Starting == ============== After dowloading xorg-edit_VERSION_bin.tar.gz extract the file to your home directory. Then you open a terminal, go to the correct directory cd ~/xorg-edit-VERSION and start the program with ./xorg-edit == Edit xorg.conf == ===================== For editing the xorg.conf resp. saving changes you must open the program as root sudo ./xorg-edit == Create link == ================== In Gnome you can create a link in the panel or on the desktop easily. Just enter gksudo /home/USERNAME/xorg-edit-VERSION/xorg-edit as command, where USERNAME has to be set correctly. == Language is wrong == ======================== See "Troubleshooting -> Install language file". == Program can not be executed == ================================== See "Troubleshooting -> Set execution rights". = Compile program = ==================== == Dependencies == =================== For compiling the program you need the following packages build-essential libwxgtk2.6 and libwxgtk2.6-dev or libwxgtk2.8 and livwxgtk2.8-dev == Compilation == ================== After downloading xorg-edit_VERSION_src.tar.gz extract the file to your home directory. Then you open a terminal and go to the directory with the sources. The Makefile inside should compile the program correctly. So you just need to type make You will find the programm xorg-edit in same directory and can start it from there. == Installation == ================== If you want to install the program just type make install resp. checkinstall The program will be installed to /usr/local, but you can change this in the makefile xorgedit/Makefile. == Deinstallation == ================== If you want to remove the program type make uninstall or use your package management if you used checkinstall. = Troubleshooting = ==================== == Restore backup in terminal or console == ============================================ In case of a misconfigured xorg.conf the XServer may not start, so you need to restore a backup of an old config file. Just login in the console and type cd /etc/X11 to go to the XServer directory. With ls xorg.conf_* you can see all backup files. In most cases it's the best to restore the last saved file with cp xorg.conf_DATE_TIME xorg.conf where DATE and TIME should match the correct values (without any separators). After restarting XServer everything should be fine. == Reconfigure XServer == ========================== If a backup doesn not help try reconfiguring XServer with sudo dpkg-reconfigure -phigh xserver-xorg == Install Language File == ============================ The German language file is stored in the directory de_DE. It's important that the file xorg-edit is started in the same directory as this folder otherwise the language file will not be found. For an English version you need no special language files. == Settings execution rights == ================================ After extracting the binary archiv it may happen that you can not execute the file. So set the rights with sudo chmod +x xorg-edit