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Linux on my B&W!
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Installation didn't go as planned 
I think I'll get Kubuntu…
I think I'll get Kubuntu…
QuadSix50
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http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/kubuntu/ports/releases/gutsy/release/
You'll find the 7.10 version of Kubuntu there.
You'll find the 7.10 version of Kubuntu there.
chris
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Why? It's not THAT hard... though if you refuse to use the first text-based tool you find, then no, Slackware isn't for you.
Kubuntu probably would suit you well, though.
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Kubuntu probably would suit you well, though.
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QuadSix50
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OK, if you want to make WM the default window manager, type "xwmconfig" on the console and it will ask you which window manager you want to run as default. Once you've done that, type "startx" to start Xorg.
You can also modify the /etc/inittab and change the default runlevel to the one that launches the login manager, be it GDM, KDM, or XDM. Make the change, save the file, and then restart. I use GNU nano for editing files on the console.
You can also modify the /etc/inittab and change the default runlevel to the one that launches the login manager, be it GDM, KDM, or XDM. Make the change, save the file, and then restart. I use GNU nano for editing files on the console.
Once you've done that, type "startx" to start Xorg.
It says stuff about the X Window System and then:
Fatal Server Error:
Caught signal 7. Server aborting
Then it talks about connection reset by peer.
Could this be related to the fact that I didn't install disc 4? I kept downloading it and burning it from different mirrors, but it spat it out each time.
It says stuff about the X Window System and then:
Fatal Server Error:
Caught signal 7. Server aborting
Then it talks about connection reset by peer.
Could this be related to the fact that I didn't install disc 4? I kept downloading it and burning it from different mirrors, but it spat it out each time.
QuadSix50
Well-known member
Have you configured Xorg yet? run "X -configure" to have Xorg autodetect and create a working xorg.conf file for you. It will most likely put it in your home folder and call it "xorg.conf.new". Just backup the old xorg.conf file in /etc/X11 (if it exists in there) by renaming it to "xorg.conf.bak" using the "mv" command. Then use the same mv command to move the file that was just created over to the /etc/X11/ folder.
Make sure that when you move the new file to that location that you type it in the following manner:
That slash after the "X11" is VERY important. That means you're moving the file into that directory. If you exclude the slash, the mv command will assume that you want to move the file to REPLACE the X11 directory in /etc. So be VERY careful when typing that. This actually applies not just to this command, but whenever you use the mv command to move a file into a directory.
Make sure that when you move the new file to that location that you type it in the following manner:
Code:
mv xorg.conf /etc/X11/
