Out of the loop, couple quick questions

Dr3n · 10-06-2005, 10:26 AM

Hey all. I've been out of the loop for a while, but going come back to Debian.

When I go to install Debian testing (apt-get), does it now install Gnome 2.10?

Also, should I install X.org over XFree86? I'm not familure with the differences of the two packages, if any. I'm doing to do a little 3D gaming, so I'm not sure if one is better than the other for that.

Thanks!

untak · 10-06-2005, 11:43 AM

apt-get install gnome
apt-get install xserver-xorg

or just do aptitude and use the search function

oh if gnome 2.10 isn't in the test (not sure) just add the unstable source

XavierP · 10-06-2005, 04:06 PM

Ya know, question 1 at least could have been answered by going to Debian's home page. Question 2 could probably have been answered in the same way.

At least try an make an effort.

ctkroeker · 10-06-2005, 04:18 PM

Hope it's working now. But like XavierP said, make an effort.

Dr3n · 10-18-2005, 05:55 PM

untak forgot 'apt-get install x-window-system-core' with that list. I got everything installed fine.

Dr3n · 10-18-2005, 06:33 PM

I'm getting this error at boot now:

apm: BIOS version 1.2 Flags 0x03 (Driver version 1.16ac)
apm: disabled - APM is not SMP safe.

What does that mean? i have an SMP kernel installed, because I have a dual CPU setup.

Dr3n · 10-18-2005, 09:09 PM

Ok so APM = Advanced Power Managememt. I did some searching and found that out. I'm not sure what I did but that error doesn't come up now. :S