Start X window problem

[Marius Gedminas]

On Tue, Oct 31, 2006 at 11:57:25PM +0800, Stephen Liu wrote:
> Hi Marius,
> 
> Tks for your advice.
> 
> - snip -
> 
> > If you think ubuntu-desktop/xubuntu-desktop will pull in too many
> > packages you do not desire, try just apt-get install xorg.
> 
> $ sudo apt-get install xorg
> Reading package lists -- done
> Building dependency tree -- done
> E: Couldn't find package xorg.
>
> $ sudo apt-cache search xorg
> showing xserver-xorg
> 
> Already have it installed.

No, that output means that the package doesn't exist.  It must have been
renamed in 6.10 that I'm running.  I think it was named x-window-system
in 6.06.

I'd apt-get install ubuntu-desktop to be safe.

Marius Gedminas
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