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Old 09-17-2010, 04:54 AM   #16
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Aren't we forgetting something here, people?

Try
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apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
As root first, then install KDE as suggested above.
 
Old 09-17-2010, 04:57 AM   #17
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What exactly does this say ?
Code:
su
aptitude install kde-full
 
Old 09-17-2010, 04:57 AM   #18
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aptitude install kde-full
jkd
'Couldn't find any package whose name or description matched 'kde-full''
'No packages will be installed'
 
Old 09-17-2010, 04:58 AM   #19
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Post the output of this:
Code:
cat /etc/issue
 
Old 09-17-2010, 05:00 AM   #20
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hi adetheheat

please isntall kde then try startkde as suggested by jdkaye,it will take time...

i have not used Debian.. can any one tell if Debain distro comes with GNOME OR KDE...so tat he can install GNOME at the time of Installation itself i mean in fresh DVD itself ???

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aptitude install kde-full

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Old 09-17-2010, 05:01 AM   #21
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The CD comes with gnome, I think the DVD comes with both?
 
Old 09-17-2010, 05:08 AM   #22
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Again.
Post the output of this:

Code:
cat /etc/issue
Code:
apt-get update
Code:
apt-get install gnome
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=51924

Last edited by Aquarius_Girl; 09-17-2010 at 05:19 AM.
 
Old 09-17-2010, 05:25 AM   #23
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Again.
Post the output of this:

Code:
cat /etc/issue
Code:
apt-get update
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apt-get install gnome
http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=51924
1.
/etc/issue:
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 \n \l

2. apt-get update
Reading package lists... Done

3.apt-get install gnome
Couldn 't find package gnome
 
Old 09-17-2010, 05:32 AM   #24
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command not found
Check this thread out:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...-found-256432/
 
Old 09-17-2010, 05:38 AM   #25
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Well,I can see why you can't install anything right now your sources.list needs some work:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ackage-832607/

Post #9.

You'll need to edit your sources.list before you can install any packages.
Do you know how to use a text editor?.
I would suggest using something like nano,so as root do nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Then edit the file to look like this:

Code:
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free 
deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free 

deb http://security.debian.org/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free
Then you need to run aptitude update you should then be able to install packages.
 
Old 09-17-2010, 06:20 AM   #26
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Once your sources.list is sane you can install the full KDE packages with:

Code:
aptitude install kde xorg kdm
Or if you don't want to use the metapackage and all the crap that comes with it you could do the following for a lighter KDE desktop for Lenny:

Code:
aptitude install kde-core xorg kdm
You can then install anything else you need manually.
 
Old 09-17-2010, 06:39 AM   #27
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thanks, things are ticking along nicely now.
 
Old 09-17-2010, 06:54 AM   #28
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Have you installed the kde packages?
jdk
 
Old 09-18-2010, 08:07 AM   #29
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apt understaning

Just FYI: apt-cache reads the package lists downloaded from the repo sites and sources during apt-get update. IT does NOT compare items to what is already installed. The GUI front ends sometimes have code to perform that 'extra' compare. (Synaptic, for example, does.)

To find out if the packages you have just discovered with an apt-cache search are installed, do
dpkg -L -a | grep <same string you searched the cache for>
(this from memory, check your man page on dpkg to make sure we get the options right)
This will show you what packages are or have been installed. The packages with an ii in the status field are currently installed.

By the way, all of this applies to any Debian based distribution that uses standard repo structures such as Debian itself, Ubuntu and its derivatives, or anything else that uses standard apt/dpkg utilities for package management.
 
Old 09-18-2010, 08:14 AM   #30
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How is this relevant to the op's question?.
 
  


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