On Monday 22 June 2020 14:55:48 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: > Hi! > > Anno domini 2020 Mon, 22 Jun 18:47:19 -0500 > > Klaus Cook scripsit: > > I am 80 years old and retired after a career in Systems programming > > and consulting, but I am a complete novice when it comes to Linux. > > I have decided to try Ubuntu 20.04 and as part of the learning > > process I decided to install the Trinity Desktop Environment. > > > > After struggling through the installation I finally was able to get > > the installation to run without errors, however, the Desktop does > > not activate when logging into Ubuntu. Also, Trinity is not listed > > in the "sessions" list on the log in page. > > > > 1. Is there anyway to check if the installation was completed > > correctly? > > > > 2. How do I activate the desktop if the installation was correct? > > > > Thank you, > > Klaus Cook > > Houston, TX > > May I point you to exegnulinux? It comes with TDE, has no GTK stuff > (which makes live easier) and has no systemd (equiv. of M$ svchost): > http://exegnulinux.net/ > > If you want to stay with ubuntu: Install tdm-trinity, uninstall all > other login managers (slim, gdm ...), and try again. > Not on Ubuntu, debian stretch. > > Nik Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: trinity-users-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For additional commands, e-mail: trinity-users-help@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Read list messages on the web archive: http://trinity-users.pearsoncomputing.net/ Please remember not to top-post: http://trinity.pearsoncomputing.net/mailing_lists/#top-posting
