Re: How Do I Start the Debian GUI
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On Tue, Feb 10, 2004 at 12:01:56AM -0500, Richard Blake wrote:
> In a Newbie to Debian... and for maybe... 4 hours I thought Debian
> was a text based OS.
Well, Linux is a text-based OS. XFree86 is a nice program that gives
you a pretty darn flexible windowing system which is often confused
for being a part of the OS by those damaged by Windows. Debian's base
install is compact, so X doesn't get installed if you only install the
base system.
> I recently ordered Debian for my I686 System... and I
> went through the installation.. 4 or 5 times I kinda lost count... I
> thought I was doing it wrong... and there is a great possiblity that I am.
> Im stumped at the Login part... after installation... I only used the
> bootable Disc... and yet there are 7!.. whats going? and how do I get to
> the Desktop of Debian.. what do I have to do.... PLEASE TELL ME. please
> reply promply :(
RTFM. http://debian.org/ Click on installation manual. It's all
explained there.
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.''`. Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.ca>
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`. `'` proud Debian admin and user
`- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system
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