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When installing Gnome on Debian Sarge 3.1r1 I believe the following sequence of commands need to be used. apt-get update apt-get install x-window-system gnome-core Is this right? Any help would ...
  1. 01-07-2007 #1
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    Gnome with Debian Sarge 3.1r1

    When installing Gnome on Debian Sarge 3.1r1 I believe the following sequence of commands need to be used.

    apt-get update
    apt-get install x-window-system gnome-core

    Is this right? Any help would be appreciated .
    That's my two pence worth.

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    that should be correct
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    Whenever I try the following commands:

    apt-get install x-windows-system gnome-core

    I get the following error:

    Couldn't find package x-window-system

    What do I need to do?
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  4. 02-27-2007 #4
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    Remove the s. It is x-window-system
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  5. 02-27-2007 #5
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    Sorry about that. Now I get the following error:

    Package gnome-core is not available, but is referred to by another package.
    Package gnome-core has no installation candidate.

    Just to level-set everyone, I'm running only base Sarge installation.

    Any sites/advice you can recommend to walk me through this installation process? As you can tell, I'm new to Linux.

    Thanks in advance.
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  6. 02-27-2007 #6
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    it should list the packages that refer to it. try:
    Code:
    apt-cache search gnome
    and see if there is a base package for gnome listed there
    Here's why Linux is easier than Windows:
    Package Managers! Apt-Get and Portage (among others) allow users to install programs MUCH easier than Windows can.
    Hardware Drivers. In SuSE, ALL the hardware is detected and installed automatically! How is this harder than Windows' constant disc changing and rebooting?
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  7. 02-27-2007 #7
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    can you post your
    Code:
     /etc/apt/sources.list
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  8. 02-28-2007 #8
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    This issue has been resolved. It was related to a botched install on my part.

    Thanks to everyone who chimed in.

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