Re: [Sheflug] XFree4 config on Woody

[Barrie Bremner <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>>>> "Chris" == Chris J <Chris> writes:

    >>  I've got X 4.1.0.1 installed on the machine, however
    >> configuring it is a different matter.


    Chris> XF86Config is a redhat specific program[1], so you won't
    Chris> see it in Debian :) The "official" config program for XFree
    Chris> 3.x is XF86Setup...however that does not exist in XFree 4
    Chris> ... it was replaced by xf86cfg (I think it was) which I
    Chris> gave up with as it didn't produce a working config. Instead
    Chris> I resorted to answering text-mode questions with
    Chris> xf86config, and everything is hunky-dory.

None of those are present on my laptop - I'll have to get them later,
when I'm not nearly asleep.
I normally use XF86Config or xf86config - I was just a little confused
neither of the commands worked.

    >> Also (prompted by the modutils bit) how do you check the
    >> installed version of a package?  command --version is OK in
    >> most cases, but other packages are more than one command.

    Chris> Depends on the program :) For stuff that is kernel related,
    Chris> the following list may help, as snipped from
    Chris> Documentation/Changes

Oh, yes - I remember seeing that now.

Is there a command equivalent to rpm -q [package name] for apt by any
chance?

Cheers.

Baz.
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