installing X with apt-get

2010-12-31 Thread Attila Csosz
Hi, I'd like to install a minimal X window system with 'apt-get install', with a simple window manager (for example icewm). How to do that? I tried apt-get install xserver-xorg xbase-clients xinit but still have a font problem (X exiting) What is the simplest command for later use? Thanks

Re: installing X with apt-get

2010-12-31 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Vi, 31 dec 10, 19:49:40, Attila Csosz wrote: Hi, I'd like to install a minimal X window system with 'apt-get install', with a simple window manager (for example icewm). How to do that? I tried apt-get install xserver-xorg xbase-clients xinit but still have a font problem (X exiting)

Re: installing X with apt-get

2010-12-31 Thread briand
On Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:49:40 +0100 Attila Csosz csos...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I'd like to install a minimal X window system with 'apt-get install', with a simple window manager (for example icewm). How to do that? I tried apt-get install xserver-xorg xbase-clients xinit but still have a

Re: installing X with apt-get

2010-12-31 Thread Brian
On Fri 31 Dec 2010 at 19:49:40 +0100, Attila Csosz wrote: Hi, I'd like to install a minimal X window system with 'apt-get install', with a simple window manager (for example icewm). How to do that? I tried apt-get install xserver-xorg xbase-clients xinit but still have a font problem (X

Re: installing X with apt-get

2010-12-31 Thread Mark Neyhart
Attila Csosz wrote: I'd like to install a minimal X window system with 'apt-get install', with a simple window manager (for example icewm). How to do that? I tried apt-get install xserver-xorg xbase-clients xinit but still have a font problem (X exiting) What is the simplest command for

Re: installing X libraries?? -- need your help!

2007-05-08 Thread Karl E. Jorgensen
On Mon, May 07, 2007 at 04:44:59AM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello! I'm new in Linux. I installed Debian Linux Etch for Intel x86-CPU. Everything is ok. Then I tried to install a kdm theme called QtCurve- KDE3-0.48.5 and I have to compile it. So I installed the gcc and g++ packages

installing X libraries?? -- need your help!

2007-05-07 Thread lommels
Hello! I'm new in Linux. I installed Debian Linux Etch for Intel x86-CPU. Everything is ok. Then I tried to install a kdm theme called QtCurve- KDE3-0.48.5 and I have to compile it. So I installed the gcc and g++ packages and the kernel sources. This was decribed by an article I googled. Then I

Re: installing X libraries?? -- need your help!

2007-05-07 Thread Cédric Lucantis
Hello! I'm new in Linux. I installed Debian Linux Etch for Intel x86-CPU. Everything is ok. Then I tried to install a kdm theme called QtCurve- KDE3-0.48.5 and I have to compile it. So I installed the gcc and g++ packages and the kernel sources. This was decribed by an article I googled.

Installing X / Gnome / KDE onto an old laptop

2005-05-25 Thread jim biri
Hi, I've setup a fileserver on Debian SARGE - I'd now like to install GNOME or KDE on it. What's the correct packages to ask aptitude for? There's loads . it's an old laptop. Thanks for any advice, Jim.

Re: Installing X / Gnome / KDE onto an old laptop

2005-05-25 Thread jim biri
OK, well I've gone for aptitude install gnome-core: let's see what happens. On 5/25/05, jim biri [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I've setup a fileserver on Debian SARGE - I'd now like to install GNOME or KDE on it. What's the correct packages to ask aptitude for? There's loads . it's

Re: installing X causes RAID to fail

2005-05-04 Thread Aurélien Campéas
Le mardi 03 mai 2005 à 15:11 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] a écrit : I'm using sarge with kernel 2.3.6-2.386 What kernel is that ? Thank you.. Blow it out your ear. ** This email and any files transmitted with it are

installing X causes RAID to fail

2005-05-03 Thread mrogers
down that installing X and a desktop environment is causing RAID to fail at boot. (i.e. If I just do a base install and configure RAID through the installer, it will work.) However, if I install X and a desktop environment either through the installer or afterwards, the RAID arrays - except md1

Re: Problem with video card when installing X

2004-05-01 Thread hugo vanwoerkom
Barrie Stott wrote: I have a new machine and am installing Debian Woody on it. Everthing seems to be fine till I get to installing X and then I get the error: (EE) No devices detected According to the blurb on the box, the card I am using is a Sparkle Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 128Mb DDR+TV

Re: Problem with video card when installing X

2004-05-01 Thread John Stevenson
I have a new machine and am installing Debian Woody on it. Everthing seems to be fine till I get to installing X and then I get the error: (EE) No devices detected According to the blurb on the box, the card I am using is a Sparkle Nvidia GeForce FX 5200 128Mb DDR+TV and the part of the log

Re: Problem with video card when installing X

2004-05-01 Thread Barrie Stott
On Sat, May 01, 2004 at 08:06:41AM -0500, hugo vanwoerkom wrote: Did you try the NVidia closed source driver? http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux.html I looked at that and at the Nvidia Linux Advantage paper on the same page but neither seemed to offer anything worthwhile: unless of course you

installing X

2004-04-03 Thread Paul Johnson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Matic Ivanovski [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi, I downloaded the latest stable version of debia 3.o-r2 and installed it on my i386 architecture. But when boot it from the disk it starts as a console. I wonder how to get in the windows like

x-window-system-dev for installing X-Window includes?

2003-11-27 Thread Andrew Malcolmson
I'm attempting to compile the GPLed 2.2.0 beta of TheKompany's Rekall and the configure script halts with a failed check for 'X includes'. Searching aptitude for likely packages sources for X includes (this means C header files, right?) I found the meta package x-window-system-dev but this seems

Re: x-window-system-dev for installing X-Window includes?

2003-11-27 Thread Tom
On Wed, Nov 26, 2003 at 05:00:04PM -0500, Andrew Malcolmson wrote: I'm attempting to compile the GPLed 2.2.0 beta of TheKompany's Rekall and the configure script halts with a failed check for 'X includes'. Searching aptitude for likely packages sources for X includes (this means C header

Re: x-window-system-dev for installing X-Window includes?

2003-11-27 Thread Andreas Janssen
Hello Andrew Malcolmson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: I'm attempting to compile the GPLed 2.2.0 beta of TheKompany's Rekall and the configure script halts with a failed check for 'X includes'. Searching aptitude for likely packages sources for X includes (this means C header files, right?) I

Installing x

2003-11-14 Thread lnx
Ok, I know this has been covered to death.. If I get all the common files for xf86, but yet still don't have an xf86config-4 file on my system..then I'm obviously missing something..just can't figure what it is, as all the basic necessities seem to be there.. man this debian is beating me

Re: Installing x

2003-11-14 Thread Kent West
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, I know this has been covered to death.. If I get all the common files for xf86, but yet still don't have an xf86config-4 file on my system..then I'm obviously missing something.. I assume that's just lazy typing up there. You won't have an xf86config-4 file on

installing X from -testing

2003-09-13 Thread Tom Allison
I ran into a problem installing X and running as non-root mkdtemp: private socket dir: Permission denied Root works fine, but no one else does. help? -- There's just something I don't like about Virginia; the state. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe

Re: installing X from -testing

2003-09-13 Thread Tom Allison
Tom Allison wrote: I ran into a problem installing X and running as non-root mkdtemp: private socket dir: Permission denied Root works fine, but no one else does. help? I was searching through the archives and found this earlier. Apparently the problem is in /tmp. it's owned by root.root

Re: installing X from -testing

2003-09-13 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 17:27:26 -0400, Tom Allison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Tom Allison wrote: I ran into a problem installing X and running as non-root mkdtemp: private socket dir: Permission denied Root works fine, but no one else does. help? I

Re: installing X from -testing

2003-09-13 Thread Tom Allison
Arnt Karlsen wrote: On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 17:27:26 -0400, Tom Allison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Tom Allison wrote: I ran into a problem installing X and running as non-root mkdtemp: private socket dir: Permission denied Root works fine, but no one else does. help

Re: installing X from -testing

2003-09-13 Thread Colin Watson
On Sat, Sep 13, 2003 at 07:09:02PM -0400, Tom Allison wrote: Arnt Karlsen wrote: On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 17:27:26 -0400, Tom Allison [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I was searching through the archives and found this earlier. Apparently the problem is in /tmp. it's

Re: installing X from -testing

2003-09-13 Thread Greg Folkert
On Sat, 2003-09-13 at 17:27, Tom Allison wrote: Tom Allison wrote: I ran into a problem installing X and running as non-root mkdtemp: private socket dir: Permission denied Root works fine, but no one else does. help? I was searching through the archives and found this earlier

Re: Installing X window

2002-11-23 Thread Irvine Russell
Osamu Aoki kirjoitti 23.11.2002 kello 08:37: Where is the best place to find information on installing X under debian. A friend of mine says that it's a pig to get X working under debian. Just thought I'd try and prepare myself b4 I begin. Debian Reference http://www.debian.org/doc

Installing X window

2002-11-22 Thread irvine russell
I have a base system installed. Now I would like to install X. Where is the best place to find information on installing X under debian. A friend of mine says that it's a pig to get X working under debian. Just thought I'd try and prepare myself b4 I begin. tia. iruum

Re: Installing X window

2002-11-22 Thread Osamu Aoki
On Sat, Nov 23, 2002 at 06:00:04AM +, irvine russell wrote: I have a base system installed. Now I would like to install X. Where is the best place to find information on installing X under debian. A friend of mine says that it's a pig to get X working under debian. Just thought I'd

Re: Installing X on woody

2002-05-09 Thread Jamin W . Collins
On Wed, 08 May 2002 16:11:58 -0500 D. Michael McFarland [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The easy way, it now seems to me, should be to start from scratch with boot floppies from woody, skipping the brief potato phase of the installation. But as I understand it, there are no boot floppies or netinst

Re: Installing X on woody

2002-05-09 Thread D. Michael McFarland
Jamin W. Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: However, it may be helpful to install the base-config from unstable and then run it manually to finish the installation. This can be done rather easily by configuring a sources.list file listing both the testing and unstable sources, then

Re: Installing X on woody

2002-05-08 Thread Rob Weir
used which much success for installing X: apt-get install task-gnome-apps task-gnome-desktop task-gnome-net Yes, I can see that would pick up a few dependencies. :-) But I'm not sure I want Gnome, at least not yet. I don't know, maybe I was just lucky. YMMV. The tools are impressive

Re: Installing X on woody

2002-05-08 Thread D. Michael McFarland
Rob Weir [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Another frontend to try is 'aptitude'. It's quite nice and (to me) a lot friendlier than dselect. Of course, you probably just want to get your system working first;) The easy way, it now seems to me, should be to start from scratch with boot floppies from

Re: Installing X on woody

2002-05-07 Thread shaulka
On Mon, May 06, 2002 at 11:08:11AM -0500, D. Michael McFarland wrote: Hello All, After a hiatus of about a year, I've come back to Linux and have been playing with my first careful Debian installation. Over the weekend I did a minimal net install of potato starting with the compact flavor

Re: Installing X on woody

2002-05-07 Thread D. Michael McFarland
Jaye Inabnit ke6sls [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: One of the ways I have used in the past is to simply use dselect and add something like kde, blackbox, or gnome. I've added blackbox in this way, but I'm still missing something. That will cause a bunch of dependencies, and xfree86 will be one

Re: Installing X on woody

2002-05-07 Thread shaulka
On Tue, May 07, 2002 at 10:38:08AM -0500, D. Michael McFarland wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What response do you get for # apt-get -s install x-window-system / | ness:~# apt-get -s install x-window-system | Reading Package Lists... Done | Building Dependency Tree... Done

Installing X on woody

2002-05-06 Thread D. Michael McFarland
Hello All, After a hiatus of about a year, I've come back to Linux and have been playing with my first careful Debian installation. Over the weekend I did a minimal net install of potato starting with the compact flavor of floppies, then used apt-get and some pointers gathered from this list to

Re: Installing X on woody

2002-05-06 Thread craigw
up and used apt-get for that and everything else. So anyways, finally, in answer to your question, here is the recipe that I used which much success for installing X: apt-get install task-gnome-apps task-gnome-desktop task-gnome-net That's it! OMigod I couldn't frikkin' believe it. I made a few

Re: Installing X on woody

2002-05-06 Thread D. Michael McFarland
Andrew Agno [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I've never used tasksel, but my install of X went fine using dselect to select xfree86-common, xserver-common and xserver-xfree86; I expect that most everything else got pulled in automatically. Andrew. Yes, that's the sort of hint I needed. I'm going

Re: Installing X on woody

2002-05-06 Thread D. Michael McFarland
of using dselect. I suppose I feel I need to master it for use in a pinch. Maybe I'm a traditionalist. Maybe a masochist. Maybe just dense. So anyways, finally, in answer to your question, here is the recipe that I used which much success for installing X: apt-get install task-gnome-apps task

Re: Installing X on woody

2002-05-06 Thread Jaye Inabnit ke6sls
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 06 May 2002 09:08 am, D. Michael McFarland wrote: Hello All, After a hiatus of about a year, I've come back to Linux and have been playing with my first careful Debian installation. Over the weekend I did a minimal net install of

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

Problem installing X

2001-10-19 Thread Stuart Luscombe
Hey all, it's me again :P I've sorted out the mail problem...turned out to be permissions on /var/spool/mail, exim couldn't write into it. Anyway, my main problem now is that I can't install X. I need to put on X4.1.0 as I have a GeForce 2MX/400 card, so I have compiled it (after a small

Re: installing X

2001-09-29 Thread Hans Steinraht
: -- Hi, I'm just new to Debian and installed the potato version from floppy. Next I want to do is installing X. With tasksel I downloaded and installed all the packages. After configuring all with the graphical tool I get the following error: the server for RivaTNT

installing X

2001-09-27 Thread Hans Steinraht
-- Hi, I'm just new to Debian and installed the potato version from floppy. Next I want to do is installing X. With tasksel I downloaded and installed all the packages. After configuring all with the graphical tool I get the following error: the server for RivaTNT is not installed

Re: installing X

2001-09-27 Thread Andrew Dixon
Hans Steinraht wrote: -- Hi, I'm just new to Debian and installed the potato version from floppy. Next I want to do is installing X. With tasksel I downloaded and installed all the packages. After configuring all with the graphical tool I get the following error: the server

Re: installing X

2001-09-27 Thread Daryl Pawluk
Hans Steinraht wrote: apt-get install xserver-svga daryl

problems with installing X

2001-08-06 Thread fouad HENNI
While installing Debian 2.2r0 on my PC, the graphic card was not detected. The only x-server that was installed is XF86_VGA16 and the script informs me that I must later install the x-server XF86_SVGA but I didn't find any may to do that. The graphic card on my PC is Trident Blade 3D PCI/AGP

Re: problems with installing X

2001-08-06 Thread Sebastiaan
High, On Mon, 6 Aug 2001, [iso-8859-1] fouad HENNI wrote: While installing Debian 2.2r0 on my PC, the graphic card was not detected. The only x-server that was installed is XF86_VGA16 and the script informs me that I must later install the x-server XF86_SVGA but I didn't find any may to

Problems Installing X

2001-03-07 Thread dmacbanay
Hi, I had installed Storm Linux which is based on potato and tried to upgrade by using the unstable distribution. I got the following error after upgrading to XFree86 version 4.02... cannot stat etc/X11/X I then made boot floppies and installed a completely clean install by using boot

Problems Installing X

2001-03-07 Thread dmacbanay
Hi, I had installed Storm Linux which is based on potato and tried to upgrade by using the unstable distribution. I got the following error after upgrading to XFree86 version 4.02... cannot stat etc/X11/X I then made boot floppies and installed a completely clean install by using boot

Re: Problems Installing X

2001-03-07 Thread Stefan Srdic
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I had installed Storm Linux which is based on potato and tried to upgrade by using the unstable distribution. I got the following error after upgrading to XFree86 version 4.02... cannot stat etc/X11/X I then made boot floppies and installed a completely clean

Re: Problems Installing X

2001-03-07 Thread Bob Nielsen
I suggest that you check a few things: 1. What does 'ls -al /etc/X11/X' say? 2. Is xserver-xfree86 installed? (check 'dpkg -l xserver-xfree86') If not, install it with either dpkg or apt-get (it appears that sometimes this doesn't get installed in an upgrade). Bob On Thu, Mar 08, 2001 at

Re: installing X packages without X

2001-01-22 Thread Hall Stevenson
I'm trying to install a bunch of X packages (wmaker, xemacs, games, xmms, etc). But it won't let me without installing X. Is their a good way to install these packages through dselect? I don't want X because I'm using X4.0.2 1) There may be a newer version of X and it wants to update

installing X packages without X

2001-01-21 Thread Cameron Matheson
Hey, I'm trying to install a bunch of X packages (wmaker, xemacs, games, xmms, etc). But it won't let me without installing X. Is their a good way to install these packages through dselect? I don't want X because I'm using X4.0.2 Thanks, Cameron matheson

Problems installing X

2000-10-02 Thread David A. Rogers
I had problems installing X, and as I am new to Debian - though not Linux, I'd like to know if it was something I did or whether the Debian setup is not right. I previously installed 2.2 from a 2 CD set. Then I ran XF86Setup. When I chose the Diamond V770 (TNT2) from the hardware list, it told

Help with installing X

2000-08-29 Thread Rubbish5
---BeginMessage--- I'll try to give as much information as I can. I'm using Debian 2.1, it came with X 3.3.2 or something around there I *think*. I know for a fact it's older than 3.3.6. Anyway, I'd like to install 3.3.6. Apparantly for 4.0.1 (or whichever the newest stable release is, if

Re: Help with installing X

2000-08-29 Thread Nate Amsden
to debian 2.2 if you can though to get the best support. nate [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Subject: Help with installing X Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 21:16:39 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'll try

Installing X help

2000-07-30 Thread Chris Cameron
I'm hoping someone would be kind enough to help me out with a problem I'm having with X. As usual I've screwed up part of my Linux system. I was trying to update from KDE/X 3.3.5 to Gnome and X 3.3.6. After removing all evidence of X and KDE, I tried installing X with the binaries on their site

Re: Installing X help

2000-07-30 Thread Eric G . Miller
of X and KDE, I tried installing X with the binaries on their site, but I ran into an ^ Who's site? ldconfig problem complaining about a lack

Problem Installing X

1999-12-30 Thread DRBLONUK
I have installed Slink in a 2 Meg partition on my hard drive with a 128 Meg swap partition and have some of the simpler programs running. I have been using the XF86Setup program and it picks up the mouse and keyboard fine but my screen adapter is not listed. My display adapter is a Videol

Fwd: Problem Installing X

1999-12-30 Thread DRBLONUK
---BeginMessage--- I have installed Slink in a 2 Meg partition on my hard drive with a 128 Meg swap partition and have some of the simpler programs running. I have been using the XF86Setup program and it picks up the mouse and keyboard fine but my screen adapter is not listed. My display

Re: Problem Installing X

1999-12-30 Thread aphro
On Thu, 30 Dec 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: DRBLON I have installed Slink in a 2 Meg partition on my hard drive with a 128 Meg DRBLON swap partition and have some of the simpler programs running. 2Meg partition! damn! thats tiny..you sure you got a full install ? :) DRBLON I have been using

Re: Problem Installing X

1999-12-30 Thread Howard Mann
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have installed Slink in a 2 Meg partition on my hard drive with a 128 Meg swap partition and have some of the simpler programs running. I have been using the XF86Setup program and it picks up the mouse and keyboard fine but my screen adapter is not listed. My

Re: Problem Installing X

1999-12-30 Thread Howard Mann
aphro wrote: On Thu, 30 Dec 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: DRBLON I have installed Slink in a 2 Meg partition on my hard drive with a 128 Meg DRBLON swap partition and have some of the simpler programs running. 2Meg partition! damn! thats tiny..you sure you got a full install ? :)

Problem installing X

1999-12-30 Thread DRBLONUK
I have been advised how to install a server for my video card however the server is asking for a package called libz1. Does anyone know where I can get a copy of this file? Thanks in advance.

Re: Problem Installing X

1999-12-30 Thread Fish Smith
I have installed Slink in a 2 Meg partition on my hard drive with a 128 Meg swap partition and have some of the simpler programs running. I think we found part of the problem. And if it isn't causing trouble now, it's sure to be later. A more realistic setup would be 80 megs with 50 swap, or

Re: Problem Installing X

1999-12-30 Thread aphro
i did have there 'unless it's using a chipset that is not a video logic brand, looks like you best get a new card' note the 'unless' in there :) i was looking for video logic chipsets.. nate On Thu, 30 Dec 1999, Howard Mann wrote: howard by the looks of the XF86 3.3.5 compadiblity list that

Re: Problem installing X

1999-12-30 Thread aphro
try apt-get install zlib1 zlib1g or go to www.debian.org click on packages, and search for them and d/l em off the www if your linux box lacks a network connection. nate On Thu, 30 Dec 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: DRBLON I have been advised how to install a server for my video card however

xset fp rehash is not run after installing X fonts ?

1999-11-22 Thread Shaul Karl
I have just installed xfonts-intl-european.deb. According to xset man, fp rehash The rehash argument resets the font path to its current value, causing the server to reread the font databases in the current font path. This is generally only used when

Re: Installing X

1999-08-01 Thread Gerald . Preissler
Robert Rati [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I do not have a Matrox Millenium, but I believe that card uses the SVGA xserver. I believe the XFree web page has a list of cards that work with SVGA. I'm pretty sure the G200 is one of them, as my friend had one and that's what we used to get it to

Installing X

1999-07-30 Thread Anders . ohrt
I'm going to use slink, but I need X 3.3.3 (I have a Matrox G200), so I'm getting the 3.3.3.1 svga server right now... What more do I need? Can there be problems with mixing different versions?

Re: Installing X

1999-07-30 Thread egm2
On 30 Jul, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | I'm going to use slink, but I need X 3.3.3 (I have a Matrox G200), so I'm | getting the 3.3.3.1 svga server right now... What more do I need? Can there | be problems with mixing different versions? | | I upgraded to potato for this very

Re: Installing X

1999-07-30 Thread Robert Rati
On Fri, 30 Jul 1999 egm2@jps.net wrote: On 30 Jul, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | I'm going to use slink, but I need X 3.3.3 (I have a Matrox G200), so I'm | getting the 3.3.3.1 svga server right now... What more do I need? Can there | be problems with mixing different versions?

Re: Installing X

1999-07-30 Thread egm2
On 30 Jul, Robert Rati wrote: | I'm running Xfree 3.3.3.1 on my slink system without any problems at all. | I just got the debs from ftp://ftp.netgod.net/x and they work fine. | Really, well when I last checked, there were no drivers for the Matrox Millenium G200 8MB AGP card in

Re: Installing X

1999-07-30 Thread Robert Rati
On Fri, 30 Jul 1999 egm2@jps.net wrote: On 30 Jul, Robert Rati wrote: | I'm running Xfree 3.3.3.1 on my slink system without any problems at all. | I just got the debs from ftp://ftp.netgod.net/x and they work fine. | Really, well when I last checked, there were no drivers

Re: Installing X on Compaq XE 466

1999-07-22 Thread Lee Elliott
On 21-Jul-99, you wrote: The .pdf doc from http://www.compaq.com/support/techpubs/qrg/deskproXE.html might help, if you haven't already got it. LeeE Greetings all you fine folks! I know this might be a little offtopic, but it's vital to me: I need the setup param's for the on-board

(newbieQ) Installing X

1999-07-21 Thread Michael Mitchell
Hi, Just did a base install of slink. I've also downloaded the x11 deb directory and have set up apt. Could anyone tell me what packages, in what order, I need to install to get X up and running (with gnome, etc.). Thank you very much for your help. Mitch. - Michael Mitchell [EMAIL

Installing X on Compaq XE 466

1999-07-21 Thread vw
Greetings all you fine folks! I know this might be a little offtopic, but it's vital to me: I need the setup param's for the on-board video-card that's in my old Compaq 486/66, model Deskpro XE 466, in order to get X configured right. I've tried a few standardish setups, but all I get is white

Re: Installing X on Compaq XE 466

1999-07-21 Thread Cheshire
When I'm uncertain as to what something specific about my hardware is, this is actually one place that windows can be a useful tool--I just boot up my windows partition and check the hardware settings from the control panel. When I used to run a compaq, it labeled my cirrus logic card quite

Installing X include/library files

1999-04-08 Thread R. Marx
Hello, I've just installed Debian 2.1 and discovered that I can't compile programs which require the header files such as Xm/Xm.h and X11/keysym.h. If anyone could point me to the package containing these, that would be great. Thanks, Rob

RE: Installing X include/library files

1999-04-08 Thread Pollywog
On 08-Apr-99 R. Marx wrote: Hello, I've just installed Debian 2.1 and discovered that I can't compile programs which require the header files such as Xm/Xm.h and X11/keysym.h. If anyone could point me to the package containing these, that would be great. Interesting. I had this

Re: Installing X include/library files

1999-04-08 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 8 Apr, R. Marx wrote about Installing X include/library files Hello, I've just installed Debian 2.1 and discovered that I can't compile programs which require the header files such as Xm/Xm.h and X11/keysym.h. If anyone could point me to the package containing these, that would

Re: Installing X include/library files

1999-04-08 Thread R. Marx
Thanks Pollywog, Brian, and James for helping out with this. So far I've gotten the lib6g-dev installed and that took care of half the problem, but I'm unable to find the lesstifg-dev package, so I still don't have the Xm.h, etc. files. Is this something that needs to be downloaded from

Re: Installing X include/library files

1999-04-08 Thread Pollywog
On 08-Apr-99 R. Marx wrote: Thanks Pollywog, Brian, and James for helping out with this. So far I've gotten the lib6g-dev installed and that took care of half the problem, but I'm unable to find the lesstifg-dev package, so I still don't have the Xm.h, etc. files. Is this something

Re: Installing X include/library files

1999-04-08 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 8 Apr, R. Marx wrote about Re: Installing X include/library files Thanks Pollywog, Brian, and James for helping out with this. So far I've gotten the lib6g-dev installed and that took care of half the problem, but I'm unable to find the lesstifg-dev package, so I still don't have

Re: Installing X include/library files

1999-04-08 Thread Pollywog
On 08-Apr-99 R. Marx wrote: Thanks Pollywog, Brian, and James for helping out with this. So far I've gotten the lib6g-dev installed and that took care of half the problem, but I'm unable to find the lesstifg-dev package, so I still don't have the Xm.h, etc. files. Is this something

Re: Installing X include/library files

1999-04-08 Thread R. Marx
Well, I got passed the lesstifg-dev problem...just downloaded it from the Debian archives. I tried searching for it in dselect...but no go. Anyhow, I hit another problem though...does anyone know what the Xpm library is and how to install it? Arrgh. I've tried looking at the search results for

Installing X include/library files

1999-04-08 Thread R. Marx
It works! Anyhow, thanks for everyones help! I appreciate it. Thanks, Rob

Re: Installing X include/library files

1999-04-08 Thread Pollywog
On 08-Apr-99 R. Marx wrote: Well, I got passed the lesstifg-dev problem...just downloaded it from the Debian archives. I tried searching for it in dselect...but no go. Anyhow, I hit another problem though...does anyone know what the Xpm library is and how to install it? Arrgh. I've tried

Installing X after a standard install

1999-04-07 Thread Anuskewski Amy
Title: Installing X after a standard install I have recently installed debian on a older pc at work with only a 500 meg hard drive and no cdrom. There was no room for both downloaded deb files and the uncompressed system on the hard drive if I installed all the options I wanted, therefore, I

Re: Installing X after a standard install

1999-04-07 Thread Andrei Ivanov
I have recently installed debian on a older pc at work with only a 500 meg hard drive and no cdrom. There was no room for both downloaded deb files and the uncompressed system on the hard drive if I installed all the options I wanted, therefore, I installed the standard system. Now, I want

Help installing X-windows

1999-03-22 Thread Jayson Baird
Ok, I know how to use Debain packages, but which ones are needed for a semi full install that will allow use of either KDE or GNOME? If someone can point to a walkthrough of installation for Debain, or just some advice, it'd be greatly appreciated.

HELP INSTALLING X USING DPKG FOR A NEWBIE

1999-03-13 Thread Robert Aisenberg
Hi- I am trying to install X and have posted about 5 messages. I am new to Linux and Unix (I'm running WIN95) currently I have not done anything productive with it except get frustrated. I downloaded Debian 2.1 onto a 80386 with 250 MB of disk space for / and a 30 MB swap. I want to get X

Re Installing X to Debian for a Newbie

1999-03-13 Thread Robert Aisenberg
Hi- I will mail an answer to you if I can find one. And if you find out could you mail how to me? -James

Re: HELP INSTALLING X USING DPKG FOR A NEWBIE

1999-03-13 Thread servis
*- On 13 Mar, Robert Aisenberg wrote about HELP INSTALLING X USING DPKG FOR A NEWBIE Hi- I am trying to install X and have posted about 5 messages. I am new to Linux and Unix (I'm running WIN95) currently I have not done anything productive with it except get frustrated. I downloaded

Installing X to Debian (Continued)

1999-03-12 Thread Robert Aisenberg
Hi- Me again, no I downloaded Debian 2.0 off the internet I am running Debian on my 386 powerhouse. The reason I did not use dselect is because I have not quite figured it out. If someone could help me chose packages to use it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you -James

Re: Installing X to Debian (Continued)

1999-03-12 Thread servis
*- On 11 Mar, Robert Aisenberg wrote about Installing X to Debian (Continued) Hi- Me again, no I downloaded Debian 2.0 off the internet I am running Debian on my 386 powerhouse. The reason I did not use dselect is because I have not quite figured it out. If someone could help me chose

Installing X using dselect

1999-03-12 Thread Robert Aisenberg
Hi- I downloaded Debian 2.1 recently and did not install X when I originally configured the OS although everyone I have talked to says I should have. If someone could tell me what packages to download that would be great. I do not have any files on the system so I could easily reinstall it if

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