Discussion:
XFCE
Jeffrey Albalos
2009-09-10 20:42:01 UTC
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I am trying to install and run xfce. Steps so far

Su
Enter password
Apt-get update //runs fine
Apt-get upgrade //runs fine
Apt-get install xfce4 //runs fine
Startx //usr/bin/startx: line 139: xauth: command not
found
//usr/bin/startx: line 149: xauth: command not
found
//usr/bin/startx: line 151: xauth: command not
found
//usr/bin/startx: line 149: xauth: command not
found
//x: cannot stat /etc/x11/x (No such file or
directory), aborting.
//xinit: Server error.
//usr/bin/startx: line 166: xauth: command not
found
//usr/bin/startx: line 171: kbd_mode: command
not found

Not sure where I am going wrong here, any help is much appreciated.




Jeffrey L. Albalos
Technical Service Specialist
CompuTrus, Inc.
951-245-9525


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Anil Gulecha
2009-09-11 01:49:22 UTC
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Hi Jeffery,

Take a look at www.stormOS.org .. it's NCP2 + XFCE.
http://www.stormos.org/node/51

Thanks,
Anil

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 2:12 AM, Jeffrey Albalos
Post by Jeffrey Albalos
I am trying to install and run xfce. Steps so far
Su
Enter password
Apt-get update  //runs fine
Apt-get upgrade         //runs fine
Apt-get install xfce4   //runs fine
Startx                  //usr/bin/startx: line 139: xauth: command not found
                        //usr/bin/startx: line 149: xauth: command not found
                        //usr/bin/startx: line 151: xauth: command not found
                        //usr/bin/startx: line 149: xauth: command not found
                        //x: cannot stat /etc/x11/x (No such file or
directory), aborting.
                        //xinit: Server error.
                        //usr/bin/startx: line 166: xauth: command not found
                        //usr/bin/startx: line 171: kbd_mode: command not
found
Not sure where I am going wrong here, any help is much appreciated.
Jeffrey L. Albalos
Technical Service Specialist
CompuTrus, Inc.
951-245-9525
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David Johnson
2009-09-11 22:21:41 UTC
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Try doing it with the command "su -" rather than just su

David
Post by Jeffrey Albalos
I am trying to install and run xfce. Steps so far
Su
Enter password
Apt-get update //runs fine
Apt-get upgrade //runs fine
Apt-get install xfce4 //runs fine
Startx //usr/bin/startx: line 139: xauth: command not
found
//usr/bin/startx: line 149: xauth: command not
found
//usr/bin/startx: line 151: xauth: command not
found
//usr/bin/startx: line 149: xauth: command not
found
//x: cannot stat /etc/x11/x (No such file or
directory), aborting.
//xinit: Server error.
//usr/bin/startx: line 166: xauth: command not
found
//usr/bin/startx: line 171: kbd_mode: command
not found
Not sure where I am going wrong here, any help is much
appreciated.
***Jeffrey L. Albalos*
Technical Service Specialist
CompuTrus, Inc.
951-245-9525**
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