Re: Fresh install w/o xfree
hello
there is xf86config or you can re-run the debconf system
using:
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
also garnome is 2.1 ... i found it is pretty cool. (well i prefer
windowmaker but if you're into gnome its great!)
cheers
matthew
On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 22:28:49 -0800
Ashifi <gogoa@whitman.edu> wrote:
> Cool! I'm using garnome to build gnome 2... I didn't even know I could
> do it via apt-get. If garnome doesn't work, I'd just use apt then.
>
> I have another question though: how do I get an equivalent of
> Xconfigurator in debian? I've tried debconf and even though I've
> installed it, I'm told "command not found" I just want to reconfigure
> my Xserver because of this problem: If I start an X session and then
> switch to another screen (CTRL + ALT + COMMAND/APPLE + F2) all the
> screens look miserably dim. I don't know what's wrong, but please help
> me fix this. (is the solution editing XF86Config-4?)
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ashifi
>
> http://www.ashifigogo.info
>
>
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> > Resent-From: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
> > From: Sven Luther <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr>
> > Date: Wed Nov 20, 2002 10:14:39 PM US/Pacific
> > To: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Re: Fresh install w/o xfree
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 06:05:01PM -0700, Chris Tillman wrote:
> >> On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 02:12:02PM -0800, Ashifi wrote:
> >>> Hi all,
> >>> I just installed debian woody with the minimal CD and I'd like to
> >>> add a
> >>> graphical front end, but I can't find one. Could you please help
> >me>> install an x server and Gnome2 ?
> >>>
> >>>
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> >> tasksel
> >
> > You would need to upgrade to testing/unstable, or at least download
> > gnome2 from there.
> >
> > You could try :
> >
> > apt-get -t unstable install gnome
> >
> > Which should pull in the unstable version of gnome (which is
> > gnome2).
> >
> > There are sopme problems with bonobo-activation though, so you
> > should downgrade these ones or wait a few days for a fixed version.
> >
> > Friendly,
> >
> > Sven Luther
> >
> >
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