debian help

**patrickv** · 10-03-2006

i have this iso called "debian-31r2-i386-binary-1" .i installed it and the interface is all black with white text like command prompt.It this "dos" based.Is there a desktop environment with colors, icons and all.
When i manage to log in im still on the same menu with commands.

what's with this version of debian ?

**techieMoe** · 10-03-2006

You've got the latest version of Debian, you just likely made a very easy mistake and didn't select the graphical desktop during the install. I've done it too. You should be able to get something by running apt-get update followed by apt-get install gnome-desktop or apt-get install kde.

**jonantice** · 10-03-2006

Go here.
http://www.togaware.com/linux/survivor/
Read read read.
If you don't want to do all that reading execute the following commands as root user:

Code:

apt-get install x-window-system-core kde

If that doesn't work then you may not be connected to the internet or your /etc/apt/sources.list file may not be set up.
To set up your sources.list file (as root user):

Code:

editor /etc/apt/sources.list

And enter the following lines:

Code:

deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main contrib non-free

After you save that file run:

Code:

apt-get update

Then try the above again

**eraker** · 10-03-2006

If you 'apt-get install kde' does it automatically install kdm? I don't know the answer, but he might have to 'apt-get install kdm' also.

**techieMoe** · 10-03-2006

Originally Posted by eraker

If you 'apt-get install kde' does it automatically install kdm? I don't know the answer, but he might have to 'apt-get install kdm' also.

Yeah, I'm not sure. jonantice's approach is better.

**eraker** · 10-03-2006

There's no harm in issuing the complete command then:

Code:

apt-get install x-window-system-core kde kdm

To patrickv: This will ensure that it automatically boots into x-server on startup.

If it doesn't work, go back to jonantice's post.

**jonantice** · 10-04-2006

True, I didn't think of it that the kde package does not depend on kdm. (I always just install kde-core).
If you don't install kdm you can still use

Code:

startx

**patrickv** · 10-04-2006

None of your post works i just dunno why but it should work.
when i enter command it access the net then says "KDE package not available but is refered to by another package an so on.

what can i do now ?

**patrickv** · 10-04-2006

Eraker your's worked it connected to net and downloaded some stuffs.

**patrickv** · 10-04-2006

mu connection times out when getting updates.
and my speed remain in "BPS" not KBPS...WTF ?

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