John O'Hagan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Tuesday 18 July 2006 21:58, mike williams wrote:
> > is it possible to use the gnu\lnux as a "normal" OS to do things like
> > browse webpages and download programs etc... and if so,how? i dont have a
> > problem logging in,but then all i get is debia"a"mike~$, what do i do from
> > there to browse web pages etc...
>
> Sounds like you only have a base-install; you need to install a graphical
> desktop environment etc. to do what you want.
You kid! You don't need a GUI for this. lynx, links, w3m, ssh,
telnet, scp, ftp, mutt, pine, slrn, man, vi, emacs, ... all work fine
from a bare console terminal assuming the apps are installed.
We might prefer to do it in X, but X isn't necessary.
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