Alright, thank you, Steve - I'll let you all know if I have any other problems installing Xubuntu.
Harold On 10/23/05, Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's useful if you are behind a proxy firewall. :) > Otherwise, don't run it. (You won't have anything to replace "your.proxy" > anyways) > > Steve > > > > On 10/24/05, Harold Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thank you, Romuald - this is helpful! I now should be able to install > > Xubuntu. Once question: What's the 'export > > http_proxy=http://your.proxy:8080' command for? Would it matter if I > > didn't run that one? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Harold J. Johnson > > http://SomethingThatHappened.com > > > > On 10/23/05, Romuald Szcześniak < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Fri, 14 Oct 2005 21:35:10 -0300, *Júlio Santos Monteiro* wrote: > > > > > > > Here is an very easy and obivious way to install Xubuntu while there's > > > > no installation CD: > > > > > > > > 1- Put the latest Ubuntu 5.10 (breezy) install-CD in the drive and > > > > turn the engines on :-); > > > > 2- In the Ubuntu boot screen, type: " server " > > > > 3- Follow the steps on screen; > > > > 4- When the system is installed and you are in the (console) login > > > > screen, enter in your user (created in the installation) and enter as > > > > root with the command: " sudo su "; > > > > 5- Edit the sources.list (with the command " nano > > > > /etc/apt/sources.list ") and put uncomment the " universe " > > > > repository line (search for universe and uncomment that line). > > > > 6- Save the file > > > > > > 6a. export http_proxy=http://your.proxy:8080 > > > 6b. and " apt-get update "; > > > > > > > 7- Then the happy ending: type " apt-get install xubuntu-desktop " > > > > > > 7a. dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg > > > 7b. apt-get install gdm > > > > > > > 8- Enjoy your brand-new Xubuntu!
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