Re: Debian...
On Sat, 16 May 1998, Phillip Neumann wrote:
You need to install the debian pacakges of xbase, xfntbase, xfnt75, and a
xserver, from the debian ftp site ftp.debian.org you need to match the
xserver, with your card type, for instance, the xserver-s3 is for the s3
based video cards, and the xserver-s3v is for s3 virge chips. You will
also need to install a window manager. Window Mangaers (wm) define how
your windows "look, and feel" there is a win95 look alike called fvwm95,
as well, as a myriad of others, I use icewm, which looks like Os2 warp. to
look at a comparison of the window managers look at www.plig.org
> Hi
>
> Im Phillip Neumann and a new user of (debian) Linux too. I find this
> system MUCH more interesting that Microsoft
> dos or win95. But i have many programs in Win95 that i use every day, so
> now i have 2 OP in my computer. They
> both work perfectly well (thank to linux [lilo]). I´m doing linux about
> 2 or 3 days, and now im a little boried, because
> I´ve only the rescue, driver and base diskettes. So i cant do
> interesting thinks with linux. The first interesing thing i
> wanna do, is "changing" my shell to a graphic one. I heared about
> Xfree86, so i download it and try to install it
> (Xfree86 3.3.2). I read the installing readme files but i cant install
> it !!! (yesterday i finish tring at 6:00 am!!!). At this
> moment I´ve done the following things:
> 1) Download files (11)
> 2) Copy them to /var/tmp
> 3) at /usr/X11R6 i put:"sh /var/tmp/preinst.sh" (it sais: file: command
> not found. You appear to have an a.out system. a.out binaries are not
> available
> for this release)
> 4) ungzip files ==> gzip -d < /var/tmp/x332XXXX.tgz | tar vxf -
> 5) running postinstall = > sh /var/tmp/postinst.sh (it do some question,
> i rerspond all yes) [last thing is: running ldconfig and
> then prompt]
> 6) put /usr/X11R6 in my path (editing /etc/profile)
> 7) adding /usr/X11R6 to /etc/ls.so.conf
> 8) putting /sbin/lsconfig as root [prompt inmidiatly]
>
>
> Im desperade trying to use graphics in Linux. I know the difference
> between dos and linux bourn shell. Now i want to
> compare windows 95 with X Windows.
>
> Sorry for my enlish and Thanks
> filsin@hotmail.com
>
> PD: please send me anything to my hotmail email, the other isnt
> working...
>
>
>
>
> ______________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
>
>
> --
> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org
> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Particle man, Particle man
Doing the things a Particle can
Whats he like? Its not important
Particle man is he a dot, or is he a speck
When He's underwater does he get wet, or does the water get him instead?
-Particle Man, by They Might Be Giants.
-K
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org
Reply to: