Re: [SLUG] Debian

From: Russell Hires (rhires@earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Dec 28 2005 - 11:34:35 EST


Hmmm...apt-get install kde kdm
or
apt-get install gdm gnome

Should be enough to get you going. KDE or Gnome both install gobs of
packages, including kdm or gdm, though I like to spcifiy the kdm part,
just to make sure.

On Wed, 2005-12-28 at 11:09 -0500, SOTL wrote:
> On Wednesday 28 December 2005 10:27 am, Levi Bard wrote:
> > > Choose Software to install = Manual Package Selection
> > >
> > > Question:
> > > When and how does one get to choose packages for as one can see by the
> > > above NO package selection was ever made.
> >
> > When you choose "manual package selection" , it expects you to be able
> > to install packages manually. You can `apt-get install kde` (or gnome
> > or enlightenment or whatever), or choose the other option next time
> > ;-)
> >
> > --
> > Debianista!
> > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
> >
> I was expecting to get a list of packages that one could choose from with that
> selection.
>
> Previous time I chose Debian Desktop Selection and got exactly the same
> results the command line.
>
> Do you have any suggestion as to what one should choose. There are others
> besides these 2 including MySQL server, Apache server, and ftp server to
> recall a few of the ones I did not choose.
>
> Thanks
> SOTL
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