I'd disagree. Most users will never install their own operating system. It'll
either be already included on the computer when they buy it, or they'll pay
someone to reinstall should they ever seriously screw up their computer. Now
with Linux it would be more important, since most people will
You may also want to subscribe to the kde-user list at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] and post the problem there as well.
A lot of problems like this are solved very quickly on that list.
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Christopher Molnar
New Enland Business Services, LLC
If you installed the Xserver then type startx at the command prompt.
Aaron newbie2
From: Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
i dont understand what the opperating screen is supposed to look like
when im done installing, but all i get is a command promt. i cant get
gnome or kde or anything to come up.
Christhe correct command to execute your default desktop is
startx.
Alan
Chris wrote:
i dont understand what the opperating screen is supposed to look like
when im done installing, but all i get is a command promt. i cant get
gnome or kde or anything to come up. i type "kde" and all i
Type 'startx'
On Thu, 27 Jan 2000, Chris wrote:
i dont understand what the opperating screen is supposed to look like
when im done installing, but all i get is a command promt. i cant get
gnome or kde or anything to come up. i type "kde" and all i get is a
bunch of messages saying xserver
ing the kde packages and
xserver packages and all that, then the WindowsX server should boot up.
Steve
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From: "Chris" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; "tehc support" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 12:54 PM
Subject: [newbie]
Hi Christopher! Am Don, 27 Jan 2000 schrieb Chris:
i dont understand what the opperating screen is supposed to look like
when im done installing, but all i get is a command promt. i cant get
gnome or kde or anything to come up. i type "kde" and all i get is a
bunch of messages saying xserver
Try startx! This starts the X-server that gnome and kde run on.
-Original Message-
From: Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2000 12:54 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; tehc support
Subject: [newbie] linux problems
i dont understand what the opperating screen
I don't know if you have your X-windows configured yet but give this a
shot and let us know what happens, at the command line type "startx"
without the quotes. If it gives you error messeges e-mail here at the
[newbie] list and we'll help you get your X configured. Don't worry
you havent done
Chris,
Do you get a login prompt? Are you logging in ... If it just comes up with a prompt
after boot then this suggests you are in single user mode.
If you login try typing 'startx' at the prompt
This should bring up KDE as a default
Hope this helps.
Werner
Chris wrote:
i dont
Chris wrote:
i dont understand what the opperating screen is supposed to look like
when im done installing, but all i get is a command promt. i cant get
gnome or kde or anything to come up. i type "kde" and all i get is a
bunch of messages saying xserver canot be found. whats up?
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