Ment to send this to the list. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Chris Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Jul 12, 2005 11:54 AM Subject: Re: New to debian To: Johan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On 7/12/05, Johan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I am absolutely new to debian but not to linux. (Mandrake, Suse, > Ubuntu) the easy ones? > > I have debian "sarge" 14 cd's. > > While installing I almost thought that I was installing ubuntu up to a > point. > All cd's is registered in apt-get (2 to 14). > > That point is this installation only go as far as the command line. > > Does not even have startx. > > Usually I end up with a graphical interface. > > Obviously this time not. Ok, I did some surfing but the documentation > tells me to do what actually has already being done by the installer. > > Please I would like to get further than the command line. > > Kindly how to proceed? > Did you select Desktop System while installing? If not you'll need to install X, and your WM of choice (KDE, gnome, etc.). If you get all that installed, and your X configuration is just off, you can boot with a Knoppix CD and copy the XF86Config-4 from that. That usually works for me. -- Chris Martin Web Developer Open Source & Web Standards Advocate http://www.chriscodes.com/
