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Re: Debian sarge base + xfce4 desktop



On Sat, Apr 02, 2005 at 01:22:52PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote:
> On (02/04/05 13:08), Simon Huggins wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 01, 2005 at 11:42:36PM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote:
> > > On (01/04/05 14:18), rds wrote:
> > > > Have installed Debian sarge base and would like to install xfce4
> > > > desktop. I'm wondering what other packages I would need to install
> > > > besides xfce4 to get it working: Is it x-window-system or
> > > > x-window-system-core or xserver-xfree86 and/or something else?
> > > Install xdm, x-window-system-core and xfce.  If you want 4.2, there is
> > > a sarge version at http://www.os-works.com/view/debian/
> > Beurk well I wouldn't install xdm but that might just be me with my
> > startx cravings.
> > Also 4.2 is in experimental and we'd appreciate testing of it.
> Is it also available for amd64 'cos I'm using the version provided by
> Andreas Weber .... from www.os-works.com/view/debian/:
>  Andreas Weber provides ready-to-install Debian/amd64 versions of our
>  Debian packages. Just add the lines

Are these the os-works packages recompiled or the ones from experimental
though?

The os-works ones aren't really just xfce they are used for the XFLD
live CD thing and have other customisations etc.

It's a shame os-works feels the need to duplicate our work but hey.

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