On Sun, 20 Oct 2002, Chuck Gelm wrote: > Howdy: > > I think that I have successfully installed 4.2.1. > I can 'startx' and I get a blank desktop with a > small clock and three (3) windows; 'login', 'xterm', > and 'xterm'. There is no color. It is all monochrome > in shades of gray. I can toggle (ctl-alt-'+') among > 3 resolutions. > > Is this all there is? > > How do I do a Graphic User Interface? Well....you are! > > How do I run a Netscape browser? > In the xterm try "netscape &". It sounds as though you are not running a window manager, or else are running a really minimal window manager. In the xterm try a "ps -ax | grep wm", "ps -ax | grep -i "gnome", "ps -ax | grep -i kde" and report what the results are. If there's nothing at all then you haven't got a WM running or a desktop manager. These are what provide all the nice decorations and backgrounds. You could then (initially from the xterm, but later from your distro-specific scripts) run something like WindowMaker, or go the whole hog and run a desktop like Gnome or KDE. Check to see how your distro prefers to do it by reading their release docs. HTH, Oisin Feeley _______________________________________________ Newbie@XFree86.Org *** To unsubscribe , or change message options, see: http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/newbie
