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Idea #20650: dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg GUI

Written by ImGonnaChangeit the 12 Jul 09 at 20:51. Category: Usability. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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What I am proposing is a Graphical User Interface for the "sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg" process. The reason this is needed is in the case of a new Ubuntu user having to reconfigure/reset their display, they will not be immediately exposed to a terminal.

It could easily be added as a tab to the "Display" dialog under the Administration menu.

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Solution #1: Add GUI for 'dkpg-reconfigure xserver-xorg' to 'Display'
Written by ImGonnaChangeit the 12 Jul 09 at 20:51.
Add a tab to the "Display" dialog under 'System -> Administration' that allows a graphical means of resetting or reconfiguring the xserver.
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Solution #2: Keep making progress to achive a perfect working system with no user input
Written by aliam13_2 the 14 Jul 09 at 08:12.
Step have been made (and still are) so that the xorg.conf file will no longer be needed. The best way to solve this, is for the system to just work and Ubuntu (and Linux in general) is getting there now.

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staticsan wrote on the 15 Jul 09 at 00:52
I like Solution #2, but I have reservations about the direction. It seems to rely on GNOME components to get things right. If I switch to another window manager, then I lose the extended desktop unless I set it up in xorg.conf. This is a problem.

theevildonkey wrote on the 18 Jul 09 at 10:39
Maybe implement both?

Also, I like having an xorg.conf filled with information. It's a good reference. Now it's all gone. Maybe have all the auto-detected settings stored in it??

AndrewLuecke wrote on the 18 Jul 09 at 14:43
xorg.conf shouldn't exist at all. If I had my way, it would be totally disabled and be unable to be enabled. Similar to windows, everything should just work, and nothing should be needed to be manually specified

TwistedLincoln wrote on the 22 Jul 09 at 19:55
That command doesn't do much anymore.

I'd rather see a GUI for adding the specialized xorg.conf options (such as specifing certain refresh rates, dual monitors, etc). I can never remember them when I need to add them.

OpenNingia wrote on the 23 Jul 09 at 13:28
default xorg.conf really contains nothing, it already just work as it is because X auto detect all the settings he need.

X boot up has slowed down because of those auto detect mechanism.

maybeway36 wrote on the 23 Jul 09 at 19:05
A robust xorg.conf GUI would be great. Dual-head systems haven't worked for me since Hardy, and I actually once was running the Hardy X server on Jaunty to fix this. Eventually I just switched to using one monitor.


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