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Okay I just installed Debian on my Laptop using the NetInstal ISO and I have a problem. Okay so It boots up just fine and give me a non graphical ...
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    Problem with Fresh Debain Install~!

    Okay I just installed Debian on my Laptop using the NetInstal ISO and I have a problem.

    Okay so It boots up just fine and give me a non graphical screen asking for user name. So i put it in, and then it asks for password so allrgiht.

    But then it just leaves me in the dark with no graphical interface at all!!! How do I get KDE or Preferably Gnome on here?
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    You need to install the graphical sistem (x-windows) as well as a desktop (kde, gnome, xfce...)

    as root:
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    apt-get update
apt-get install xserver-xfree86 kdebase kdm
    Apt is Debian's package manager, to find out more about it try 'man apt'.

    edit: for gnome, substitute 'gnome' for 'kdebase' and 'gdm' instead of 'kdm'
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    okay I ran the install but it has errors when trying to load and points me to view the output. I tired restarting to no luck.

    Im going to try KDE.

    in the mean time any ideas
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    Quote Originally Posted by jdrusmtik9
    okay I ran the install but it has errors when trying to load and points me to view the output. I tired restarting to no luck.

    Im going to try KDE.

    in the mean time any ideas
    i get an X server error that says I cannot start xserver. It may have not been setupd correctly.

    So what now? i tired both KDE and Gnome but I prefer gnome.
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    as part of the install it asked me what system i wanted i just clicked the desktop workstation box and it installed gnome for me. on my laptop though i had problems figuring out the correct vertical and horizontal sync rates. as soon as i figured that out everythnig worked fine.
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    What is the exact error? Did you try to start xfree86 (or x.org) as root?

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    Quote Originally Posted by truoc444
    as part of the install it asked me what system i wanted i just clicked the desktop workstation box and it installed gnome for me. on my laptop though i had problems figuring out the correct vertical and horizontal sync rates. as soon as i figured that out everythnig worked fine.
    I selected desktop as well. But I did standard resolutions of 1024X768. Before it fails the screen goes black like its trying to display something and then it gives up and brings me back to command line.

    Um so How would I go about finding my vertical syncs and so forth?"

    I will try to load xfree86, right now I just tried "apt-get install kde" and Im installing something.

    how do I "start" xfree86 exactly I've got the command line remember
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    Quote Originally Posted by jdrusmtik9

    I selected desktop as well. But I did standard resolutions of 1024X768. Before it fails the screen goes black like its trying to display something and then it gives up and brings me back to command line.
    Try
    Code:
    dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86
    Quote Originally Posted by jdrusmtik9
    Um so How would I go about finding my vertical syncs and so forth?"
    It normally says in info about your monitor. Perhaps in manuals....

    Quote Originally Posted by jdrusmtik9
    I will try to load xfree86, right now I just tried "apt-get install kde" and Im installing something.

    how do I "start" xfree86 exactly I've got the command line remember
    do
    Code:
    startx
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    Okay I figured it out. When I was installing I simply hit enter while Desktop profile was selected. Turns out I had to hit space bar to select it.
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