Install Gnome

carlosinfl · 08-26-2005, 05:00 PM

Ok, I am using Debian "etch" & did a bare min install and used apt to install Gnome as my windows manager.

Code:

debian# apt-get install gnome

Now that I have done so and it completed with no visable errors, I decided to reboot the server & I have no clue how to boot into Gnome. Am I still missing something? "startx" is an invalid command according to my system but if someone can please tell me what I need to do from here...

Thanks!

Xian · 08-26-2005, 05:18 PM

Have you installed XFree86 yet?
How about a GUI login (if you desire one)?

# apt-get install x-window-system gdm

carlosinfl · 08-26-2005, 05:23 PM

All I did was run the command

# apt-get install gnome

I was not told about needing XFree86 and I would like a GUI login as well.
Is there a way I can find out if I have XFree86 and or how to install this?

Thanks.

Xian · 08-26-2005, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by carlwill
I was not told about needing XFree86 and I would like a GUI login as well.
Is there a way I can find out if I have XFree86 and or how to install this?

Sure, just run that command I posted above.
That will get you the X-server (XFree86 in Etch) and the GUI login (gdm).

If it's already installed then apt will tell you that no newer version is avail.

# apt-get install x-window-system gdm

carlosinfl · 08-26-2005, 06:11 PM

I ran the command as you noted above and here is what I got.

Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main libselinux1 1.22-1 [40.7kB]
Err ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main libselinux1 1.22-1
Could not connect data socket, connection timed out [IP: 128.101.80.133 21]
Get:2 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main libxaw7 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [338kB]
Err ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main libxaw7 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14
Could not connect data socket, connection timed out [IP: 128.101.80.133 21]
Get:3 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xterm 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [509kB]
Get:4 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main menu 2.1.25 [404kB]
Get:5 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main twm 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [264kB]
Get:6 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main libdps1 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [286kB]
Get:7 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xbase-clients 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [1940kB ]
Get:8 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main libgksu1.2-0 1.3.2-1 [35.4kB]
Get:9 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main libgksuui1.0-0 1.0.5-1 [22.8kB]
Get:10 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main sudo 1.6.8p9-2 [160kB]
Get:11 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main gksu 1.3.0-1 [60.2kB]
Get:12 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main gdm 2.6.0.8-1 [3144kB]
Get:13 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main lbxproxy 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [250kB]
Get:14 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main proxymngr 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [182kB]
Get:15 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xserver-common 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [336k B]
Get:16 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xserver-xfree86 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [574 2kB]
Get:17 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xlibmesa-dri 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [5009kB ]
Get:18 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xutils 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [911kB]
Get:19 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xfonts-base 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [5490kB]
Get:20 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xfonts-100dpi 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [4362k B]
Get:21 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xfonts-75dpi 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [3840kB ]
Get:22 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xfonts-scalable 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [900 kB]
Get:23 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main x-window-system-core 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [158kB]
Get:24 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xdm 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [308kB]
Get:25 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xfs 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [496kB]
Get:26 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xfwp 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [180kB]
Get:27 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xnest 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [1466kB]
Get:28 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xprint-common 1:0.1.0.alpha1-11 [366 kB]
Get:29 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xprint 1:0.1.0.alpha1-11 [1760kB]
Get:30 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xprt-xprintorg 1:0.1.0.alpha1-11 [81 6B]
Get:31 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main xvfb 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [1602kB]
Get:32 ftp://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main x-window-system 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14 [158 kB]
Fetched 40.3MB in 12m42s (52.9kB/s)
Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/...elinux/libseli nux1_1.22-1_i386.deb Could not connect data socket, connection timed out [IP: 1 28.101.80.133 21]
Failed to fetch ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/pool/.../libxaw7_4.3.0 .dfsg.1-14_i386.deb Could not connect data socket, connection timed out [IP: 12 8.101.80.133 21]
E: Unable to fetch some archives, maybe run apt-get update or try with --fix-mis sing?
debian:/#

HappyTux · 08-26-2005, 06:43 PM

Do what it tells you at the bottom of the output namely run apt-get update to refresh the package cache then try the install command again.

Xian · 08-26-2005, 06:51 PM

If that doesn't work just pick another mirror.

carlosinfl · 08-27-2005, 08:29 AM

That did not work...I always run the apt-get update command before I use APT to make sure everything is immediate.

How do I select another mirror? Do I need to edit my sources.list?

utanja · 08-27-2005, 08:56 AM

to setup additional sources you can run at root:
apt-setup

this will allow you to add repositories..

carlosinfl · 08-27-2005, 09:35 AM

Meh - I have no clue what sources to add or anything of that nature. I thought installing Gnome would be simple.

Where would someone new to Debian know to get sources from? Do I constanly have to change sources when I want to install something or is there a source I can use that will basically have much of what I am looking for?

Xian · 08-27-2005, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by carlwill
Where would someone new to Debian know to get sources from?

List of Debian Mirrors

Quote:

Originally posted by carlwill
Do I constanly have to change sources when I want to install something or is there a source I can use that will basically have much of what I am looking for?

The source list is located at /etc/apt/sources.list

Here is a basic source list that should be useful:

Code:

deb ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/debian/ testing main contrib non-free 
deb-src ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/debian/ testing main contrib non-free 

deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main 

#Debian Unofficial packages for Sarge/Stable Opera, Java
deb http://ftp.debian-unofficial.org/debian/ sarge main contrib non-free restricted  
deb-src http://ftp.debian-unofficial.org/debian/ sarge main contrib non-free restricted   

# Mplayer,Acroread,Realplayer,Codecs,Various Packages
deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ etch main 

#Java For Debian
deb http://www.tux.org/pub/java/debian/ testing non-free

reddazz · 08-27-2005, 02:07 PM

There is a thread like this somewhere in the Debian forum that I posted to recently. Setup your sources then do

Code:

#apt-get install x-window-system xserver-xfree86 gnome-desktop

If you are going to use unstable and prefer xorg, then substitute xserver-xfree86 above with xserver-xorg.

carlosinfl · 08-27-2005, 07:15 PM

Would there be an reason to select Xorg over XFree86? I think I have always used Xorg with previous versions of Fedora.

craigevil · 08-27-2005, 08:26 PM

My sources.list

Try taking out the "us" in your list. Then run apt-get update

Xian · 08-27-2005, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by carlwill
Would there be an reason to select Xorg over XFree86?

Not particuarly since it will be in Etch soon enough.
Unless you have some distinct need I'd go with the default x-server.