-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wednesday 14 May 2003 17:15, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Just installed debian and KDE, first experience with Linux. Had video > problem using KDE, though (only 640x400), and started over with a new > motherboard.
you choose the hard way using debian as the first distribution - but you will shurely learn a lot by using debian. > Question: smartx allows easy installation of new packages. Can I use sorry never heard about smartx - use the distributions packaging system to install software - apt-get is your friend > wmaker Window Manager for one user, and KDE for another user? Yes of course, just install WindowMaker or whatever and select it in the KDM login screen. > Would I want to do that? can't tell. if you have fun configuring two desktops instead of one :-) i personally just use another WM (blackbox in my case) when i need to login as root - but normaly kdesu <appname> workes good enought to avoiud root logins. >How would I install packages using KDE? kpackage - has pretty good support for dpkg/apt-get > Sorry for dumb questions, but can't find answers browsing, and no one to > ask. can't believe that you didn't find anything ;-) quick google: "installing packages kde" http://docs.kde.org/en/3.1/kdeadmin/kpackage/installing-packages.html http://www.kde.org/documentation/userguide/installing-debian.html ... greetings, chris BTW: Pleas DO NOT send HTML mails to mailinglists - use plaintext -> less data - - same information it's the best feature of kmail being not able to send html mails :-) - -- Windows is a 32 bit shell for a 16 bit extension to an 8 bit Operating System designed for a 4 bit microchip by a 2 bit company which can't stand one bit of competition. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+w/BsAgmexFOwd6YRAjx/AJ9CspjHft/qzAQHnmtbrEDBag8yRwCfR7Aq e8LwQoSbGLZ3DELxq10NWzk= =TnM+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
