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List:       freedesktop-xorg
Subject:    Find a good config guide
From:       Michael Needham <jmikeneedham () gmail ! com>
Date:       2022-03-21 19:09:44
Message-ID: D84CBF12-070C-48C6-B872-2CCBD24212CD () gmail ! com
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Greetings:

I have been using Linux for over 25 years and have used FreeBSD off and on in that \
time.  As we speak I am running an Arch based distro and thinking of switching my \
daily driver to FBSD. 

My experience with X despite the years using UNIX or UNIX-like operating systems, \
configuring X has always failed for me which is a lack of my understanding I believe. \
If it is already configured by my distro (in this case, EndeavourOS) then it works \
the way it should.  I have been trying to install vanilla Arch Linux and the DE part \
never seems to work unless you use KDE or Gnome and those DEs seem to use another \
method for configuring the X11 server (may be ignorant here).

Anyhow, I would like to learn how to configure X in a step by step granular level \
tutorial.  I learn best visually, but can follow a well written guide that would do a \
lot of hand holding.  I think that this hole in my knowledge being filled is \
paramount to my ability to realize my own use cases for Linux or BSD.  Mainly, my \
focus in my years was on the server environment and recently (last year) it shifted \
to a desktop environment focus.

If someone can help here or point out a good such tutorial, that would appreciated!  \
I especially want to experience setting X up with nothing configured.  Example, how \
to what info needs to be gathered on my system and WHERE that information is put \
(config files) both on Arch and BSD.

Thank you in advance for help.  While not a noob to Linux or UNIX, very much one on \
X11.

Regards,
Michael Needham


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