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Re: xwindows



On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 07:43:52PM -0500, Bob Wheate wrote:
> i got it working late last nite,im new to debian and the install was
> different from other flavors,how ever once i got it working i enjoy "woody"
> a lot,i'm led to believe that the kernel is 2.2.x,is that correct ?,any way
> thanks for the reply,my internet access is limited.
> 

Running "uname -a" will identify which kernel is being used. Alternative, 
check contents of /var/log/dmesg or /var/log/messages for boot messages. 

2.4.x kernel images are also available. To get a list: 

# apt-get update
# apt-cache showpkg kernel-image

> bob w.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bas Zoetekouw [mailto:bas@debian.org]
> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 9:32 AM
> To: Bob Wheate
> Cc: 'debian-project@lists.debian.org'; debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: xwindows
> 
> 
> Hi Bob!
> 
> You wrote:
> 
> > i successfully installed debian,how do you start xwindows ?
> 
> Normally, X is started with the command "startx". Alternatively, you can
> install a so-called display manager (like wdm or kdm), which will start
> X and present you with a nice login window.
> 
> BTW: this list (debian-project) is meant for (non-technical) discussions
> about the Debian project.  You should direct your user questions to the
> debian-user mailing list (http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/)
> 
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-- 
Jerome

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