On 10/13/05, Paul Maloney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi all, > Just got debian loaded and was wondering how to install the xserver etc > to get my desktop running.
I think you can just do (as root): # apt-get install x-window-system for the basic x-windows installation, or # apt-get install gnome for gnome, or # apt-get install kde for kde. You can use "aptitude" for an excellent ascii-based front-end (which can record which packages were installed automatically due to dependencies so it's easier to keep the system clean) In order to browse available packages use apt-cache (part of the "apt" package so no need to install it separatly). You can lookup packages by words which appear in their descriptions so no need to guess the package names. To find out which package may provide a file by path install apt-file (has its own package). > Paul Hope this helps, --Amos -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
