On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 09:49:06PM -0600, Kelly wrote: > Hello, > > I am having trouble getting a new install of Debian 3.1 r4 and it boots > to the command line prompt. I want it to have a graphical interface. > As is it is useless to me. Could someone point me in a direction of a > tutorial on how to install with GUI or how to get a new install to boot > to GUI.
Hi, Quick 'n' dirty way -- your machine has lots of memory + big HD 1). Login as root 2). type 'tasksel' (without the quotes) 3). Choose desktop task. (press space bar) 4). Press tab till <ok> is selected then press the return/enter key If you get error messages then your /etc/apt/sources.lst probably needs altering. Better way. 1). Login as root 2). Upgrade to Debian 4.0 (codenamed Etch) (Debian 3.1 codenamed Sarge) 3). Install select packages to give a lean mean machine. Please post error messages and what you were trying todo. Don't panic. Read the Installation Manual. Ask more questions here. Read: http://catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- Chris. ====== Don't forget to check that your /etc/apt/sources.lst entries point to etch and not testing, otherwise you may end up with a broken system once etch goes stable. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
