2 questions about X in Slackware

isolationist · 06-24-2003, 03:00 AM

1) What packages would you recomend to install gnome. I have downloaded a few but can't get it working.

2) How do I change the screen resolution to 800x600. I have gone through all the config files and progs and can't find anything to change it.

Thanks.

MasterC · 06-24-2003, 06:11 AM

2. /etc/X11/XF86Config

Locate the "screens" section, you will see a series of resolutions, make sure on the Default one (defined in that same section) that 800x600 is first in the list, so, the line may look:
1280x1024, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480
Simply change it to:
800x600, 1280x1024, 1024x768, 640x480

Save and exit.

As for packages for Gnome... What problems are you having getting it working? Your problem might not be your packages.

Cool

carboncopy · 06-24-2003, 08:25 AM

Try dropline gnome. It is fully automated. Including downloading of needed packages. But no gurantee that it will work. I tried it on one of my comps. Won't start.

You can get it here:

www.dropline.net

And of course you get prettier window compared to normal gnome.

isolationist · 06-24-2003, 10:37 PM

X doesn't recodnise 800x600 as a resolution when I change it. I removed all other modes.

There are a series of gnome packages in the GTK1 directory. I have downloaded GNOMECORE and GNOMELIB, run setup etc. X only loads tab.

Dropline wont work on my computer. It's a Socket 3 (486 style) 133MHz, 16Mb RAM, 350Mb HDD.

contrasutra · 06-24-2003, 10:57 PM

You probobly need official drivers for your card if you cant run at those resolutions.

Why not just install the packages in the /gnome directory of the Slackware disc?

Though gnome wont run well on your old machine. Maybe you should check out XFCE4. Its a much lighter DE that looks a lot like gnome.

isolationist · 06-24-2003, 11:26 PM

The thing is I don't have the Slackware CD and I don't want to spend all day downloading 30Mb of stuff if I'm not sure if it will work. I spent all day downloading the A and N series for the base installation and that was bad enough.

contrasutra · 06-25-2003, 11:13 AM

Spend the time and download the CD. Then you wont have these problems. Or buy it for like $2 from many linux CD distributers.

Check out linuxpackages.net though. On their FTP, Robert keeps up-to-date GNOME slackware packs on there.

http://www3.linuxpackages.net/packag.../robert/gnome/

Though I highly doubt you will be able to run GNOME on a machine with so little RAM. You should really go with a light WM.

And gnome is a lot more than 30MB. on a Light install, the packages are 100MB. The install would probobly fill up your whole harddrive, you probobly couldn't do it.