Yes but who didn't know this yet? Even as a total Debian and more or less Linux noob last year I found this out the second time round. C'mon mate, it's not that hard to guess what went wrong if you end up without a DE.
Plus I think this is the same in Slackware / Vectorlinux if remembering correctly. If I'm sounding a bit dismissive here, sorry, but respect to your dedication and stamina to try "the best part of a month" just to run this fine distro. Have fun with it now. BTW which DE(s) did you choose? Kind Regards, B.Hoffmann Linux User #398054 -Zenwalk- -Ubuntu- -Debian (Sarge)- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]