X server and desktop environment's packages on Sarge
 

Hi all,

I just got sarge installed from the minimal CD. I also configured apt-get.
I would like to install X with a desktop environment. Which packages should I install then.
Any suggestions for a very light desktop environment as I have a very old computer?

Thanks in advance

Have a look at macondos post install sticky. I think icewm or fluxbox are good light wm's.

Just yesterday I did this for my 2nd comp:

apt-get install x-window-system
apt-get install xfce4

Works.. :)

Good choice.

XFCE is a very good piece of software, and looks damn cool too. It should be light enough to run on your machine lixy.

Thanks a lot guys :)

Or alternatively, lixy, you can try fvwm.

Step 1.
Add the following lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list as root in an editor of your choice i.e. cmdline ones e.g. nano or gui ones e.g. gedit >

# fvwm unstable packages
deb http://noxa.de/~sbeyer/debian/fvwm unstable main
# deb-src http://noxa.de/~sbeyer/debian/fvwm unstable main

You can enable (i.e. uncomment the deb-src remove the #) deb-src if you want to rebuild the fvwm stuff from source

Step 2.

as root, run the following command:

apt-get update && apt-get install fvwm-unstable-core fvwm-unstable-perllib fvwm-unstable-utils fvwm-unstable-module-animate fvwm-unstable-module-auto fvwm-unstable-module-backer fvwm-unstable-module-banner fvwm-unstable-module-buttons fvwm-unstable-module-command fvwm-unstable-module-console fvwm-unstable-module-cpp fvwm-unstable-module-debug fvwm-unstable-module-dragwell fvwm-unstable-module-event fvwm-unstable-module-form fvwm-unstable-module-gtk fvwm-unstable-module-iconbox fvwm-unstable-module-iconman fvwm-unstable-module-ident fvwm-unstable-module-m4 fvwm-unstable-module-pager fvwm-unstable-module-perl fvwm-unstable-module-proxy fvwm-unstable-module-rearrange fvwm-unstable-module-save fvwm-unstable-module-savedesk fvwm-unstable-module-script fvwm-unstable-module-scroll fvwm-unstable-module-taskbar fvwm-unstable-module-theme fvwm-unstable-module-wharf fvwm-unstable-module-windowmenu fvwm-unstable-module-winlist