Hi, Oisin:
Thanks. Yes, I do not have a Window Manager.
I am running Slackware v8.0 but I did not install
any x* during initial setup.
I'll check for packages that match wm*.tgz,
then kde*.tgz and gno*.tgz.
Regards, Chuck
Oisin C. Feeley wrote:
On Sun, 20 Oct 2002, Chuck Gelm wrote:
Howdy:
I think that I have successfully installed 4.2.1.
I can 'startx' and I get a blank desktop with a
small clock and three (3) windows; 'login', 'xterm',
and 'xterm'. There is no color. It is all monochrome
in shades of gray. I can toggle (ctl-alt-'+') among
3 resolutions.
Is this all there is?
How do I do a Graphic User Interface?
Wellyou are!
How do I run a Netscape browser?
In the xterm try netscape .
It sounds as though you are not running a window manager, or else are
running a really minimal window manager. In the xterm try a ps -ax |
grep wm, ps -ax | grep -i gnome, ps -ax | grep -i kde and report
what the results are. If there's nothing at all then you haven't got a WM
running or a desktop manager. These are what provide all the nice
decorations and backgrounds. You could then (initially from the xterm,
but later from your distro-specific scripts) run something like
WindowMaker, or go the whole hog and run a desktop like Gnome or KDE.
Check to see how your distro prefers to do it by reading their release
docs.
HTH,
Oisin Feeley
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