198 Chapter 6 Study Guide

Scenarios

1.The X Window System has been corrupted on 50 identical systems. What are three utilities that can be used to reconfigure the damaged systems, deploy the repair, and backup the information that will be required to make future failures easier to correct.

2.The installation of the X Window System has been completed successfully on the company workstations. The manager wants to know what information should be documented. What information should be documented for the X Windows installation?

Lab Exercises

Lab 6-1 Linux

The objective for this hands-on lab is to gain experience in configuring and reconfiguring the X Window System. Any distribution of Linux may be used for this exercise.

1.Back up the configuration files for the current X Window System.

2.Start the XF86Config program and configure the X Window System. Be sure to note each step used and compare with the configuration used during the initial installation.

3.Verify that the installation works correctly.

4.Repeat as often as needed to become efficient at configuring the X Window System with XF86Config.

Lab 6-2 Linux

The objective for this hands-on lab is to gain experience in configuring and reconfiguring the X Window System. Any distribution of Linux may be used for this exercise.

1.Back up the configuration files for the current X Window System.

2.Start the XF86Setup program and configure the X Window System. Be sure to note each step used and compare with the configuration used during the initial installation.

3.Verify that the installation works correctly.