> I recently did an apt-get upgrade on my system. Sadly, this completely > broke X. To fix things, I manually installed task-x-window-system-core > since apt-get was holding it back. I configured the system during the > set up script and X still wouldn't start claiming that the > configuration files were wrong. I ran XF86Setup and reconfigured X, > and though it could successfully start the X server, startx would > still fail claiming that the configuration script was wrong. I then > installed xserver-svga and now X starts fine. However, I'm curious if > I'm running X 4 or 3.x. > > dpkg claims: > ii xserver-common 4.0.1-10 files and utilities common to all X servers > ii xserver-common 3.3.6-18 files and utilities common to XFree86 3.x X > ii xserver-svga 3.3.6-18 X server for SVGA graphics cards > ii xserver-vga16 3.3.6-11 X server for VGA graphics cards > ii xserver-xfree8 4.0.1-10 the XFree86 X server
Hey, I can probably answer that (if you run "startx" and X-Windows doesn't automatically start). At the command-prompt, type "startx &> startx.log &". This will create a file called "startx.log" in the current dir. Near the top, it will list the version number. I think I recall seeing the version that was running elsewhere, but can't remember. Maybe in "gnomecc" (the Gnome Control Center) ?? Somwhat related, I've got packages for *both* versions too. I seem to recall trying to remove the 3.3.x items, but dpkg gave me warnings that "scared" me into leaving well enough alone. Hall
