debian: installing x servers

[chenliway]

big newb here...
i went thru debian install, no big problems, but i dont think i installed enough modules. i have the XF86_VGA16 server, but i need to use the SVGA server.
so how do i go about installing XF86_SVGA?
thanks.

[rod]

apt-get install xserver-svga

Regards,
Rod

[chenliway]

ahh mucho thanks =D

i was tryin to do apt-get install XF86_SVGA hehe

[rod]

de nada

You may want to have a look at this link:

Debian Stable Packages (http://packages.debian.org/stable/allpackages.html)

Regards,
Rod

[chenliway]

gaaah another problem, might as well ask here:
ok i mustve muxed up something while doing xf86config; i mustve selected a wrong option or something, cuz when i startx my screen gets all garbled. so anyways, i couldnt ctrl alt backspace, so i hit reset. but when i start up linux, it automatically wants to startx, but i need to go to command line in order to fix the config. how do i stop it from goin to x?

[rod]

Reboot and at the lilo prompt type linux single, that is a tempoary fix until you get X resolved.

or you could use Ctrl-->Alt-->F1 while in X. That will drop you into the CLI.

Regards,
Rod

[ 11 March 2001: Message edited by: rod ]

[chenliway]

ack sorry i didnt mention im using bootmagic, so lilo doesn't give me a chance to input stuff... do i have to reinstall lilo? or can i just turn off bootmagic? cuz i DIDNT install lilo on the mbr (since im using bootmagic) so i don't think it would work...

[rod]

Just the Ctrl-->Alt-->F1

Regards,
Rod

[Ig0r]

The Debian aackage archive (http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages) is your new best friend :)

If you ever have a missing file and don't know what package it belongs to, just do a search on that page and you'll know in seconds. Then just use apt to grab it.

:) I love Debian! :)

[chenliway]

thanks dudes =D

[MBMarduk]

Originally posted by Ig0r:
The Debian aackage archive (http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages) is your new best friend :)

If you ever have a missing file and don't know what package it belongs to, just do a search on that page and you'll know in seconds. Then just use apt to grab it.

:) I love Debian! :)

So I just installed Debby yesterday. NO X. NO Lynx (text-browser) Just the 2 CD-Rs. INternet works tho. How do I find out what packages are available? (As in: WHAT do you TYPE after "apt-get install")

TIA
-Mike

[rod]

apt-get install task-x-window-system (that will get you a basic X)

apt-get install wmaker (window maker)

apt-get install lynx

apt-get install netscape

Not sure what xserver you need, but you may want to start with:

apt-get install xserver-svga

Regards,
Rod

[MBMarduk]

Well thanks a bunch, Rod!

But what I meant is: is there a file or something you can view to find out ON YOUR OWN what you can install? ( =what parameters to give "apt-get install ........." )

I d/l-ed and printed the "Installing Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 For Intel x86" file, but it doesn't say anything about what packages are available (nor did I think that as the title says enough!).

It seems to me the only way I could've found out is either:
1) guess
2) constantly boot into SuSE or Win98 to read www.debian.org (http://www.debian.org)
3) come here to read this post :)

You get my drift?
/* whispers to himself: This is prolly a verrrry simple thing I'm overlooking. Now I'm gonna look dumb */ :o

TIA
-Mike

[rod]

I see..... you can use 'dselect' to browse packages.

Regards,
Rod

[MBMarduk]

Right...I HAD started dselect once while installing (where you select the EASY -tasks- or the HARD package selection) but it frightened the sh!t outta me.

I even had printed the "dselect Documentation For Beginners" thingie next to me. Brrrrr...no thanks, not yet!

Thank again,
-Mike

[rod]

heh heh... dselect is a bit unusual. I'm not sure if 'console-apt' will help. You could fetch it with apt and check it out.

Regards,
Rod

[gwpritch]

Go to www.debian.org (http://www.debian.org) and you can browse all the available packages in the stable, testing or unstable distributions.