topic X client in Operating System - Linux

X client

Technical Support_2 — Tue, 22 May 2001 14:57:29 GMT

Hi
I have linux 6.2 on HP VL5/200MMX.
It doesn't have gdm(/etc/X11/gdm) How do I add that?

Sachin

Re: X client

Mark Fenton — Tue, 22 May 2001 20:50:26 GMT

If you have the installation cd set, the Gnome packages are available there. mount the cdrom
and navigate to the packages

# mount /mnt/cdrom
# cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS

use rpm -ivh {package name} to install.

Depending on how much configuration time you've already put into your RH 6.2 system, and how critical it is to your operation, it might just be easier to rerun the installation program and install the default workstation/server packages from scratch.

Mark

Re: X client

Albert E. Whale, CISSP — Fri, 25 May 2001 16:36:23 GMT

/etc/X11/gdm is the Gnome Desktop Environment.

Since you are many versions behind the current release versions of the most popular Linuxes, you have two choices.

1. Install Gnome from the Source and compile it for use see http;//www.gnome.org

2. You could select to Update your existing environment to a more current release. Linux Mandrake recently released 8.0 in distribution. You can download the bits (from any Linux Distributor), or purhase a cd for under $50.00 US.

Hope that helps!