Ubuntu trouble

[aaronkupen]

hahaha I don't know. I installed Debian binary 1 or something along those lines. I was hoping you could tell me.

 

[aaronkupen]

I typed that in and nothing happened, it said it couldn't find the command. So I'm guessing I didn't properly install the desktop environment.

 

[The General]

Do this:

su
(type the root password, it wont show up as you type)

apt-get install x-window-system x-window-system-core xserver-xorg

Then try

/etc/init.d/gdm start

 

[macdude425]

You can try /etc/init.d/gdm start but it may not work unless you SPECIFICALLY install gdm.

Try /etc/init.d/xdm start and see what happens.

 

[aaronkupen]

I got an error.

Package x-window-system is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source.

The second command didn't work either.

Is this the right distro to get me started with linux, I really have no idea what is going on right now with all these commands.

Macdude: your command didn't work either.

 

[macdude425]

It's not terribly easy to set up, but incredible to learn with. I've learned more in my 10 months with Debian than I did in 1.5 with RH and SuSE.

OK then, try this: apt-get install xserver-xfree86 xfree86-common

General: Don't forget that stable still uses XF86.

 

[aaronkupen]

Will these work, because I don't have my internet hooked up on linux because I'm using wireless. I'll give it a try anyway.

 

[macdude425]

Oy...

I don't know, since apt uses the internet. While we're at it, what card do you have, and I'll see if I can find directions and drivers for using it.

 

[aaronkupen]

The command you gave me worked, I went through the installer but nothing really happened after I finished it.

My wireless card in my computer is the Linksys wireless G PCI Adapter with SpeedBooster Model No. WMP54GS. I think i recall seeing somewhere that linux has a problem working with some wireless cards--notably linksys ones.

 

[macdude425]

OK then, try 'startx' and see what happens now.

It does have problems with wireless, sometimes more than other depending on the card. However, due to the number of native drivers (and Ndiswrapper, which isn't quite as good), the situation is much better than it was, say, a year to a year and a half ago.