Re: Launch a minimal MATE DE

From	Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Launch a minimal MATE DE
Date	2022-03-06 10:50 +0100
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On 03/06/2022 03:20 AM, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 06, 2022 at 09:34:36AM +0100, Christian Britz wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 2022-03-06 09:30 UTC+0100, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>
>>>> apt-get --no-install-recommends install mate-desktop-environment
>>> When I attempted to run startx I received the message
>>>> startx: command not found
>>
>> Hi Richard,
>>
>> I can't tell you anything about the dependencies but you could try to
>> install xinit package. This contains the startx command.
> 
> (Thanks, Christian, for the fish. Now I'll try to sell the rod ;-)

I guess the reel and line are up to me ;}

> 
> Reminder (paste this on a sticky note on your workshop wall :)
> 
>    apt-file search startx
> 
> (or, if you want more specific results):
> 
>    apt-file search /usr/bin/startx
> 
> A partial path, like bin/startx will do, too (so if you don't know whether
> the thing lives in /bin/foo, /sbin/foo, /usr/bin/foo, /usr/sbin/foo you
> can match against "bin/foo".
> 
> Enjoy Debian :)

Been enjoying it since days of Squeeze. I just use it strangely.
Thanks.

> 
> Cheers
>

Thread

Launch a minimal MATE DE Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-03-06 09:40 +0100
  Re: Launch a minimal MATE DE Christian Britz <cbritz@t-online.de> - 2022-03-06 09:40 +0100
    Re: Launch a minimal MATE DE Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-03-06 10:00 +0100
      Re: Launch a minimal MATE DE Christian Britz <cbritz@t-online.de> - 2022-03-06 10:10 +0100
        Re: Launch a minimal MATE DE Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-03-06 10:40 +0100
    Re: Launch a minimal MATE DE <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-03-06 10:30 +0100
      Re: Launch a minimal MATE DE Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2022-03-06 10:50 +0100
        Re: Launch a minimal MATE DE <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-03-06 11:10 +0100
      Re: Launch a minimal MATE DE Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2022-03-08 02:00 +0100
        Re: Launch a minimal MATE DE <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-03-08 07:10 +0100
          Re: Launch a minimal MATE DE David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2022-03-08 16:10 +0100
            Re: Launch a minimal MATE DE <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2022-03-08 17:50 +0100
            Re: Launch a minimal MATE DE Richard Hector <richard@walnut.gen.nz> - 2022-03-11 10:50 +0100

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