Installing X Window System in Debian Sarge
Submitted by Richard on Tue, 06/10/2008 - 04:41
How to install Xfree86 in Debian Sarge?
RUn this command in the console:
apt-get update
apt-get install xserver-xfree86 xbase-clients xfonts-base xterm
apt-get install xserver-xfree86 xbase-clients xfonts-base xterm
or you can run this command
apt-get install x-window-system
How to install Xorg in Debian Sarge?
Add this line in your /etc/apt/source.list
deb http://www.backports.org/debian/ sarge-backports main
apt-get update
apt-get install -t sarge-backports xserver-xorg xbase-clients xfonts-base xterm
apt-get install -t sarge-backports xserver-xorg xbase-clients xfonts-base xterm
Then install a Window Manager like KDE or Gnome, its up to you what to install or you can install both.
To install Gnome Desktop
apt-get install gnome gdm gdm-themes
However you can try also minimal version of Gnome
apt-get install gnome-core gdm gdm-themes
Same also with installing KDE
apt-get install kde kdm
apt-get install kde-core kdm
Configuring X Window System
Configuring Xfree86
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
Configuring Xorg
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg
To start your X Window System type
/etc/init.d/gdm start
/etc/init.d/kdm start
How to switch between kdm or gdm?
dpkg-reconfigure gdm
Then select which display manager to use.
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Comments
well I am trying to get Sarge working because it still uses the older 2.4 kernel and installs on rousource-challened machines.
I tried this and I am still getting packages taht do not meet dependencies, libfontconfig1, linbexpat1, libfreetype6, and about 8 others. I am wondering what your source list looks like?
28 May 2008
22 hours 54 min
I am sorry, I did not mean to confuse you, older versions of eBox Platform were using Debian Sarge but the newer versions are now using Ubuntu Hardy.
"I used Debian Sarge on eBox before, but I downloaded the latest version which using Ubuntu Hard"
What do you mean? What is using ubuntu hardy? Ubuntu IS based on Debian development version, Debian IS NOT based on Ubuntu.
28 May 2008
22 hours 54 min
I used Debian Sarge on eBox before, but I downloaded the latest version which using Ubuntu Hardy.
I don't really understand why you are still using Debian 3.1 'Sarge'. Support of Debian Sarge has ended, so there will be no security updates for the Sarge anymore. Debian 4.0 'Etch' was released last year. So current Debian stable is Etch. Debian 5.0 'Lenny' will be released in few months, target is september.
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