Re: Please help

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

:)

I *could* say, "Real Men use the CLI.  Long live bash!", but I won't.

When logged in as root, did you try:
# apt-get install gnome

If you did, then when you reboot you should have a GUI login screen. 
 Until then, just type:
$ startx

(Ignore the # and $.  They are your prompt.)


On 03/03/2011 10:06 PM, Ryan Collins wrote:
> Someone for the love of GOD, help me.
> I've installedDebian 6.0(squeeze) on my dell inspiron 6000. All I
> have to show for it is a shell. I've looked all over and read
> countless entries on ways to load a gnome desktop, but nothing I try
> works for me like it has others. Im brand spanking new to Linux, but
> im beginning to at least understand how things need to be typed in
> order to make the magic happen, but it hasn't happened for me yet. I
> think I may have installed a server version, but there is a way
> around that right? What can I do to get a desktop environment
> installed through my command line?

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