Installing X and GNOME Step-by-Step Directions Please

2001-11-05 Thread Alex Thomas
I have had trouble in the past getting debian configured with X and Gnome. I am wanting to install debian so that it starts to X using gdm and GNOME with sawfish as the window manager. I have read through both the O'Reilly's Learning Debian GNU/Linux and the Debian GNU/Linux Bible and have yet

Still cannot get gnome up and running

2001-07-25 Thread Alex Thomas
There is no ~/.xsession or ~/.xinitrc on my system.  running gnome-session produces error    Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: SESSION_MANAGER=local/debian:/tmp/.ICE-unix/321,tcp/debian:1064   Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:   Stumbling through two different books on how to set this

Another Question regaring X setup

2001-07-24 Thread Alex Thomas
Thank you for all the help, but as I am a refuge from NT please give me the complete path as ~/.xsession or ~/.xinitrc does not make much sense to me at this point.   Again Thank You for your help   Alex

Help with X setup

2001-07-24 Thread Alex Thomas
Have got potato installed my system, but typing startx starts tvm. Which file do I edit to have startx start gnome using sawmill?   Thanks in advance for any help.   Alex