On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 05:48:21PM -0500, Fred Little wrote: > In late July I used several floppies ( rescue, root, drivers) to get > started with Debian and downloaded the rest on-line. I've learned > quite a bit in the two months since then but have a long way to go > yet, not having a background in unix/linux before this. > > I see the terms "potato" , "woody", etc. used on this list and it > makes me wonder. Did I download one of these ? What release did I > download. How do I find out? The kernel, I believe, is 2.2.20.
The file /etc/debian_version contains the version number of the release you're running. 2.2 is codenamed potato, 3.0 woody. > Need to experiment with various desktops. Is there a way to install > several and quickly switch from one to another? You can install as many as you like with the usual package management tools. You can then switch between them either by switching the x-window-manager and x-session-manager alternatives around (use 'update-alternatives --config x-window-manager', etc.), or with the more traditional Unix method of writing an .xsession file, which is just a shell script that launches whatever desktop environment, window manager, or other applications you want. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
