---
name: "xdebconfigurator"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "xdebconfigurator"
version: "1.35"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xdebconfigurator"
---

# xdebconfigurator(8)

Set debconf values for dexconf based on automatic HW detection

## NAME

xdebconfigurator - Set debconf values for dexconf based on automatic HW detection

## SYNTAX

xdebconfigurator \[ -cdiklmrsxh \]

## DESCRIPTION

A script used in conjunction with debconf to autoconfigure xserver-xfree86. This script is supposed to help setup X correctly even with DEBIAN\_FRONTEND set to noninteractive.

## OPTIONS

If none of the options are used (except -x and -h), all of the methods are tried if necessary.

- **-c**

  Use ddcprobe (can detect monitor and video-card memory).

- **-d**

  Use discover (can detect video card, driver and xserver).

- **-i**

  Use hwinfo (can detect video card, xserver, keyboard, mouse, monitor).

- **-k**

  Use kudzu (can detect video card driver and mouse device).

- **-l**

  Use libdetect (can detect video card, mouse device and protocol).

- **-m**

  Use mdetect (can detect mouse device).

- **-r**

  Use read-edid (can detect monitor).

- **-v**

  verbose, print debug output during run

- **-x**

  dry-run, report only - do not actually update debconf.

- **-h**

  Display help message.

## ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

- **LC\_ALL**

  Specifies the locale used to selected keyboard layout.

- **LANG**

  Specifies the locale used to selected keyboard layout if LC\_ALL is unset.

- **LANG\_INST**

  Specifies the locale used to selected keyboard layout if LANG is unset.

## AUTHORS

Kristoffer Tjaernaas (original author) \<kt@nupi.no\>

Current maintainers can be contacted at debian-edu@lists.debian.org.

## SEE ALSO

[dexconf(8)](/dexconf/8.md), [discover(8)](/discover/8.md)