> 1. It never asked me the hardware config questions I was used to with both > woody and sarge. What happened to them, how do I find out what device support > is installed, and get support for devices that might not be installed (i.e., > download drivers for stuff- although now that I've said it, I guess they're > just > apt packages, right?).
hardware support boils down to drivers compiled into the kernel or compiled as modules. to check if certain modules are loaded do 'lsmod'. i am not sure how to check if certain drivers are compiled into the kernel. > > 2. My desktop went from KDE to Gnome. Is this normal? Where do I set the > default desktop? often times you can choose your desktop by using your display manager. the default desktop probably depends on which display manager (gdm, kdm, or xdm) is running. > > 3. This machine is to be used primarily for software development. Any > opinions > on which desktop is best for that? > > 4. I can't log in to the X desktop as root. Where do I fix that? Is this in > /etc/X11/config (I'm not at my Debian system)? again, the display manager (at least for gdm) has a setting where you can disable root logins. -matt zagrabelny -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]