On Sun, 22 Jul 2001 19:27:10 -0400 Glen Snyder <snyderg@frontiernet.net> wrote: > I recently added a usb-mouse to a Linux box and decided to do a clean > reinstall with an unofficial woody image, and an upgrade to the 2.4.6 > kernel. (This turned out to be much more difficult than just doing a > dist-upgrade to testing from potato that I had done on another > computer). Anyway, the mouse works great and XFree86 appears to be > configured correctly (I think..). The gdm menu pops up fine, but if I > try to open gnome the screen goes black and then returns to the login > menu (gdm). I am only using debian sources (not Ximian, Progeny, or > the others), and seem to be missing something. I did an apt-get install > of gnome-core, gnome-control-center, gnome-admin, and sawmill-gnome > I tried with xdm as well...the screen also goes black on login. Any > hints on where to proceed? > Thanks, > Glen > Ah yes, That one bit me too. It seems that installing those packages don't install everything that is needed for a full Gnome desktop. 2 solutions: go over the recommends: dependencies manually or use dselect. I believe I read here that the package task-gnome-desktop has been phased out, but you might consider trying that too. Mart -- Baby even the losers get lucky sometimes Even the losers keep a little bit of pride Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Even The Losers
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