"jennyw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Thanks! I didn't know about tasksel. If more stuff turns up missing I'll try > that out and see how it works for reinstalling the whole lot. Thanks too for > the suggestion to reinstall xfonts-base ... that did clear up the problem (I > think; at least things look different now). >
Glad that worked. Re: fonts, I've found you can also change what fonts X uses by tweaking the order of the order of the FontPath lines in /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 (or XF86Config if you're running X 3.x). For example, if you put the path for 75dpi fonts before the 100dpi fonts it'll use the former instead of the latter (which is what I want). I also placed the path for my TrueType directory first in the list and now more apps appear to be using them. > As for getting a list of packages ... I kind of meant finding out what > tasksel installs when you select, say, "X Window System (complete)". > >From within tasksel, you can hit the "task info" button while the cursor is positioned over the task you wish to install and you'll get a short description of the task, followed by a list of packages the task installs. Use dpkg to get information on those individial packages.
