From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: docv Subject: Re: Linux Mandrake Startup Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 19:27:55 -0500 Sender: linux-newbie-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <3CD1D98B.2050006@sbcglobal.net> References: <2.2.32.20020502154917.010ab6fc@[192.168.1.23]> <002c01c1f238$574ae120$1abfb2d1@oemcomputer> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format="flowed" To: Richard Foy Cc: linux-newbie@vger.kernel.org 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 > > >- >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in >the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs > -- Steve docv@sbcglobal.net In a world without walls and fences there is no need for windows nor gates. You can not solve problems with the same level of thinking that existed when the problems were created. --Dr. Albert Einstein Usted no puede solucionar problemas con el nivel del mismo de manera de pensar tan existido cuando el problemas fueron creados. --Dr. Albert Einstein President/CEO Consultant's Publishing Services, LLC http://www.cpsinfo.com http://www.vaitl.net =============================== Stephen W. Vaitl, D.C. Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician Certified Chiropractic Extremity Practitioner Assistant Professor, Department of Chiropractic Sciences Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnosis Former Director of Rehabilitation Services Cleveland Chiropractic College - Kansas City 6401 Rockhill Rd. Kansas City, MO 64131 The opinions expressed, in the original post, are those of the author. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs