Linux Debian GUI

Post by **ayu** » 15 Mar 2007, 04:20

I just installed Linux on one of my boxes, and it started in a "DOS like" enviorment. Told me to login and such, i loged in but i can't enter the GUI =| .... how do i enter GUI? =P

Post by **bad_brain** » 15 Mar 2007, 04:56

assuming you have the GUI desktop installed:
simply enter

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startx

Post by **ayu** » 15 Mar 2007, 07:12

bad_brain wrote:assuming you have the GUI desktop installed:
simply enter
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startx

And if i don't have it installed? x)

Post by **bad_brain** » 15 Mar 2007, 07:41

to install the Gnome desktop use the apt package manager:

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apt-get install gnome

you either have to insert the DVD then or it loads the packages from the debian repositories (depends on the sources listed in sources.list), so make sure you're online.
after install it should either directly boot into the Gnome desktop or you will have to use startx (make sure you're logged in as root user).

Post by **ayu** » 15 Mar 2007, 10:06

Thanks!

ilnux · Post by **ilnux** » 16 Mar 2007, 11:48

bad_brain wrote:to install the Gnome desktop use the apt package manager:
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apt-get install gnome
you either have to insert the DVD then or it loads the packages from the debian repositories (depends on the sources listed in sources.list), so make sure you're online.
after install it should either directly boot into the Gnome desktop or you will have to use startx (make sure you're logged in as root user).

Good call bad_brain but Linus Torvalds would have told him to "apt-get install kde" lol

Post by **bad_brain** » 16 Mar 2007, 12:40

hehe...most likely..

but to be honest I don't really like KDE, it uses more resources than Gnome which is especially important when using old hardware. but well, the best desktop is no desktop...shell-power! $\:D/$