linux 6.5

[tommyland]

I am brand new to linux.. I just installed linux 6.5 to a clean hard drive.. My question is after I login to the dos prompt what do I type to get to the graphic interface that linux has to offer??

[Mikenell]

Well its not a dos prompt because its linux and not dos but try typing:

startx

If that gives an error type:

XF86Setup

(Case sensetive) And configure it from in there and if you configure it properly then sace it and type: startx
Mikenell

[fuzzy]

Uh, what distro are you using?
I don't know what linux 6.5 is. Suse? Libranet? Slackware?
Anyway, at the CLI (command-line interface... please don't call it a dos prompt. http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif )
Anyway, that command would be
startx
If it crashes, then come on back and we'll help you through the configuration of the xserver.
Good luck!

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[fuzzy]

Ooh Mikenell!
You beat me to the punch!
http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/biggrin.gif
Are you still using Slack or have any more luck with Debian?


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Politicians have one thing in common with baby diapers...
They both need to be changed regularly for the same reason.
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[This message has been edited by fuzzy (edited 26 November 2000).]

[StarWeaver]

'startx' should start it up for you, 'startx -- -bpp 8/16/24/32' seems to be the most common switch, changes the color depth. ctrl-alt+keypad+/- will change the resolution afetr it start, incase you end up looking at a little window of a big desktop. ctral-alt-backspace should abort the X server and dump you back to the command line.

Oh, and there isn't really a 'linux 6.5'... most of the time you need to use the company's name or the name they give to their version of linux. IE 'Redhat 6.2' 'Slackware 7.1' 'Debian 2.9' etc

:)

-Ronin Angel StarWeaver

[Edit: Wow three posts in the 3 minutes or so it took to write that :]

[This message has been edited by StarWeaver (edited 26 November 2000).]

[tommyland]

Yup Crashed after I typed startx, then I hit altf4 and gave a whole list of stuff(Xconnection)

[armando86]

Type Xconfigurator as root to set up the X window system (Linux's GUI).

Also to those of you who were wondering about his distro its Mandrake 6.x, I know because I had the exact same distro,it's a weird Macmillian mandrake clone. Here's (http://www.macmillansoftware.com/detail_software.cfm?item=1575953501)the link.


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[Mikenell]

Well I installed Slack yesterday to check out BlackBox. I'm gonna get Debian going and upgraded to woody next weekend. I prefer Debian, and I'm putting blackbox on it too. hehe.
Mikenell

[vvx]

Whenever you hear Linux 6.5, it's near always Macmillian Mandrake 6.1 (which they named 6.5..)

[fuzzy]

Originally posted by Mikenell:
Well I installed Slack yesterday to check out BlackBox. I'm gonna get Debian going and upgraded to woody next weekend. I prefer Debian, and I'm putting blackbox on it too. hehe.
Mikenell

Yeah, I go with either WM or blackbox with debian. So much nicer than the cluttered gnome/kde.

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Politicians have one thing in common with baby diapers...
They both need to be changed regularly for the same reason.
--Anon.