Re: Where is the gnome install HOWTO?

[Mary Honeycutt <mkhoney bellsouth net>]

David Finlayson wrote:
> 
> I hate to post newbie questions but gnome FAQ, Deja news, and the on-line
> docs have failed me.
> 
> I installed Debian using the "scientific" pre-defined package list
> (dbootsome-thing-or-other)  After some fiddling around with xf86config I
> had managed to get the window manager up and running.  I got cocky and
> tried apt-get install task-gnome-update from gnome.org.  Things have been
> in shambles ever since.  To muck things up worse, I also did an apt-get
> update.
> 
> Now I suspect that I have dozens of mis-configured files and I cannot find
> anything anywhere that does a low-level walk through, file-by-file of what
> needs to be configured to set gnome and X windows straight again.  I have
> flipped though Norton's new book, O'Reilly's several new books and spent
> almost a week digging through newsgroups (including 2000 plus files I
> accidently down-loaded from this list last night!)
> 
> I'd like to work this out myself but I don't know where to turn for
> advice.
> 
>

Hi David,

  You haven't given enough information.  What is Gnome/Xwindows doing
(or not doing)?  Also, since you installed a Debian distro, you might 
try posting problems to 'debian-user@lists.debian.org' as they will
be able to give you help specific to Debian.

Cheers 

MaryK