Re: how to start gnome from the command line

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Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-18 Thread Michael P. Soulier
On 12/11/10 Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen said: How do I start gnome from the command line (and how configure debian to start it automatically on boot? msoul...@anton:~$ cat .xsession #!/bin/sh exec /usr/bin/gnome-session Personally I prefer this method, it allows me to more easily customize

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-13 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:45:21 -0300, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 18:01, Camaleón wrote: (...) Uh? Only that? :-? IIRC, gnome-desktop-environment and gnome-core should be also installed. If the above both packages are not installed, get them by now :-) If I

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-13 Thread Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen
OK, thanks all! Now it functions more or less , but despite saying apt-get install gnome-desktop-environment (multiple times), it still do not get installed. (But with apt-get --fix-missings install gnome-desktop-environment at least most of its dependencies got installed.) Here is what is

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-13 Thread Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
Please don't top post. On 11/13/2010 01:00 PM, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: As you can see from above, the package libgtk2-perl do not seem to exist (I have tried three mirrors, multiple times). Did you run apt-get update first? -- Eduardo M KALINOWSKI edua...@kalinowski.com.br --

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-13 Thread Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen
see below. On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 12:18, Eduardo M KALINOWSKI edua...@kalinowski.com.br wrote:  Please don't top post. On 11/13/2010 01:00 PM, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: As you can see from above, the package libgtk2-perl do not seem to exist (I have tried three mirrors, multiple

how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen
I have just installed debian squeeze from CD-rom 1 (amd64), and from the command line run sudo apt-get install gnome-desktop-environment. But on booting the computer I am still dropped to a shell, and the command startx do not work. How do I start gnome from the command line (and how configure

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Amar Cosic
, and the command startx do not work. How do I start gnome from the command line (and how configure debian to start it automatically on boot? Kjetil -- If you want a picture of the future - imagine a boot stamping on the human face - forever. George Orwell (1984) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Dirk Neumann
, and the command startx do not work. Can you give more details? How do I start gnome from the command line (and how configure debian to start it automatically on boot? Install a display-manager. Dirk. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Camaleón
do not work. startx should be fine. What error did you get? Maybe a problem with your VGA card? How do I start gnome from the command line (and how configure debian to start it automatically on boot? It should be automagically done after you installed gnome-desktop- environment :-? /etc

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen
command. Now I have also done apt-get install gdm apt-get install gnome wait a long time then, on boot gnome starts, I get a login window, do log in, but am only given a blue screen without anything!!! What to do? Kjetil How do I start gnome from the command line (and how configure debian

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:03:28 +, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 15:20, Camaleón wrote: What error did you get? Maybe a problem with your VGA card? I had done apt-get install gnome-desktop-environment then startx gives an error along the lines of :

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen
see below ... On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 16:15, Camaleón noela...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:03:28 +, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 15:20, Camaleón wrote: What error did you get? Maybe a problem with your VGA card? I had done apt-get install

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Florian Kulzer
On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 16:03:28 +, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: [...] I had done apt-get install gnome-desktop-environment then startx gives an error along the lines of : startx: unknown command. Now I have also done apt-get install gdm apt-get install gnome wait a long

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen
On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 15:14, Florian Kulzer debian-li...@florian-kulzer.eu wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 16:03:28 +, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: [...] I had done apt-get install gnome-desktop-environment then startx gives an error along the lines of : startx: unknown

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen
below ... On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 15:49, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen kjetil1...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 15:14, Florian Kulzer debian-li...@florian-kulzer.eu wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 16:03:28 +, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: [...] I had done apt-get install

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:26:57 -0300, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 15:49, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: Did you install xorg or at least xinit? This is not necessarily done did not do that! next ... kjetil Did so. The situation now is: Finally, I am

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Kevin Ross
On 11/12/2010 11:26 AM, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: below ... On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 15:49, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen kjetil1...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 15:14, Florian Kulzer debian-li...@florian-kulzer.eu wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 16:03:28 +, Kjetil

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen
see below. On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 16:37, Camaleón noela...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:26:57 -0300, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 15:49, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: Did you install xorg or at least xinit? This is not necessarily done did not

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Camaleón
On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:31:56 -0300, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 16:37, Camaleón wrote: On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:26:57 -0300, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 15:49, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: Did you install xorg or at least

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen
see below. On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 18:01, Camaleón noela...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:31:56 -0300, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 16:37, Camaleón wrote: On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:26:57 -0300, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Bob Proulx
Camaleón wrote: Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: dpkg -l | grep gnome- Here is the output: Uh? Only that? :-? IIRC, gnome-desktop-environment and gnome-core should be also installed. If the above both packages are not installed, get them by now :-) I am thinking that perhaps running

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Vi, 12 nov 10, 11:53:45, Kevin Ross wrote: The gnome environment is launched by running gnome-session. This is done for you automatically if you're using GDM. If you're using startx, then you need to add gnome-session to your .xinitrc file (or is it .xsession? I can't remember, it's

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen
If I do apt-get install gnome-core and then dpkg --list | grep gnome- then gnome-core is NOT included in the list. ¿What is happening? Kjetil On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 18:01, Camaleón noela...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:31:56 -0300, Kjetil brinchmann Halvorsen wrote: On Fri, Nov

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread teddieeb
You know; I know this is an unenlightened response, but sometimes it's easier than de bugging. I would apt-get purge the gnome packages you have installed (purge removes config files too) and then apt-get install the gnome-core package mentioned earlier; which should install and config x as

Re: how to start gnome from the command line

2010-11-12 Thread Mark Allums
On 11/12/2010 9:19 PM, teddi...@tmo.blackberry.net wrote: You know; I know this is an unenlightened response, but sometimes it's easier than de bugging. I would apt-get purge the gnome packages you have installed (purge removes config files too) and then apt-get install the gnome-core