Re: New installation has no GUI [was: Unidentified subject!]
--- Pigeon <jah.pigeon@ukonline.co.uk> wrote:
> You haven't installed the GUI. Run tasksel (as root) and select "X
> Window System" and probably you'll want "Desktop Environment" as well.
... which is bad advice since it will instal; *both* KDE and GNOME. So,
somthing a little better is to do the following:
# apt-get install x-window-system xserver-xfree86 <insert WM here>
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