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Console mode - How do call up the gnome or KDE desktop?

#744

Author: Rob
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 14:53

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When you are in console mode how do you launch the Gnome or KDE desktop?


If I wanted to download the Gnome  KDE desktop does anybody the command 
to download it in Ubuntu or Debian?

You know

sudo apt get etc.................

Re: Console mode - How do call up the gnome or KDE desktop?

#745

Author: Sandgroper
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:49

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On this great day of Tuesday 16 December 2008 11:53 pm , Rob got out a big
red crayon and wrote  with a trembling hand the message :
<whP1l.2387$cu.1139@news-server.bigpond.net.au> 

> When you are in console mode how do you launch the Gnome or KDE desktop?
> 

startx for Gnome , kdm for KDE

Or if you have Gnome/KDE install and want to boot straight into the GUI ,
then  edit the file /etc/inittab and change the runlevel from 3 to 5 in the
section

id:5:initdefault:

Being the console mode , do you mean booting up into runlevel 3 , which is
text mode with just a login prompt ?

> 
> If I wanted to download the Gnome  KDE desktop does anybody the command
> to download it in Ubuntu or Debian?
> 
> You know
> 
> sudo apt get etc.................

Not really familiar  with Ubuntu / Debian , but I think the commands are

sudo apt get install kde
sudo apt get install ubuntu-desktop

sudo apt get install gnome
sudo apt get install gnome-desktop

I have read that there is a problem installing the packages if you are
running ubuntu 8.04 ( Hardy ) , but there is a fairly easy workaround.

http://tinyurl.com/linux-forums


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Re: Console mode - How do call up the gnome or KDE desktop?

#746

Author: Rob
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:20

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Sandgroper wrote:
> On this great day of Tuesday 16 December 2008 11:53 pm , Rob got out a big
> red crayon and wrote  with a trembling hand the message :
> <whP1l.2387$cu.1139@news-server.bigpond.net.au> 
> 
>> When you are in console mode how do you launch the Gnome or KDE desktop?
>>
> 
> startx for Gnome , kdm for KDE
> 
> Or if you have Gnome/KDE install and want to boot straight into the GUI ,
> then  edit the file /etc/inittab and change the runlevel from 3 to 5 in the
> section
> 
> id:5:initdefault:
> 
> Being the console mode , do you mean booting up into runlevel 3 , which is
> text mode with just a login prompt ?
> 
>> If I wanted to download the Gnome  KDE desktop does anybody the command
>> to download it in Ubuntu or Debian?
>>
>> You know
>>
>> sudo apt get etc.................
> 
> Not really familiar  with Ubuntu / Debian , but I think the commands are
> 
> sudo apt get install kde
> sudo apt get install ubuntu-desktop
> 
> sudo apt get install gnome
> sudo apt get install gnome-desktop
> 
> I have read that there is a problem installing the packages if you are
> running ubuntu 8.04 ( Hardy ) , but there is a fairly easy workaround.
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/linux-forums
> 
> 
Thanks !!

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