Re: how to install X
Hello
mehdi (<mehdi@lavasani.co.uk>) wrote:
> I was given an official set of debian linux as a present!
>
> I 've installed the basic operating system ( only using disk one out
> of 7 disks). At the time of installation it didn't ask me to insert
> disk2 or disk3 ... . The basic system has no graphical interface at
> all. I mount the cdrom and check some of the disk, but I can't find
> the the Xwindow stuff or gnome or kde. How can I install all this ( I
> know I can download the RPM and install them.
Actually Debian doesn't use RPMs. It uses debs.
> But I thought it might be already in one of these disks).
Of course it is. Use
apt-get install x-window-system-core
to install the basic graphic environment. Run
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
to reconfigure it later. To install KDE, use
apt-get install kde
The package management will automatically ask you for the CDs it needs.
If you have more questions, please take a look at the installation
manual on <http://debian.org/doc/> first.
best regards
Andreas Janssen
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