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What's my Xorg version?

Hi,
i am trying to install the proprietary ATI drivers,and i noticed that the package i downloaded fits X.Org 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, or 7.4.

Now...how can i know my version?
I tried with Xorg -version which gives the output

Code:

X.Org X Server 1.4.2

Release Date: 11 June 2008

X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0

Build Operating System: Slackware 12.1 Slackware Linux Project

Current Operating System: Linux (none) 2.6.27.7-smp #2 SMP Thu Nov 20 22:32:43 CST 2008 i686

Build Date: 30 June 2008  11:35:29PM

 

        Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.x.org

        to make sure that you have the latest version.

Module Loader present

On the internet i found out the xdpyinfo | grep version command,which gives

Code:

version number:    11.0

X.Org version: 1.4.2

Now....what number is that 1.4.2 in relation to the 6.7 to 7.4 they mean in the ati package?

Xorg -version

is what your looking for.

Try typing

Code:

aptitude show xserver-xorg-video-all

(or whatever package manager you use. You don't say what distro you're using. You'll get output like this:

Code:

Package: xserver-xorg-video-all

State: installed

Automatically installed: no

Version: 1:7.3+10

Priority: optional

Section: x11

As you see I have version 7.3 installed.
This corresponds to X.Org version: 1.3.0 so you've probably got something like 7.4 installed. You should be fine for the ATI drivers. Go for it.
cheers,
jdk