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Add a note mentioning many X11 parameters can be directly and easily set

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from desktop environments such as GNOME, KDE, etc.

Discussed with:	Thomas Beery <tbeery@lanl.gov>
PR:		docs/128342
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Marc Fonvieille 2008-10-28 07:56:33 +00:00
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<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>startx</userinput></screen>
<para>If this does not work, or if the default configuration is
not acceptable, then X11 must be configured manually.
Configuration of X11 is
not acceptable, then X11 must be configured manually.</para>
<note>
<para>Desktop environments like
<application>GNOME</application>,
<application>KDE</application> or
<application>XFce</application> have tools allowing the user
to easily set the screen parameters such as the resolution.
So if the default configuration is not acceptable and you
planned to install a desktop environment then just continue
with the installation of the desktop environment and use the
appropriate screen settings tool.</para>
</note>
<para>Configuration of X11 is
a multi-step process. The first step is to build an initial
configuration file.
As the super user, simply