[H-GEN] newbie setting up Debian

[Sandra Milne]

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At 11:53  5/04/01 +1000, you wrote:
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>Hi,
>
>I'm tring to get gnome (among other things) working on a debian install.
>
>I've agt-get installed "gnome-session" and it has appeared to install 
>everything
>( after having to apt-get -f install)
>
>The problem I'm having is I have no gnome - do have all the packages I 
>require?
>Is the a meta package I need to install?

try running tasksel and selecting everything that mentions gnome.

>Further to this I was able to log in via xdm, after I did the above, when I
>logged in I would be returned to the login screen.
>
>I changed the default run level in /etc/inittab to 2, then entered startx and
>recieved the twm test screen (3 different size xterms, a clock).
>I change the runlevel to 3 with no change.
>
>So the questions:
>How can start in X?
>How can I luanch into a advanced window manager?
>
>system details:
>Debain Linux 2.2 - I think the kernal is woody.

um, i think u mean a 2.4.x kernel... which is not woody as woody is the 
name of the next release of debian.

>X -version 4.0.3

omg, i'm running unstable and i'm an X release behind.... now that's 
embarrassing :-)

Sandra.


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