On Mon, 2003-07-21 at 15:58, Nathan Given wrote: > thanks for that... > > but what does xpdyinfo give? > > Here's my output.... > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] nathan]$ xdpyinfo > > name of display: :0.0 > version number: 11.0 > vendor string: Mandrake Linux (XFree86 3.3.6, X-TT 1.3, patch level 28mdk) > vendor release number: 3360 > XFree86 version: 3.3.6
> so am I running XFree86 3.x or 4.x? Looks like it's currently running an old 3.3.6 server. To force the newer server to run, try running 'XFree86' instead of just X or startx. Michael > > THanks! > -- > Nathan > > > On Sunday 20 July 2003 10:57 pm, Jacob Albretsen wrote: > > On Sunday 20 July 2003 09:14 pm, Nathan Given wrote: > > > In trying to troubleshoot all of this... > > > > > > How do I find out what version of XFree I am running? > > > > Assuming Mandrake, Red Hat, or another rpm distro, the quick and dirty way: > > > > rpm -qa | grep XFree86 > > > > When I do that, I get: > > > > XFree86-libs-4.3-5mdk > > XFree86-xfs-4.3-5mdk > > XFree86-4.3-5mdk <----- this one > > XFree86-75dpi-fonts-4.3-5mdk > > XFree86-devel-4.3-5mdk > > XFree86-server-4.3-5mdk > > XFree86-100dpi-fonts-4.3-5mdk > > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies _______________________________________________ newbies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://phantom.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/newbies
