Re: Installing XFree86
NP, glad to help.
I havn't used Gnome for a long time however I can point you to the right
place.
http://packages.debian.org
Just do a search for gnome and you will get a list of all of the gnome
packages a well as any other official package.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Purser" <jmpurser2@home.com>
To: "'Ken Mead'" <heynow@cmsystems.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 1:48 PM
Subject: RE: Installing XFree86
> Many thanks! It was pretty easy thanks you your instructions.
>
> Two new questions. I want to install Gnome as the window manager (I think
> that terminology is right) and KDE for the libraries. Again, there are
> several packages that might be the right one. Do you know which one to
> install and more importantly where do I go to find this stuff out without
> yelling to the list?
>
> Thanks again,
>
> John Purser
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ken Mead [mailto:heynow@cmsystems.org]
> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 10:32
> To: jmpurser2@home.com
> Subject: Re: Installing XFree86
>
>
> It's pretty easy actually!
>
> IIRC, there are two packages, (x-window-system-core & xserver-xfree86)
other
> than deciding which Window Manager you will be running...
>
> Just run:
>
> apt-get install x-window-system-core xserver-xfree86
>
> The packages will essentially set themselves up after a few configuration
> questions you have to answer.
>
> Then just install the WM packages of you choice.
>
> KM
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Purser" <jmpurser2@home.com>
> To: "Debian-User (E-mail)" <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 12:24 PM
> Subject: Installing XFree86
>
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I've got a basic Debian Woody installation on a Pentium III 550 with 196
> > megs of ram. I'd like to install the X windowing system. I've looked
> over
> > the packages available with names like x-window-system and
> > x-window-system-core, and xfree86-common and I have no idea where to
> start.
> > None of it seems to match the documentation from www.xfree86.org and I
> > haven't found Debian specific installation/configuration instructions.
> >
> > Would someone either post a summary of the steps involved or point me to
a
> > HOW-TO that shows how to install this the debian way?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John Purser
> >
> >
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