Get gui for Sarge

[Tynen]

I really need help! It took me a week to final a linux distro that works on my laptop. I found one, Debian Sarge.. but when I was finally done installing it it was only command line.. how do I get a GUI on it? I was hoping to get xfce.. i thought that's what it came with.. I also don't have a working internet connection on my laptop right now.. Can anyone help me PLEASE???

[iwanabeguru]

yes
for installing gui you don't need internet connection
login as root
add all of the cds to the sources.list with apt-cdrom command
apt-cdrom -d=/mount_point_of_cdrom add

if you not edited the /etc/fstab file the mount point possibly /media/cdrom

if it done install the xserver , desktop manager , and window maker
apt-get install x-window-system xfce4

under the installation you can configure the xserver so get your monitor , keyboard , mouse specifications

the command "apt-cache search xfce" list many other packages which isn't installed and you can install the packages with apt-get

[Tynen]

yes
add all of the cds to the sources.list with apt-cdrom command
apt-cdrom -d=/mount_point_of_cdrom add

What do you mean by "add all of the cds to the sources.list?"

I don't have a cd with the packages.. where can i get the packages in possibley an iso format?

[unisol1]

type sudo apt-cdrom add hit enter it will add it to your sources do so with all your debian cdroms then you will have an off-line repository for installing debian programs