Re: Installing a MINIMAL Mate Desktop How?
On 2016-09-11, Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
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> "apt-get install mate-desktop-environment-core" does not install
> marco, xorg, xterm, nor lightdm. My brute force diagnostic
> procedure was to install each of them in the order listed with a
> reboot in between to see if everything worked. It did not. After
> installing each of the 1st three I was left at the command line.
> After installing lightdm I was presented with a blank screen.
Well installing xorg without a display manager (lightdm in your case)
would take you to the console, from where you'd have to issue a "startx"
to get into the graphical environment I do believe. Rebooting each time
seems like a waste of time, unless you can explain what magical spell
that is supposed to cast upon the whole affair.
After installing lightdm you get a blank screen, so you're making
progress (perhaps a graphic card/driver issue lurking in there
somewhere).
> As I have minimal bandwidth available I am installing from
> purchased DVD's - currently version 8.0.0 . After the point
> release later this month I will obtain the latest.
>
> Has anyone successfully done such a minimal install as I am
> attempting?
> TIA
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