On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 09:15:05PM +0300, Micha Feigin wrote:
>On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 08:47:07 +0100
>Magnus Therning <magnus@therning.org> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 05:57:41AM +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
>> >On Wed, Apr 26, 2006 at 10:46:52PM -0400, Terry wrote:
>> >> I just loaded my first Linux machine. It laoded well and I am able to log on with no
>> >> problem. My question is how do I get the GUI up after I log on? All I get is the
>> >> prompt.
>> >>
>> >> Terry
>> >>
>> >As root,
>> >
>> >apt-get install x-window-system kde kdm
>>
>> I simply have to answer this.
>>
>> The command line above is clearly not right, it should of course say:
>>
>> apt-get install x-window-system gnome gdm
>>
>
>or for the more hardcore people/weaker machines/those who like a responsive
>window manager that can look as good if not better then the former two
>
>aptitude install x-window-system fvwm wdm
>or
>aptitude install x-window-system wmaker wdm
>or for the really really hard core
>aptitude install x-window-system ratpoison wdm
>
>;-)
Just thought I'd point out that ratpoison _can't_ look better than
anything else out there, simply because it doesn't "look" at all! :-)
/M
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