on Fri, Jan 12, 2001 at 01:43:37PM -0800, Steve R. Hastings (steve@hastings.org) wrote:
> Hello. I am a brand-new Debian user. I have another computer running
> Mandrake with the full Helix Gnome installed. (These days it's Ximian
> Gnome but I haven't updated in a while.)
>
> I'd like to get my Debian system running the same desktop environment as
> my Mandrake computer. But my understanding is that it would be better
> to use Debian packages rather than Ximian packages.
>
> As far as I can tell I have all the Gnome stuff, including control
> center, installed. But I don't know how to get things set up the way I
> want them.
>
> 0) I am used to Sawfish. What apt-get commands can I use to get it?
$ apt-get install sawfish
> 1) How do I enable the Gnome desktop? I want the "foot" menu, the
> panel, applets, etc.
$ echo "exec gnome-session" > ~/.xinitrc
> P.S. Not a Gnome question, but my X display is in a display mode that
> refreshes at only 60Hz. I'd like to set it up to 90Hz, which my monitor
> will handle. I'm using Xfree86 4.0.2 running on top of a woody system.
> I already edited the XF86Config-4 file to tell it what ranges of
> scanning rates my monitor can handle. Not only do I not know how to set
> it the way I want it, but Ctrl+Alt+Numpad+ doesn't do anything, so I
> can't even fix it manually.
Not sure of this one, still using XF86 v3 myself. I believe dexter is
the v4 config utility. Mess with it and look at your vid modes.
Cheers.
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