Re: sarge for i386



John O'Hagan <johnohagan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
On Tuesday 18 July 2006 21:58, mike williams wrote:
is it possible to use the gnu\lnux as a "normal" OS to do things like
browse webpages and download programs etc... and if so,how? i dont have a
problem logging in,but then all i get is debia"a"mike~$, what do i do from
there to browse web pages etc...

Sounds like you only have a base-install; you need to install a graphical
desktop environment etc. to do what you want.

You kid! You don't need a GUI for this. lynx, links, w3m, ssh,
telnet, scp, ftp, mutt, pine, slrn, man, vi, emacs, ... all work fine
from a bare console terminal assuming the apps are installed.

We might prefer to do it in X, but X isn't necessary.


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