LPIC I Exam Cram™ 2: Linux Professional Institute Certification Exams 101 and 102

Chapter 7. XFree86 Configuration and Troubleshooting

Terms you’ll need to understand:

✓	Client/server
✓	Desktop
✓	Display manager
✓	Virtual terminal
✓	Window manager

Techniques you’ll need to master:

✓	Understanding X Window System concepts
✓	Configuring X
✓	Customizing X
✓	Choosing a window manager
✓	Choosing a desktop
✓	Customizing display parameters
✓	Configuring fonts
✓	Identifying defaults for X
✓	Using virtual terminals
✓	Troubleshooting configuration files

Quick Overview of X

The Linux XFree86 project is a completely free and GPL-friendly port of the X Window System that has become the default version of X to be included with most distributions. (We’ll call XFree86 by the shortcut “X” from this point on.)

X provides a desktop metaphor to the system; users typically interact ...