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AdykOSu

8th January 2006, 13:43

when i installed Debian 3.1 Stable, i forgot to install GNOME! at the moment i don't know how to do it! please help!

till

8th January 2006, 15:37

In debian, you can install every package with the apt-get command. The command finds all dependencies automatically.

To find a special package, in you case the gnome packages, type this on the commandline:

apt-cache search gnome

Then install all packages you want to install with:

apt-get install [PACKAGENAME]

Where you replace [PACKAGENAME] with the name of the package, if you want to install more then one package, you can add them with spaces.

Example:

apt-get install package1 package 2 pachkage3

All installation commands must be issued as root user, so either login as root or switch with the command "su" to root.

AdykOSu

9th January 2006, 22:58

package gnome is not available, but is reffered to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source
E:Package gnome has no installation candidate
it says that when i use the command apt-get install gnome
i did insert the 1st cd into the cdrom drive!

do i have to mount the cdrom drive? how do i do that?

falko

9th January 2006, 23:24

Did you run apt-cache search gnome before, as Till suggested? This will show all Gnome-related packages, and from that list you can pick the packages you want.

daniel_rodriguez

13th January 2006, 21:18

Had the same problem, if you didn't fix it yet here is what I did:

First, verify /etc/apt/sources.list. Could use apt-spy / netselect-apt to know fastest apt mirror

apt-get install install x-window-system

Once X installed proceed with gnome, following packages are minimum but gives you gnome gui based interface... so on it's easier to add other packages from synaptic.

apt-get install gnome-core gdm synaptic

falko

13th January 2006, 22:13

apt-get install install x-window-system

I guess you mean apt-get install x-window-system

daniel_rodriguez

13th January 2006, 23:06

yes, sorry for the typo error

pcotter

9th December 2006, 18:26

Hello!

Will in any way Gnome installation break Ispconfig? I followed The Perfect Setup - Debian Sarge (3.1) by Falko.

Can i also install Samba Server for Windows access, without breaking ispconfig?

Thanx

falko

10th December 2006, 14:28

tux-world

5th August 2007, 19:36

and for updating for new version....??

falko

6th August 2007, 16:30

and for updating for new version....??
What exactly do you mean? Updating ISPConfig or GNOME?

tux-world

6th August 2007, 17:08

for Updating GNOME version to 2.18.3
for new VER of that

falko

7th August 2007, 19:07

You can update GNOME without problems. :)

carrt7

9th January 2011, 23:43

It may not be sensible to tell a new user to "apt-cache search gnome"? Did you ever try it?

You get at least a hundred lines of response - which you cannot read without a GUI or some extra knowledge.

carrt7, www.godornot.org