Stephen Green wrote: > i'm a newby installing debian for the first time. i've been able to > install debian 3.1, however i'm unable to reach the desktop. when i > boot up i only get to the text based screen which presents me with a > prompt, ( debian login), if i use my user name and password a small > software disclaimer comes up next and under that is a second login > prompt which ends with a $. no matter what i type i get a command not > found? and a prompt again... i've tried various things, such as > startx, xstart and so forth. all to no avail.
Try "aptitude install x-window-system kde" followed by "startx". -- Kent West Technology Support /A/bilene /C/hristian /U/niversity -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
