Re: Wanting to use a gui with Debian.

[Ibrahim Mubarak <ibmub80@yahoo.com>]

This message was sent only to me by mistake, so I am forwarding.

--- Upayavira <uv1@odoko.co.uk> wrote:

> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 16:41:15 +0000
> From: Upayavira <uv1@odoko.co.uk>
> To: Ibrahim Mubarak <ibmub80@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: Wanting to use a gui with Debian.
> 
> Ibrahim Mubarak wrote:
> 
> >--- "Patrick J. Farhar" <pfarhar@wcrtc.net> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I have installed Debian and want to use a gui to install other packages 
> >>such as Squid.  My purpose is use the server for caching web pages.  I 
> >>am NEW to linux and do not know how to make Debian give me a gui 
> >>interface at boot.  Can someone please help?  Thanks in advance for any 
> >>help provided.
> >>
> >
> >You will need two things:
> >1. Desktop environment (KDE, GNOME, etc.)
> >just do "apt-get kde" and/or "apt-get gnome"
> >
> >2. a display manager so that the gui is started at boot (gdm, kdm, xdm, etc.)
> >just do "apt-get gdm" or etc.
> >
> >This should be enough to get you started. However, the Desktop Environment is based on X11 or
> the
> >X windows system. So (and I think that apt takes care of this) you'll need to also install
> >x-window-system package.
> >
> And, if you are planning to be using this machine remotely, then skip 
> the kdm or gdm display manager, and download apt-get install vnc4server. 
> Then you can connect to the Debian box from another machine on the 
> network (e.g. a windows box) using VNC. This will _vastly_ simplify the 
> installation of X windows, as you won't need to worry about configuring 
> monitors, mice, etc.
> 
> Regards, Upayavira
> 
> 



		
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