[SOLVED] X server and desktop environment?

ok I have 2 Q now I've been studding this quite a long time
well 1. Q
if I want to have a desktop I have to install X server and Desktop environment?
well2. Q
according to this article:
http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Intel_GMA
I'd ask do I have to create a new file or is this an old topic for an old X server?
as I have now like this:
/etc/X11/
/twm
system.twmrc
/xinit
xinitrc
xserverrc
/xorg.conf.d
10-evdev.conf
10-monitor.conf
10-quirks.conf
Last edited by psihokiller4 (2010-08-07 13:50:03)

psihokiller4 wrote:
1. ok thanks
2.
it's sad:
X11 Configuration
If you find yourself needing to tell X11 to use the intel driver, set Driver to "intel" in /etc/X11/xorg.conf as in the example below,
File: /etc/X11/xorg.conf
Section "Device"
Identifier "My Intel Video Card"
Driver "intel"
EndSection
but I don't have it there so... do I need to create a new file or do I get this 4 lines in to
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-evdev.conf
Depends what works for you. You should do away with xorg.conf, but some setups are easier to pull off with it.
How about creating a new file named 20-intel.conf, just as you do with nvidia?

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