X-Triumph! What now?

[Midgley John <John.Midgley@enorfolk-ha.anglox.nhs.uk>]

A thousand thanks to those who replied to my PS/2 mouse problem. After
following their advice (and only reinstalling a further two times), I
now have a system that responds when I 'startx'. Only thing is, I just
see a window that I can type commands in - not a huge advance on what I
had before!

Obviously I need to be hitting the FTP for more stuff; but what? I guess
there must be graphically-oriented programs that enable me to do
Linux-type things. Where should I start?

Many thanks.

John Midgley