On Fri, 26 Dec 2003 06:21:02 -0600, J N wrote: > When installing woody, after getting to the tasksel screen, I noticed > that choosing "XWindowServer" option by itself did not resolve enough > dependencies to be able to run the server. I also tried apt-get install > kdm, suspecting that I just needed to choose a window manager, however, > kdm wouldn't resolve either. > > My (rather blunt) solution to the problem was to choose the "desktop" > option in tasksel as well -- that appears to resolve whatever > dependencies need resolving. I know just (not) enough about > XWindowServer theory to suspect that this may be by design -- that I > need to make some sort of 'choice' about my environment that is made by > selecting the "desktop" option. > > Does anyone know why this is, or if it is just specific to laptops, or > if it is just that something failed that should have worked? > > I'm interested in theory. I don't have the specific error messages on > hand (to get them, I would need to do a fair amount of work) -- but I'm > learning how to compile kernels, and the process has resulting in > needing to reinstall debian woody about 6 times so far... (yes, I'm > doing things terribly wrong and I'm aware of it)... I figure > reinstallation will go faster if I don't install all of XWindowsServer > and the desktop each time... > > Thanks! > > -Jason.
If one is setting up a server, one may only want to run an X server (XFree86, for example) on that machine, and not an X client. Other machines on the network would be running X clients and connecting with the server's X server. One doesn't need stuff like window managers running on the server. As you evidently wish to run both server and client, then you need the desktop setup. A window manager is part of the client, not the server. BTW, startx starts a client X session. Try man startx, man Xserver, man XFree86, etc. This is necessarily very brief and incomplete, but I hope it gives you the picture. -- ....................paul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
