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Old 07-30-2005, 10:16 PM   #1
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Install XFree86 in Debian 3.1 Sarge


I'm a complete Linux newbie. I have Debian 3.1 on two DVDs and have installed the basic system on my machine. Can anyone tell me how I would go about installing XFree86?
 
Old 07-30-2005, 10:29 PM   #2
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apt-get install x-window-system-core should give you the basics.

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Old 07-30-2005, 10:46 PM   #3
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apt-get install msttcorefonts x-ttcidfont-conf xfonts-100dpi* xfonts75dpi* xfonts-base xbase-clients  xserver-xfree86 xfonts-cyrillic xfs  xfonts-scalable ;
 
  


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