Debian Stretch on iMac 2013
Hi everyone, I've been using Debian since very early on, so I'm hoping this works, but does anyone know if Debian Stretch will run well on a 2013 21 inch iMac? I've had Linux Mint 9 on it before, but I'm definitely loyal to Debian. The things that I know work are the WiFi, if I install firmware-b43-installer, but the question for me is, can I get bluetooth working? I use a knock-off bluetooth Apple keyboard as my main keyboard. I have access to a wired keyboard, but it belongs to another family member so I don't have total access to using it. So I really need bluetooth to work. This Mac was a gift from a friend for my work, and even though I'm currently running macOS High Sierra I would really like to use Debian. Any words of wisdom on the bluetooth? J -- ><>+Josh H+<>< e-Mail: j.h...@protonmail.com IRC (Freenode): jehorn Sent with [ProtonMail](https://protonmail.com) Secure Email.
Re: changing the desktop environment
‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐ On 6 September 2018 11:20 AM, Patrick Bartek wrote: > On Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:53:19 +0100 > mick crane mick.cr...@gmail.com wrote: > > > hello, > > It is a long time since I fiddled with the display. > > is buster. > > there are the names > > display manager which is lightdm > > desktop environment which is mate > > and window manager which I think is part of mate > > If I want to change desktop environment do I need a window manager ? > > I'm not seeing anything looks like a window manager in output > > of "ps ax" > > How do I change desktop environment ? > > Is it > > "update-alternatives --config x-window-manager" > > just asking because I don't want to bugger it up > > To change desktop environment, you must install another one. Seems you > only have Mate installed. Do a search for "Installing Debian Desktop" > for the details. > > B There are several desktops to install, KDE - GNOME, XFCE as well as many other just "window managers". For example to install XFCE: sudo apt-get install xfce4 xfce4-goodies, for GNOME: sudo apt-get install task-gnome-desktop, or for any one of the window managers. sudo apt-get install twm or sudo apt-get install blackbox etc. Josh
