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<p><span class=rvts6>Sunday, February 17, 2008, 3:09:21 PM, Sven wrote:</span></p>
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<p><span class=rvts7>> On Sunday 17 February 2008 08:18:28 Nick I wrote:</span></p>
<p><span class=rvts8>>> I just done my first ever install of Ubuntu 7.10 from a CD of</span></p>
<p><span class=rvts8>>> ubuntu-7.10-server-i386.iso - everything went OK, but I'm unfamiliar with</span></p>
<p><span class=rvts8>>> linux. When I boot up it requests username then password but the desktop</span></p>
<p><span class=rvts8>>> doesn't load, I just get username@ubuntu:~$ - if this is what's meant to</span></p>
<p><span class=rvts8>>> happen, what do I do now? If it isn't, what's the fix?</span></p>
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<p><span class=rvts7>> Just to mention it, you could also install kde or xfce by typing</span></p>
<p><span class=rvts7>> sudo apt-get install (kubuntu|xubuntu)-desktop.</span></p>
<p><span class=rvts7>> But you are right, everything requires a working internet connection.</span></p>
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<p><span class=rvts7>> Greetings</span></p>
<p><span class=rvts7>> Sven Richter</span></p>
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<p><span class=rvts6>Hi Sven,</span></p>
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<p><span class=rvts6>It will have to wait until I get another network cable - all the ones I have are too short and the router is inaccessible without.</span></p>
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<p><span class=rvts6>Cheers, Nick</span></p>
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