Re: An issue with the Debian installer
On Sat, 26 Sep 2015 11:47:35 +0000 (UTC)
Curt <curty@free.fr> wrote:
>On 2015-09-26, Curt <curty@free.fr> wrote:
>> On 2015-09-25, Brad Rogers <brad@fineby.me.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:07:34 +0200
>>> Zack <emailme2015@gmx.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello Zack,
>>>
>>>>I do not understand why the installer do not install the desktop
>>>>environment (GNOME).
>>>
>>> Because you didn't tell it to.
>>>
>>
>> He appears to have the startx command (he's as short on specifics as he
>> is long on complaints), so normally when issuing that command at the
>> console without any GUI environments or window managers installed
>> whatsover should get him a terminal emulator in a window with a big
>> black X for a mouse cursor (if memory serves, maybe I'm all wet).
>
>Or maybe I'm thinking of xinit?
>
>Would you have startx at all if you installed no kind of GUI whatsoever.
Considering startx is designed to start the xorg server, without a
graphic desktop, there is no need for it.
>
>The answer to these questions and more in the next installment.
>
>> He says the system reboots. That's not normal; something's going haywire
>> somewhere.
>>
>>
>
>
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