Hello, I'm going to try and get Debian working again. I'll start reading, but I'd appreciate help with some quick setup issues to make the computer bearable for day to day life.
The machine is an IBM Thinkpad T21, 20M hd, cable modem access via a router (so NAT is in effect). I'm not sharp on network stuff yet, or much Debian either. I've been using first SuSE, the Redhat, for several years. I've got Woody installed, starting from r0 CD, but getting all packages from the net. During install, I chose gdm as default boot manager, and selected all sorts of Gnome from dselect, which appears to have been duly installed. The system boots to a text prompt. I want it to boot to gdm. I can run 'gdm' from the text console, and it runs, and I can log in as my user. I then have to 'killall gdm' to get out of it. I'd like to boot to gdm, and shutdown from that as well (what I'm used to with the other distros I've been using). That alone will make me much more comfortable. Thanks for any pointers to where to go. I just don't know how Debian is put together yet. And...does choosing gdm as default in install, and not having it be the default on startup mean I didn't complete the install correctly somehow? Also, gdm won't allow me to log in as root. ?? Thanks in advance, Bret -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
