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Re: Installing X on woody



On Tue, May 07, 2002 at 10:38:08AM -0500, D. Michael McFarland wrote:
> shaulka@bezeqint.net writes:
> 
> > What response do you get for
> >
> >     # apt-get -s install x-window-system
> 
> /----
> | ness:~# apt-get -s install x-window-system
> | Reading Package Lists... Done
> | Building Dependency Tree... Done
> | The following extra packages will be installed:
> |   x-window-system-core
> | The following NEW packages will be installed:
> |   x-window-system x-window-system-core
> | 0 packages upgraded, 2 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0  not upgraded.
> | Inst x-window-system-core (4.1.0-16 Debian:testing)
> | Inst x-window-system (4.1.0-16 Debian:testing)
> | Conf x-window-system-core (4.1.0-16 Debian:testing)
> | Conf x-window-system (4.1.0-16 Debian:testing)
> \----
> 
> Then the output of startx begins
> 
> /----
> | ness:/etc/X11# startx
> | 
> | X: unable to open wrapper config file /etc/X11/Xwrapper.config
> | warning: process set to nice value -1 instead of 0 as requested
> | 
> | XFree86 Version 3.3.6a / X Window System
> \----
> 
> which suggests that I have at least two problems: missing files in
> /etc/X11 and maybe parts of both versions 3 and 4 of XFree86
> installed.
> 


As far as I know version 3 and 4 can live on the same system.
Why don't you try to install the above tasks? 

    # apt-get install x-window-system

(this time without the simulation flag, -s)
?


> I'm starting to feel pretty sheepish about asking for help in the
> first place.  But thanks to all who've offered advice, I have a better
> idea what I need to educate myself about.
> 
> Michael

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    Shaul Karl
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