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Re: no window manager, no x-terminal, after installing task-gnome



>>>>> "Branden" == Branden Robinson <branden@ecn.purdue.edu> writes:

    Branden> On Fri, Mar 03, 2000 at 11:23:30PM -0800, Karl M. Hegbloom wrote:
    >> >>>>> "Eric" == Eric Hanchrow <offby1@blarg.net> writes:
    >> 
    Eric> It took me a few minutes to realize that I was running twm
    Eric> (I clicked the left mouse-button, and lo, the twm menu came
    Eric> up) but alas: there's no way for me to start processes!
    Eric> Since there's no xterm, I can't type at a command line, and
    Eric> the twm menu has no way to start a process.

    Branden> twm uses the Debian menu system.  From the twm main menu
    Branden> (left mouse button on the root window), try
    Branden> "Debian->Xshells" and then whichever installed terminal
    Branden> emulator you want.

That doesn't work -- the menu lists only 

        Iconify
        Resize
        Move
        Raise
        Lower

        Focus
        Unfocus
        Show Iconmgr
        Hide Iconmgr

        Kill
        Delete

        Restart
        Exit


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