Installing Debian from one CD and one DVD and loading Gnome with TASKSEL

From	William Lee Valentine <vsc@lobo.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Installing Debian from one CD and one DVD and loading Gnome with TASKSEL
Date	2016-10-13 22:20 +0200
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I had only the first CD and the first DVD for the current version of
Debian with which to install Debian on one of my computers. I managed
the installation, however, and got a command prompt after booting. I
then used TASKSEL to download Gnome. This succeeded; but, on rebooting,
I still got a command prompt.

My documentation tells me to change the value of INITDEFAULT from 3 to 5
within the file INITTAB, which sits in /ETC. Debian will then boot to
Gnome, and not the command prompt.

The current version of Debian, however, does not have a file INITTAB
under /ETC. How do I get Debian to boot to Gnome, currently, and not to
a command prompt?

Thank you for your help.

-- William Lee Valentine

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Installing Debian from one CD and one DVD and loading Gnome with  TASKSEL William Lee Valentine <vsc@lobo.net> - 2016-10-13 22:20 +0200
  Re: Installing Debian from one CD and one DVD and loading Gnome with TASKSEL Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2016-10-13 22:30 +0200
  Re: Installing Debian from one CD and one DVD and loading Gnome with  TASKSEL "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@galactic.demon.co.uk> - 2016-10-13 22:40 +0200
  Re: Installing Debian from one CD and one DVD and loading Gnome with  TASKSEL Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2016-10-14 00:10 +0200

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