Can you run tasksel? That would be a painless way to get all the packages you need.
The point of apt is to resolve dependencies, though, so if xprt-xprintorg is really necessary for x-window-system, it should come along for the ride. If your /etc/apt/sources.list file only has a CD for its source, though, that could be a problem. Can you send us the output of 'apt-get install x-window-system' ? That would be helpful in solving your problem. --John Phil Hammond wrote: > (My first attempt to install any Linux system so bear with me please!) > > I did what appeared to be a clean installation of 3.1r2, but on first > startup gdm says: > > GDM: Xserver not found: /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0 -audit 0 -auth > /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth -nolisten tcp vt7 > Error: Command could not be executed! > Please install the X server or edit /etc/gem/gem.conf to point to the > right place. > > and then > > I will disable this X server for now. > Restart GDM when it is configured correctly. > > I seem not to be the only person to have this problem. The suggestion > in a few other places has been to install x-window-system and > x-server-common and (perhaps) x-window-system-core. But apt won't let > me install x-window-system because it depends on a virtual (or dummy) > package xprt-xprintorg. > > Is there a way to force an installation of x-window-system even > without xprt-xprintorg? Or is that even going in the right direction? > > Thanks in advance- > PH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
