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Re: Installing a MINIMAL Mate Desktop How?

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On 2016-09-11, Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> wrote:
>
> "apt-get install mate-desktop-environment-core" does not install 
> marco, xorg, xterm, nor lightdm. My brute force diagnostic 
> procedure was to install each of them in the order listed with a 
> reboot in between to see if everything worked. It did not. After 
> installing each of the 1st three I was left at the command line. 
> After installing lightdm I was presented with a blank screen.

Well installing xorg without a display manager (lightdm in your case)
would take you to the console, from where you'd have to issue a "startx"
to get into the graphical environment I do believe. Rebooting each time
seems like a waste of time, unless you can explain what magical spell
that is supposed to cast upon the whole affair.

After installing lightdm you get a blank screen, so you're making
progress (perhaps a graphic card/driver issue lurking in there
somewhere).

> As I have minimal bandwidth available I am installing from 
> purchased DVD's - currently version 8.0.0 . After the point 
> release later this month I will obtain the latest.
>
> Has anyone successfully done such a minimal install as I am 
> attempting?
> TIA
>
>
>


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Installing a MINIMAL Mate Desktop How? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-09-11 13:50 +0200
  Re: Installing a MINIMAL Mate Desktop How? mo <mo777@gmx.net> - 2016-09-11 14:30 +0200
  Re: Installing a MINIMAL Mate Desktop How? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-11 16:20 +0200
    Re: Installing a MINIMAL Mate Desktop How? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-09-11 17:10 +0200
      Re: Installing a MINIMAL Mate Desktop How? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-09-11 18:40 +0200
      Re: Installing a MINIMAL Mate Desktop How? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-11 20:00 +0200
        Re: Installing a MINIMAL Mate Desktop How? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-09-19 15:20 +0200
          Re: Installing a MINIMAL Mate Desktop How? Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-09-19 16:20 +0200
  Re: Installing a MINIMAL Mate Desktop How? Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2016-09-11 18:50 +0200
    Re: Installing a MINIMAL Mate Desktop How? Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-09-11 19:00 +0200

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