[plug] Debian install

[Kev]

Daniel Foote wrote:
> Hello.
> 
>> If I do just a base (no GUI) install of Debian 4 (Etch) and then execute
>> apt-get install kde, will/should that automagically install X for me too?
> 
> Nope, selecting kde will not install X for you as well. The reason for
> this is that you can run these applications remotely - which doesn't
> require an X server on the server - and thus the separated
> dependencies.
> 
> Instead, install the "xorg" package alongside "kde" - and that will
> install all that you need to make X work. Installing "kdm" or "gdm" as
> well will give you a login manager to boot. You probably want "kdm" to
> go with KDE.
> 
> Hope this helps.

Thanx for that Daniel.  I'll put in a spare hard drive and have a play 
with it tonight.

One supplementary if I may, is there any special order in which I should 
install the 3 packages (kde, kdm and xorg)?

Tia
Kev


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