Noob - installed mandrake now what !

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I got given a 3CD set of mandrake 10 around 3 months ago, and was well happy..

I've now got another PC to install it on, whilst doing my work on Windoze

Now im a complete noob to Unix/Linux ! I started the colmputer after installing Linux, i selted Linux from the list ...

Got greated with alogin screen, logged in ...

Now it comes up .. username@localhost username]$

how do i get the GNU/desktop up ???

Sorry if this gets asked alot but im lost....

[dylunio]

Try

su
startx

dylunio

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i type startx

it comes up

using authority file /root/.Xauthroty

writeing

using

Etc etc

then execuve failked for /etc/X11/X (errno 13_
xinit: server eror


?

[dylunio]

Lets look at the X11 floder then,,,

cd /etc/X11/xinit
ls

dylunio

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i type

cd /etc/X11/xinit


then it says no such file or directory

[dylunio]

What's in

cd /etc/X11/
ls

dylunio

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loads of stuff...

App defaults

xinit

Xresources..
etc etc

what u looking for in there mate ???? .. idunno what im doing

[dylunio]

Try

su
cd /etc/X11/xinit
ls

[dylunio]

I'm looking for xinit, since it contains 'xinitrc' and 'xserverrc' which you need to run kde

dylunio

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i typed what u said.. it comes up

Fixkeyboard* Xclients* XIM* xinitrc*