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Old 06-12-2006, 02:18 PM   #1
glasisch
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Angry Can't even start X-windows with Debian/Sarge


Hi everyone, this is rather pathetic, but I'm pulling my hair out so I'd appreciate any advice for the sake of my follicles if nothing else.

I've just installed Debian/Sarge from 2 downloaded CD images - I seem to have installed a basic system and can log-on to a console session, but have no idea how to start a GUI. There's nothing like X11 in my /lib, and apart from x11config and startx I can remember nothing of the time when I used Debian half a decade ago.

I don't even know how to select an option in the Debian "apt" screen - I see a red cursor block which I can move up or down, but I don't even know how to select an option - I wanted to choose the desktop workstation one, but all I could do was press <enter> when it was highlighted by the red cursor and I'm not too sure that it worked.

Please help



David
 
Old 06-12-2006, 03:18 PM   #2
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Quote:
Originally Posted by glasisch
I've just installed Debian/Sarge from 2 downloaded CD images - I seem to have installed a basic system and can log-on to a console session, but have no idea how to start a GUI. There's nothing like X11 in my /lib, and apart from x11config and startx I can remember nothing of the time when I used Debian half a decade ago.
It looksyou don't have X Window installed. Try to use 'aptitude'. It's quite easy to use frontend to apt-get. If you don't have it installed, install it using
apt-get install aptitude

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I don't even know how to select an option in the Debian "apt" screen - I see a red cursor block which I can move up or down, but I don't even know how to select an option - I wanted to choose the desktop workstation one, but all I could do was press <enter> when it was highlighted by the red cursor and I'm not too sure that it worked.
It's tricky. You select using space. Enter finishes current menu/submenu. Just for future reference.
 
Old 06-12-2006, 03:33 PM   #3
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you probably need to install xserver-xorg (via apt)
su--paswword apt-get install xserver-xorg
it will ask to install a bunch of files as dependancies, just hit yes and go.When it's done type startx and you should get a desktop (hopefully)
 
Old 06-12-2006, 06:40 PM   #4
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Sarge will still install xfree86 by default. Xorg is in unstable and I think testing, but stable stuck with xfree86 for now. That is just a minor nitpick, what was posted above is still true. I suggest you follow this guide from our debian forum, telling specific things to do to setup a desktop stlye debian box:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...d.php?t=224547

Peace,
JimBass
 
Old 06-12-2006, 10:46 PM   #5
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cant connect to X11 window server

I am new to linux(using Suse 9.3) and have a program (grahics) graph.class, when I run it I get this error
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.InternalError: Can't connect to X11 window server using ':0.0' as the value of the DISPLAY variable.
at sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment.initDisplay(Native Method)
at sun.awt.X11GraphicsEnvironment.<clinit>(X11GraphicsEnvironment.java:134)
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:141)
at java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment.getLocalGraphicsEnvironment(GraphicsEnvironment.java:62)
at java.awt.Window.init(Window.java:231)
at java.awt.Window.<init>(Window.java:275)
at java.awt.Frame.<init>(Frame.java:401)
at javax.swing.JFrame.<init>(JFrame.java:198)
at JPanels.<init>(JPanels.java:15)
at JPanels.main(JPanels.java:11)
If I run it on the linux machine, it runs fine, but when I ssh into the box and try to run it I get this error. Y is this so an any solution.

Kofi
 
Old 06-13-2006, 02:11 AM   #6
Wim Sturkenboom
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Please start a new thread as this does not have any relation to the original question. By posting a new question in a thread, people might get confused.

Last edited by Wim Sturkenboom; 06-13-2006 at 02:13 AM.
 
Old 06-13-2006, 12:27 PM   #7
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In Debian run base-config and select [X] Destop Environment from the menu. the system will install everything you need for your Desktop..


http://www.penguin-soft.com/penguin/...se-config.html
 
Old 06-17-2006, 12:23 PM   #8
glasisch
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Many thanks to all who replied to my plea - in the end it was sufficient to select "Desktop Environment" in base-config (thank you farslayer) and let Debian do the rest, but unless Mara had told me to use space to select I would still be pulling my hair out now.

Many thanks everybody.
 
  


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