[RULE] Problem starting X (GUI)

[Ingo Lantschner]

> I had a problem reading the CD during install, which caused no end of 
> grief and required some manual fixups. However, I think I've replaced all 
> the incomplete packages....
> TinyX and fluxbox is looking better and better. :)
> ...
> It would appear that the package lists for KDE and Gnome could use some 
> work. I'll get them fixed as soon as I can.
Confusing, so let me as the newbie summarize and check if I got the
point:

1. Some mistakes in the diskimages for Slinky 0.3.8 are the reason why
installing Gnome or KDE from RH8.0 with these disks does not work. So I
wait for a fixed Slinky propably 0.3.9 ?

2. There is an alternative to XFree86 called somehow kdesk, tinyX,
fluxbox ... Can you or someone else please explain how the following
words fit together and what is replaced by what:
	XFree86 (X-Server)
	metacity/twm/sawfish (Windowmanager)
	KDE/Gnome (Desktop and Apps)
	xfs (Fontserver)
	
	TinyX (?)
	kdisk (?)
	fluxbox (?)

3. quoting again Michael
> If your test machine doesn't have a lot of RAM, you might want to try one 
> of the smaller window managers as well. I've built several possible 
> choices:
> http://www.tuxfan.homeip.net:8080/rule/XFree86/
This is definitly interesting for us. We seldom have machines with more
than 64 MB of RAM. I already tried RH 8.0 Bluecurf on them - not a good
experience :-)
So what shall I do: Install with Slinky and add afterwards the package
for flux? (rpm --install fluxbox-0.1.12-3RULE.i386.rpm)

During Slinkyinstall, shall I install XFree86 and/or Gnome? (Well this
may be already answered in point 2.)

4. Somewhere on the list I read that replacing xfs with static
font-pathes may be good for performance. Is this still true?


Ok, so sorry for these simple questions - I hope they are not too boring.
May be I can write an Installguide for newbies once I have got the
points.

ru, Ingo.

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