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I am new to Linux and recently installed Debian 5.0.3 to my HP Pavilion dv4 and. I am having a difficult time installing the X11 packages from Aptitude. It seems ...
  1. 12-09-2009 #1
    tugangel
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    Question Cannot Install X Server

    I am new to Linux and recently installed Debian 5.0.3 to my HP Pavilion dv4 and. I am having a difficult time installing the X11 packages from Aptitude. It seems that I cannot install any packages from Aptitude correctly or fully. If anyone knows what I am doing wrong or how I can fix the situation it would be greatly appreciated.
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    You would normally install the package 'xorg'.
    Code:
    # aptitude
Then hit /
Then type xorg <enter>
Then hit n, is it?, untill you get to the package
Then +
Then g several times until it does the thing.
    What did you do and what happened exactly?
    Code:
    # apt-get install xorg
    Should work. If you do not have KDE or Gnome then you have to have a window manager otherwise X will automatically switch off. Say 'twm' - put 'exec twm' as the last line in ~/.xinitrc.
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