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  1. 12-09-2006 #1
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    Installing Gnome?

    I've just installed debian with pretty much nothing, because I prefer to build from nothing. I've installed gnome by myself, but it apparently added a bunch of programs I don't want. (And, I think I may have installed gnome 1 rather than gnome 2).

    Is there a way to install gnome with nothing else, and go from there?
    BTW, I had entered:
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    apt-get install gnome
apt-get install x-window-system
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    Quote Originally Posted by version2
    (And, I think I may have installed gnome 1 rather than gnome 2).
    Unless you are still using Debian Woody, that's not really possible.

    Quote Originally Posted by version2
    Is there a way to install gnome with nothing else, and go from there?
    BTW, I had entered:
    Code:
    apt-get install gnome
apt-get install x-window-system
    Yes, that would work, but it wouldn't be that minimal.
    Code:
    apt-get install x-window-system-core gnome-core
    is a better choice if you want a minimal system.

    Then you may start gnome with
    Code:
    startx
    or install a login manager like GDM.
    "To express yourself in freedom, you must die to everything of yesterday. From the 'old', you derive security; from the 'new', you gain the flow."

    -Bruce Lee
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    No. It's debian 3.1 Gnome just looks a little different. I haven't used it in awhile. (gnome 2.8.3)

    Anyway, thanks.
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