From: docv <docv@sbcglobal.net>
To: Richard Foy <rfoyh@earthlink.net>
Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux Mandrake Startup
Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 19:27:55 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3CD1D98B.2050006@sbcglobal.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 002c01c1f238$574ae120$1abfb2d1@oemcomputer
Assuming you are able to log in, you must start an Xwindows session,
which if Mandrake is like it's parent RedHat (which is what I am
running), should automatically run KDE or Gnome. You should be able to
do this by using the command 'startx'.
Richard Foy wrote:
>Up until a year ago I used Amigas. Then I got a laptop pc running windows.
>
>Recently I got a PC box with a very simple "Internet Appliance" linux system
>on it. Now I have installed Linux Mandrake 7.2. I have managed to get it to
>startup and show a screen where I can login as root or as a user, and thus
>get into a bash shell.
>
>However, I haven't found out how to get into a graphical interface, either
>KDE or Gnome. when the system is booting it runs by lots of things but I
>don't see anything that appears to me that would allow me to get into KDE or
>Gnome.
>
>I never seem to see the little window that my manual shows that shows
>"Session type" and then a pull down item with KDE in it.".
>
>Can someone give me a clue as to what I need to look for?
>
>TIA
>
>Richard
>
>
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-05-02 15:49 Ethernet Questions Ray Olszewski
2002-05-03 0:20 ` Linux Mandrake Startup Richard Foy
2002-05-03 0:27 ` docv [this message]
2002-05-03 16:45 ` Ethernet Questions Paul Furness
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2002-05-03 2:07 Linux Mandrake Startup Ray Olszewski
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