On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 11:35 AM, Charles Curley < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I can do a "command line system" install from the xubuntu alternate > CD. So far, so good. I'd like to install emacs with just enough of X > and GTK so I can run it over SSH in its own window. I do not require X > to work on the target machine (it runs headless). > > If I install twm and xorg, that goes fine. If I then install emacs22, > the process removes a bunch of stuff, and I have to re-install twm and > xorg to get emacs to run over SSH. So I'm missing some magical > incantation or special package to install; what am I missing? > > Charles, Its likely that most distributions require some sort of GUI components to run emacs on the box as its default to run it that way. Because of this, my recommendation would be to build it from source, or, in some cases, get the source package and rebuild it without requiring the GUI components. Cheers, Clint /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
