Re: what is "standard" installation?
Hi John,
thank you for pointing me a start point for x-windows. But do I need to
install first a lot of non-X related stuffs before this x-start point?
If yes, what are they?
thank you.
Ben
On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, John Stevenson wrote:
> A quick place to start is by selecting the 'xbase-client' and then you should
> get a list of dependancies. This will install most of the stuff you need for a
> basic X install. Just make sure you get the right 'xserver-??' packages, you
> should probably get the 'xserver-svga' and/or 'xserver-vga'.
>
> You should also select a window manager. Blackbox or sawmill seem to be light
> but modern, enlightenment is very nice but much larger...
>
> Hope this helps..
> Johnny.
>
>
> "Benjamin F. Zhou" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I installed Debian's base on my gold old P75 notebook. But got lost in
> > determine which packages constitute a "standard" installation as
> > mentioned in the "Guide", which are necessary before installing xfree86.
> >
> > there are so many of them, can any insider give me some hints what to
> > take? My harddrive could explode if I have to install all of them.
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Ben
> >
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