install screen resolution too low - how to adjust?

[Jon Dowd at Computer Drop Off]

Awesome! Glad the tried and true 'dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg' worked 
for you : - )
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David J Iannucci wrote:
>> simply add the resolution you want to use as the highest one....works
>> for me...YMMV
> 
> Thanks to all who responded on this.  I successfully used
> dpkg-reconfigure to do the job (although I had to do it twice to
> get it to stick).
> 
> Actually I first tried the way David suggested, just editing xorg.conf
> by hand, but my changes weren't preserved.  I found that X overwrote
> them next time I logged in.  Not sure why it would work for you but
> not me....
> 
> Dave
>