Re: [desktop][netinst]How can i choose a kde as a default?
On Thu, 2006-05-18 at 08:26 -0700, Rodney D. Myers wrote:
> On Thu, 18 May 2006 09:56:53 -0500
> "Lukasz Szybalski" <szybalski@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 5/18/06, Jon Dowland <lists@alcopop.org> wrote:
> > > At 1147906776 past the epoch, Lukasz Szybalski wrote:
> > > > 2. I would like to skip this process and from installation
> > > > menu when selecting [desktop] I would like to choose a kde
> > > > as a default windowing system. Who should i contact to
> > > > make this change happen?
> > >
> > > The desktop task offered to you in the debian-installer
> > > process installs both GNOME and KDE, but GNOME is chosen as
> > > the default environment.
> > >
> > > If you do not select the desktop task, but instead go for
> > > manual package selection, you can install the kde package
> > > independently.
> > >
> > > Note that there might be other components pulled in by the
> > > desktop task that are not depended on by the kde package
> > > (e.g. xserver-xfree86).
> > >
> >
> > I deselected the desktop. Installed the rest. Then apt-get install
> > kde. When all was done. startx gave an error.
> > Will manual selection of packages at install time produce same results
> > as apt-get install kde?
> >
> > If so that will give me an error therefore it might or might not be a
> > use to me. Are there any other options?
> >
> > lukasz
>
> Do you have "x-window-system-core installed?
yes that was it.
Would anybody know why kde is not a choice in installation menu?
>
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