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In the old days, I used to be very afraid of breaking my xorg.conf. Ubuntu Gutsy has done away with this fear, as repairing a broken xorg.conf is dead simple!

Option 1:
Allow Ubuntu to boot into Bullet-Proof-X mode (which is a failsafe mode like Windows Safe Mode). Using the familiar graphical user interface, run this command and follow the simple instructions:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Option 2:
Choose “Rescue Mode” on boot up. When you get to the command prompt, run the same command and following the instructions:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg

Now reboot and enjoy a working X again.

P.S. Since Ubuntu aims to never throw people to the command line with the implementation of Bullet-Proof-X, there should be GUI interfaces/wizards for repairing xorg.conf. Just a GUI button/menu entry for launching dpkg-reconfigure would be great. Then again, newbies shouldn’t ever break their xorg.conf.

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