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Chapter 6 - Configuring the X Window System, Localization, and Printing Flashcards

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there are 3 X Server options for Linux. tell me what they are.

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XFree86
X.org-X11
Accelerated-X

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there are 3 X Configuration utilities

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the X Server Itself
Distribution-Specific Tools
xf86cfg or xorgcfg

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the 3 X Configuration File formats

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X.org-X11
XFree86 4.x
XFree86 3.3.6 and earlier

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two ways to kill the X server

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ctrl+alt+backspace

kill command

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tell me two input devices for X

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keyboard and mouse

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how does X settle on a resolution?

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looks through a series of mode lines; these lines define combinations of horizontal and vertical timing that produces a given resolution and refresh rate

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what is Data Display Channel?

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a protocol that enables monitors to communicate their maximum horizontal and vertical refresh rates and appropriate mode lines to the computer

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what do you type to create an initial configuration?

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Xorg -configure

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how do you calculate the amount of RAM required for graphical video modes?

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xres x yres x bpp

bpp is the bit depth

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10
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all modern video cards have at least this much RAM

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32 MB

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which command would you use to find out the X version number and color depth of the current display?

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xdpyinfo

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what program handles the window’s borders and enables you to drag the window around the screen and resize it?

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window manager

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what is a font server?

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program that delivers fonts to one or man computers using network protocols

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what are the two broad categories of fonts?

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bitmap fonts

outline fonts

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true/false: linux uses fonts in the same format as Mac OSX and Windows

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true

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what do you need to do to add your new font directory to the font path?

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duplicate one of the existing FontPath lines and change the directory specification to point to your new directory

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to use a font server what must X do?

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it must list that server in its font path

18
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you type xset fp rehash. what does this command do?

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it makes X reexamine its font path

19
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X is a network-enabled GUI. it employs a network login protocol. what is that protocol?

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X Display Manager Control Protocol

20
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tell me the 5 XDMCP servers that are common in linux

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XDM
KDM
GDM
LightDM
MDM
21
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when you want to permanently change the runlevel on a SysV-based system, you have to edit a particular file. what is that file and what part of it do you need to change?

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/etc/inittab file

its id line

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what is the simplest of the major XDMCP servers?

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XDM

23
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true/false: you can always predict where the KDM config files will be.

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false

24
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how do you launch the GUI control tool for GDM?

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gdmconfig or gdmsetup

25
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explain the X Client-Server setup

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web server for storing webpages
x client and web browser to run user programs
x server to provide display and user input services

26
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the SSH protocol has two attributes that are important to the X server situation. what are they?

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its a text-mode protocol

it can tunnel

27
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what two things provide accessibility options for the Windows X system?

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AccessX and desktop environment control panels

28
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dyslexic users benefit from a special font that does what?

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weights the bottoms of the characters more heavily than the tops

29
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tell me two synthetic speech programs available for linux

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orca

emacspeak

30
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if you want to check your time zone, what command do you use?

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date

31
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in linux, what is a locale?

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a way of specifying the computer’s language, country, and related info for customizing displays

32
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what is the software that manages the print queue?

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Common Unix Printing System

CUPS

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what program does linux use to print jobs?

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lpr

34
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what utility displays info about the print queue?

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lpq

35
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what utility removes one or more jobs from the print queue?

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lprm

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