> First, make sure you've installed the X Window system and appropriate X > server (I /believe/ that doing an 'apt-get install x-window-system' will
you might also need to apt-get install xserver-xfree86. oh wait, scratch that, you are using debian 2.2, so you might need to install an xserver specific to your graphics card. Try "apt-cache search xserver-". If that stumps you, try "apt-get install xserver-svga" I believe. > do this for you). Next, you'll need to install a desktop environment -- > since you're new to this, I'd suggest either KDE or GNOME (do an > 'apt-cache search ^kde' or 'apt-cache search ^gnome' to get a list of > packages). Then, once these are installed, choose to either have debian > boot into the command-line, or to have it boot into a session manager > such as gdm, xdm, or kdm. If you do the former, you will /always/ boot > into a desktop environment; if you do the latter, you'll need to type > 'startx' from the command line to start your desktop environment. while it is perfectly clear to the initiated what he meant by that, what he actually meant to say was that the former needs startx, and the later will start the desktop automatically. -jason -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
