dexconf
NAME
dexconf - generate Xorg X server configuration file from debconf data
SYNOPSIS
dexconf
[
options
]
DESCRIPTION
dexconf
retrieves values from
debconf(7)'s
database and uses them to build an
xorg.conf
file.
The information that
dexconf
uses is typically entered via a debconf frontend (or possibly in part by
hardware autodetection tools).
Note that
dexconf
itself does
not
set any values in the debconf database; it only retrieves them.
If configuration parameters of the debconf database need to be changed,
dpkg\-reconfigure(8)
should be used to do so.
More experienced users should feel free to use
R dexconf -generated
configuration files as a starting point for their customizations, since
individual preferences vary greatly.
OPTIONS
-h, --help
Display a usage message and exit.
I -o file , --output= file
By default,
dexconf
writes to
R /etc/X11/xorg.conf
This option instructs
dexconf
to write to
file
instead.
Note that
dexconf
unconditionally overwrites its destination file if it has sufficient access
rights to do so.
ENVIRONMENT
COLUMNS
This variable is used to format diagnostic messages so that they fit the
width of the terminal.
If not set, a terminal width of 80 columns is assumed.
TMPDIR
dexconf
creates a subdirectory of the directory name stored in this variable, and
uses that subdirectory as a scratch area.
If not set,
/tmp
is used as the parent of the scratch directory.
OUTPUT FILES
/etc/X11/xorg.conf
is the configuration file for the Xorg X server.
DIAGNOSTICS
dexconf
produces diagnostic messages upon encountering various error conditions.
These messages are prefixed with the name of the command and a colon; for
example:
I dexconf: message
A list of diagnostic messages currently issued by
dexconf
follows.
This option, and XFree86 3.x output, are no longer supported.
dexconf
no longer supports the
R -f ,
--format
option.
See the HISTORY section below.
I cannot create temporary work directory; dirname does not exist or is\
not a directory"
dexconf
was unable to create a scratch directory to work in because the parent
directory
(dirname)
was not does not exist or is not a directory.
Create
dirname
and set its permissions properly, or set the
TMPDIR
environment variable to the name of an existing directory.
I cannot create temporary work directory in dirname ; directory not\
writable"
dexconf
had insufficient permissions to create a directory in
R dirname .
Change the permissions on
dirname
or set the
TMPDIR
environment variable to the of a writeable directory.
I cannot generate configuration file; question not set
An answer to the indicated
question
was expected in the debconf database, but none was found.
dexconf
cannot write a valid configuration file without this information.
This problem can be rectified by reconfiguring the X server package with
the
dpkg\-reconfigure(8)
command.
I creation of temporary work directory dirname failed
dexconf
was unable to create a scratch directory
(dirname)
to work in.
This diagnostic is only issued after
dexconf
has checked to ensure that the parent directory of
dirname
is writable, and after the temporary directory to be used has been removed
(if necessary).
This diagnostic message could indicate that something on the system is
attempting to use a temporary-file race condition to compromise the
system's integrity.
error while getting options
dexconf
received an error from
getopt(1)
while attempting to interpret the command-line arguments.
Use only the documented options.
received signal; aborting
dexconf
was sent a fatal signal; see the section on asynchronous events below.
I this program does not know how to configure the package X server
dexconf
only knows how to write configuration files for XFree86 version
4.x
X servers.
The value of the
shared/default-x-server
debconf template was set to a package name that
dexconf
did not recognize.
A different tool will have to be used to configure the
selected X server, or
dpkg\-reconfigure(8)
will have to be used to change the default X server.
I unable to write to configfile
dexconf
was unable to write to
configfile
because it lacked permissions to do so.
Run
dexconf
as a user with permissions to write to
R configfile,
or specify an alternate file to write with the
-o
or
--output
options.
I unrecognized option option
An unrecognized option was specified.
Use only the documented options.
ASYNCHRONOUS EVENTS
dexconf
traps the HUP, INT, QUIT, and TERM signals.
dexconf
removes its scratch directory and exits when it receives any of these
signals.
EXIT STATUS
0
A configuration file was successfully written.
1
An error occurred, or
dexconf
was interrupted.
See the section on diagnostics above.
BUGS
See
If you wish to report a bug in
R dexconf ,
please see
/usr/share/doc/debian/bug-reporting.txt
or the
reportbug(1)
command.
AUTHOR
dexconf
was written by Branden Robinson with sponsorship from Progeny Linux Systems.
SEE ALSO
R xorg.conf (5x),
dpkg\-reconfigure(8),
debconf(7)
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