[RLUG] Re: Debian 3.1 Sarge

jennifertf at excite.com jennifertf at excite.com
Thu Jan 12 02:34:46 PST 2006


I typed in APT but all it said was -bash apt: bad command

Jennifer


Josh Scilacci <yuckymucky at gmail.com> wrote:

> When you were installing did you choose to install the X
> package? Last time I installed Debian I remembered that I
> had to go through and choose all the packages I needed.

> You should be able to install it using apt after you log in.

> Josh


> jennifertf at excite.com <jennifertf at excite.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I just installed Debian 3.1 Sarge on my hard drive. It
>> was a difficult install; it kept complaining about missing
>> drivers.
>>
>> When I finally booted it up all I got was a login prompt.
>> I logged in, but there was no desktop, no nothing. The
>> STARTX command did nothing. It seems to be unable to
>> access the Internet.
>>
>> What do I do next?
>>
>> I'm also looking at MEPIS (great look and feel), SuSE,
>> and Ubuntu.
>>
>> Jennifer




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