Before you issue 'startx'.. You should run XF86Config (slackware).. 
xconfigurator (redhat/mandrake?)... or XFDrake (Mandrake).. anyways, you 
need to configure X before you can run it (properly).. or else you will 
probably have problems with your mouse/video/etc etc..

/Dan.

>On Thursday 10 January 2002 03:45 pm, Nick Young wrote:
> > Well it's been a long day but it looks like I've finally got Linux on my
> > machine.  Yay for me.
> >
> > But now I've got a question - I've logged on and I can see a penguin and
> > the prompt after username and password but where to from there ?
> >
> > How do I load a GNOME?
> >
>login as the user you created when you installed. You did create a user
>didn't you.?
>
>login username
>password pass
>
>then enter startx at the prompt.
>I think the default is KDE though.
>
>Gerald
>
>
>
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