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B.6. Additional Resources

There is a large amount of detailed information available about the X server, the clients that connect to it, and the assorted desktop environments and window managers.

B.6.1. Installed Documentation

  • /usr/share/X11/doc/ — contains detailed documentation on the X Window System architecture, as well as how to get additional information about the Xorg project as a new user.
  • /usr/share/doc/gdm/README — contains information on how display managers control user authentication.
  • man xorg.conf — Contains information about the xorg.conf configuration files, including the meaning and syntax for the different sections within the files.
  • man Xorg — Describes the Xorg display server.