NP, glad to help. I havn't used Gnome for a long time however I can point you to the right place.
http://packages.debian.org Just do a search for gnome and you will get a list of all of the gnome packages a well as any other official package. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Purser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Ken Mead'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 1:48 PM Subject: RE: Installing XFree86 > Many thanks! It was pretty easy thanks you your instructions. > > Two new questions. I want to install Gnome as the window manager (I think > that terminology is right) and KDE for the libraries. Again, there are > several packages that might be the right one. Do you know which one to > install and more importantly where do I go to find this stuff out without > yelling to the list? > > Thanks again, > > John Purser > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Mead [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 10:32 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Installing XFree86 > > > It's pretty easy actually! > > IIRC, there are two packages, (x-window-system-core & xserver-xfree86) other > than deciding which Window Manager you will be running... > > Just run: > > apt-get install x-window-system-core xserver-xfree86 > > The packages will essentially set themselves up after a few configuration > questions you have to answer. > > Then just install the WM packages of you choice. > > KM > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Purser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Debian-User (E-mail)" <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 12:24 PM > Subject: Installing XFree86 > > > > Hello, > > > > I've got a basic Debian Woody installation on a Pentium III 550 with 196 > > megs of ram. I'd like to install the X windowing system. I've looked > over > > the packages available with names like x-window-system and > > x-window-system-core, and xfree86-common and I have no idea where to > start. > > None of it seems to match the documentation from www.xfree86.org and I > > haven't found Debian specific installation/configuration instructions. > > > > Would someone either post a summary of the steps involved or point me to a > > HOW-TO that shows how to install this the debian way? > > > > Thanks, > > > > John Purser > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >
