On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 12:18:15AM +0200, sp113438 wrote: > On Sat, 27 Jul 2013 20:36:37 -0700 > Patrick Bartek <bartek...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > On Sun, 28 Jul 2013, sp113438 wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > I did a fresh minimal install of wheezy > > > I could not add xorg afterwards. > > > I am not going to install bla bla bla > > > > > > So I had to reinstall wheezy with desktop from tasksel > > > > > > That did the job > > > > I started my Wheezy as a minimal install, too. But ... > > > > Did you set up the Debian repositories? > > > > After which, did you do an "apt-get update" and "apt-get upgrade"? > > > > Then, "apt-get install xserver-xorg-core" and "apt-get install xinit"? > > > > Then install whatever GUI metapackage you want? For example: "apt-get > > install xfce4" will install xfce4. Or "apt-get install gnome". Or > > "apt-get install lxde". > > > > Always read the manual first. I do. You'll have a lot less problems. > > > > B > > > > > > > I did not do: > apt-get install xserver-xorg-core and apt-get install xinit > > I was thinking > apt-get install fluxbox would do the job
The reason that didn't work is because you don't need a local X display to run fluxbox on a machine. It can make sense, and is therefore allowed, to install X software on a machine that can't display it. In order to get a local X display, install xserver-xorg-FOO as appropriate. -dsr- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130729025802.gu31...@randomstring.org