I hate Linux Graphics (Linux Hater's Blog)

I am glad (and I do know) the world goes forward. At least generally.
But I also do believe this is one of the big problems for Linux vs random 
users. It is much better now than it was just a couple of years ago.
The 'simple' standard setup with monitor, keyboard and mouse works out of 
the box in most cases now. When it comes to a bit more 'exotic' setups it 
is not so easy. One would think setting up dual monitors isn't too 
difficult. It is harder than it should be, and - in my experience - it 
needs some level of manual configuration to get it right.
That doesn't scale too well when there are about 3+ dozen Linux client 
machines (out of about 400-450) with two monitors. The machines are 
usually not identical, they have different graphics cards (few 
manufacturers, but many models) and many different monitor types and 
models.
So believe me, X that configures itself is one of my wet dreams. And I 
also believe it will get there, or nearly there in time.
But I need something in the mean while.
Command line tools, so it is possible to script things. :-)