Re: Help! I have deleted my "startx"-File!
"Donald R. Spoon" wrote:
>
> Andreas Maresch <andreas@aon.at> wrote:
>
> > Hi!
> >
> > Today I have made a _BIG_, thumb newbie-error: I have deleted my "startx" -file!
> > I have potato 2.2.19pre9 with kde 2.0.1, no modifications.
> > My X-server is XF86_SVGA.
> >
> > Is there a fast method to regain the deleted file?
> > Or can anybody post it for me?
> >
> > Thank you in advance
> >
> > Andreas
> >
>
> Probably the easiest way to recover from a "loss" like this is to
> re-install the package that contains the deleted file. In this case the
> file "startx" is in the package "xbase-clients". So here is what I
> would do:
>
> 1. Off the internet using apt-get:
> apt-get update
> apt-get --reinstall install xbase-clients
>
> 2. Off a Debian CDROM:
>
> Just install the xbase-clients package via dpkg or apt-get using the
> CDROM as a source per above.
>
> BTW, if you are ever looking which package a "missing" file is located
> within, you can find this out easily at Debain web site under the
> "Debian Packages" screen. It is the last search option at the bottom of
> the page.
Given that a newbie will probably use an X-based browser (even I whince
at serious use of lynx) and he's just deleted startx... ;-)
Tom
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