X Windows...
Hi,
Why is Debian a two, or three, day project when others
instal and boot in minutes?
It seems that X windows has given a bad name to Linux
for long enough. Of course Debian can direct their
attention to the experts if they want; but confronted
with the amount of research a beginner must do, he
will just go back to winXP.
It is hard to imagine that the computer elite have so
little interest in promoting Linux that they don't see
the reason that Linux has not kicked Bill Gates out.
Read the attached - at least the last lines.
Dick.
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Title: The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ
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The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ
For a conclusion of the comments added to this faq, skip to the very bottom.
Abstract:
This document answers questions frequently asked about Debian GNU/Linux.
The question I ask, most frequently, is "How do I get X windows?"
Copyright Notice
Copyright may be important, but How do I get X windows?
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Contents
- 1 Definitions and overview
- 2 Getting and installing Debian GNU/Linux
Ah. Finally I'll be told how to get X windows started! ! !
- 3 Compatibility issues
The title of Ch3 shows little promise. How do I boot to a destop gui?
- 4 Software available in the Debian system
- 5 The Debian FTP archives
I doubt it is here.
Well, it looks like there is no help until Ch10.
I'm glad I have another OS to read it.
- 6 Basics of the Debian package management system
- 6.1 What is a Debian package?
- 6.2 What is the format of a Debian binary package?
- 6.3 Why are Debian package file names so long?
- 6.4 What is a Debian control file?
- 6.5 What is a Debian conffile?
- 6.6 What is a Debian preinst, postinst, prerm, and postrm script?
- 6.7 What is an Essential Required, Important, Standard, Optional, or Extra package?
- 6.8 What is a Virtual Package?
- 6.9 What is meant by saying that a package Depends, Recommends, Suggests, Conflicts, Replaces or Provides another package?
- 6.10 What is meant by Pre-Depends?
- 6.11 What is meant by unknown, install, remove purge and hold in the package status?
- 6.12 How do I put a package on hold?
- 6.13 How do I install a source package?
- 6.14 How do I build binary packages from a source package?
- 6.15 How do I create Debian packages myself?
- 7 The Debian package management tools
- 8 Keeping your Debian system up-to-date
- 9 Debian and the kernel
- 10 Customizing your installation of Debian GNU/Linux
- 11 Getting support for Debian GNU/Linux
- 12 Contributing to the Debian Project
- 13 Redistributing Debian GNU/Linux in a commercial product
- 14 Changes expected in the next major release of Debian
- 15 General information about the FAQ
Debian may be GREAT for experts.
How do I boot Debian to an X Windows desktop gui?
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The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ
version 3.1.3, 25 April 2006
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