Bob Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: BE> (1) What all do I have to configure if I want to use gnome as my gui ?
There are a couple of different things you can do. One is to install the GNOME Display Manager (gdm), and select "GNOME" off of its menu. Another is to create a $HOME/.xsession file (which is a shell script), and add 'exec gnome-session' to it. In any case, you'd need the core GNOME stuff installed. One easy way is to run 'apt-get install task-gnome-desktop' as root. BE> (2) Am I correct in my understanding that the x-windows system is the BE> standard debian gui, and I can choose to use gnome instead? No. Essentially, X is a system for causing windows to be drawn on screens and stuff to be drawn inside them. It doesn't intrinsically come with any particular GUI. This means that even if you're running a standard GNOME desktop, you can still run other random X applications (including things that are technically part of KDE). Generally, you'll run some sort of program as a sort of "shell"; traditionally, this has been a window manager, so if you shut down your window manager, you'll exit your X session as well. gnome-session performs a similar sort of function; pressing the GNOME "log out" button will stop gnome-session and log you out. BE> (3) how do I configure gnome? Generally via the GNOME Control Center, under the GNOME "Settings" menu. BE> (4) I have read"Linux system commands" by Volkerding and Reichard, and BE> got some help there, but at the moment I'm extraordinarily frustrated. If you have specific questions, this list can probably help to answer them. Also, the 'man' command will tell you how a particular command works. -- David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mit.edu/~dmaze/ "Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal." -- Abra Mitchell
