User Interfaces and Desktops Flashcards

1
Q

X11 server’s configuration file

A

/etc/X11/xorg.conf

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2
Q

Script used to start X

A

startx

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3
Q

startx -depth

A

start the server with the indicated color depth

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4
Q

startx -dpi

A

Start the server with the indicated DPI

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5
Q

startx -layout Multihead

A

starts the server with multiple displays

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6
Q

xinit

A

Initializes X and starts the fist X client app

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7
Q

xinit #

A

starts the GUI on the indicated display number

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8
Q

xwininfo

A

Provides window info for X apps

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9
Q

xhost +

xhost -

A

Allow or disallow x forwarding from or to a server

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10
Q

X Windows Server startup process

A

startx -> xinit -> xinitrc -> Xclients

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11
Q

DISPLAY

A

Environment variable that determines the display and screen that X applications are to display on

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12
Q

If we see DISPLAY=:1.0 what does it mean?

A

The default display is on localhost, display server 1, screen 0

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13
Q

DISPLAYMANAGER

A

Variable that determines which display manager X should use

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14
Q

Which file do you edit to change the display manager greeting?

A

/etc/issue

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15
Q

What do you need to configure to change the default color depth of the screen?

A

Go into xorg.conf, in the “Screen” section, set DefaultDepth

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16
Q

GDM configuration files directory

A

/etc/X11/gdm

17
Q

Location to change GNOME display greeting

A

/etc/gdm/custom.conf

18
Q

Configuration file to change XDM greeting

A

/etc/X11/xdm/Xresources

19
Q

XDM configuration files

A

/etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config

/etc/X11/xdm/Xresources

20
Q

KDM configuration files

A

/etc/X11/kdm

/etc/kde/kdm

21
Q

Sticky Keys

A

Causes special keys (such as shift) to be able to be pressed and released, but behave as if it is still held down until the next key is pressed

22
Q

Slow Keys

A

Requires the key to be pressed longer for it to register

23
Q

Bounce/Repeat Keys

A

Reduces the error rate of a user hitting the same key multiple times on accident

24
Q

kmag

A

Magnifier tool

25
Q

Orca

A

Screen reader

26
Q

GOK

A

On-screen keyboard