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   From: Laszlo Lebrun    
   Newsgroups: alt.os.linux.ubuntu   
   Subject: Re: Display settings?   
   Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:35:56 +0100   
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   On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:52:08 +0100, Laszlo Lebrun wrote:   
      
   > Toby Newman wrote:   
   >> On 2007-01-21, Hanekam Punkinga  wrote:   
   >>> I want to set the display in Xubuntu to 1024x768 / 75 Hz, but Xubuntu   
   >>> allows no better than 800x600 / 56 Hz. How to rectify that.   
   >>>   
   >>> BTW, I'll be back with more questions, as a lot is not clear to me at   
   >>> all.   
   >>   
   >> Edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf:   
   >>   
   >> # nano /etc/X11/xorg.conf   
   >> or   
   >> # vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf   
   >>   
   >> Google around for detailed instructions on editing it.   
   >    
   > Do you really think this is a good advice for a newbie?   
   >    
   > There are better ( and safer) ways to fix it in Ubuntu distros than to    
   > fiddle in xorg.conf.   
   >    
   > He should start with selecting a generic 1024x768 monitor from the system    
   > menues.   
   > Even Xubuntu should have one. I'll take a look this evening.   
      
   To my shame I must admit that I was wrong: Xubuntu lacks here dramatically   
   compared to Kubuntu. Could not find how to retrofit "System Settings", but   
   i Keep on.   
      
   Laszlo.   
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