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When I run sudo nvidia-xconfig, I get this output.

Using X configuration file: "/etc/X11/XF86Config".
Backed up file '/etc/X11/XF86Config' as '/etc/X11/XF86Config.backup'
New X configuration file written to '/etc/X11/XF86Config'

Normally the configuration file will be written to /etc/X11/xorg.conf. Why is my case different?

Pilot6
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XFree86 uses a configuration file called XF86Config for its initial setup. This configuration file is searched for in the following places when the server is started as a normal user:

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/etc/X11/$XF86CONFIG
/usr/X11R6/etc/X11/$XF86CONFIG
/etc/X11/XF86Config-4
/etc/X11/XF86Config
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Tim
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  • can u explain in more details?? – Sam Jun 04 '15 at 16:39
  • @SamTew it's just another way for it to store the configuration. – Tim Jun 04 '15 at 16:39
  • So it is doesn't matter whether is /etc/X11/XF86Config or /etc/X11/xorg.conf? It still working the same? – Sam Jun 05 '15 at 01:39
  • @SamTew I think they do different things, but should work. You may like this answer: http://askubuntu.com/a/281685/186134 – Tim Jun 05 '15 at 08:59