Calder Group Inc

How do I know Ubuntu is taking over?

Observation Number 1
Well just last night I upgraded my Debian etch (aka unstable) to X11R7. Now X wouldn’t restart, so I started browsing the web using another computer. I found the answers pretty quickly, but the Ubuntu forums had so many more posting, and I have to say more useful answers.

Observation Number 2
Yesterday I was sitting down with someone from our Operations group. I noticed a familar interface, so I asked, “Are you running Debian?”. The answer which suprised me but shouldn’t have, “No, its Ubuntu”.

Observation Number 3
The Wikipedia entry for Ubuntu is about the same size as the entries Fedora and Debian.

• Ubuntu
• Fedora
• Debian

Oh, and here were my steps for fixing problems like could not open default font fixed or /ect/X11/X not executable
* Remove symlinks for /etc/X11/X and /usr/bin/X
sudo /bin/rm /etc/X11/X; sudo /bin/rm /usr/bin/X
* Install xfs
sudo aptitude install xfs
* Re-install xserver-xorg
sudo aptitude reinstall xserver-xorg
* Install some fonts
sudo aptitude install xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi xfounts-base
* Re-create links to X
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/Xorg /etc/X11/X
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/Xorg /usr/bin/X
* Remove old font references, deleting anything referenceing /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts in xorg.conf
sudo vi /etc/X11/xorg.conf
* Re-start gdm
sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart

After the last one, x should start working again. It may flicker a few times and the screen will go black. Be patient.

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