[Novalug] x on ubuntu

Eric Dantan Rzewnicki eric@zhevny.com
Fri Jul 18 22:48:54 EDT 2008


On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 10:40:43PM -0400, Nino Pereira wrote:
> Thank you for the tips:
> 
> > apt-get install xserver-org x11-xfs-utils xfonts-base xfonts-utils
> > (might do it)
> > 
> > Or use a gui installer and install lots of X stuff ;)
> 
> There was no install candidate for xserver-org, x11-xfs-utils was
> supposed to be manually installed. But, I lacked xfonts-base.
> 
> Now, when I do 'startx' I get a poop-brown screen, but nothing on
> it. I can't call up a terminal window, there's no 'applications'
> gui, nothing.
> 
> What else am I missing?

a window manager. Or, if you prefer, a full desktop environment such as
KDE, Gnome, xfce (which would include a wm and probably work with any of
many available window managers).

I use openbox, without a desktop environment. But I am probably among
the small minority that doesn't find icons or system trays or a clock or
always-displayed menus useful. 

If you do want the minimalist wm-only approach, you probably want to
install "menu" which will give you access to applications with a
right-mouse-click.

-Eric Rz.

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