Wahyu, > From: "wahyu indrianto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 13:16:26 JAVT > > Dear all, > I'm begineer for using debian, it's first time for me to innstall. > but I have problem for using. After I'm finised my installation the > software cannot be use. I try to call XF86Setup they couldn't work. > Please tell me what's wrong.
Debian, admittedly, is one of the most primitive Linux installations I've ever used. Among the problems are the fact that no matter what you tell it during installation about your intended configuration, it sets everything up not to work. You'll find the same problem with ppp which is most likely set up to deny all access and printing which is most likely not set up at all. You have to read each of the HOWTO's and manually configure each thing. This can sometimes be difficult because different flavors of Linux make subtle changes to the base so some of the HOWTO's don't apply any more (Caldera and yp fer instance). Since I still haven't managed to fully configure my Debian system, all I know is that the HOWTO isn't always enough. I grabbed my XF86Config from Slackware Linux and it worked OK. I'll be glad to send you a copy of it as a start. If this becomes too frustrating, install Slackware or Caldera Linux. They have some problems too, but after installation, they're configured to work. Julian
