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tommyk
Asked: 2011-02-16 11:56:23 +0800 CST

Where is Xserver log file located?

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My Ubuntu 10.10 sometimes totally freezes. I suppose that it is somehow related to my graphic card and would like to check Xserver log. Where is this file located ?

xorg

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  1. Best Answer

    Where most of log files located: /var/log/

    Log filename: Xorg.0.log Xorg.1.log etc...

    Update:

    You can check out the log files:

    Click on

    System menu > Choose Administration > System Log

    or

    Applications > System Tool > Log File Viewer

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  2. /var/log/ as mentioned, or ~/.local/share/xorg/:

    If a problem occurs, view the log stored in either /var/log/ or, for the rootless X default since v1.16, in ~/.local/share/xorg/.

    - ArchWiki

    Note that ~ is a home directory of an user who starts xserver. This user could be gdm3 for example and in such case you will find logs at /var/lib/gdm3/.local/share/xorg.

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