On Wednesday 05 April 2006 10:59, Fred wrote: > I am a very new newbie. I am pretty versed with windows OS, but I am > looking to learn linux. > > I installed debian, the install went fine, but I can not get into the > x-windows. I am still stuck in the DOS portion. There is no DOS portion in Linux. > I am not understanding the boot process. The system boots, go through it's > thing, I logged in using my log in name and password. It tells me I > successfully logged in but I am still like at a DOS prompt with the $ > symbol X-windows dose not start. I cant get past this portion to start to > play with the Debian OS. > > What is : $ That's a bash prompt, not a DOS prompt. That would be the character it uses to indicate you're logged in as a normal user (it would be # if you were superuser). If you were expecting X (aka X Window System, never X Windows) running KDE, then you'll want to type su at that prompt, type in your root password when it says Password: and then type apt-get install x-window-system kde at the # prompt. -- Paul Johnson Email and IM (XMPP & Google Talk): baloo@ursine.ca Jabber: Because it's time to move forward http://ursine.ca/Ursine:Jabber
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