[Novalug] x on ubuntu

Eric Dantan Rzewnicki eric@zhevny.com
Fri Jul 18 22:52:51 EDT 2008


On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 09:48:54PM -0500, Eric Dantan Rzewnicki wrote:
> 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
                  ^^^
		  , etc, etc, (any of which ...

> 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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