Sam, I'm thinking this is probably the easiest thing to do: apt-get install -s mozilla --OR-- apt-get install -s afterstep the '-s' says to show what it would do without actually doing it. both mozilla and afterstep will require X11. Once you see what it will do, just rerun without the '-s' option and it will install what's required. Debian rocks. other options: tasksel, dselect, aptitude (my personal favorite) for selecting individual packages. Sam MacDonald wrote: > I just installed Debian base on the machine that was a Redhat 6.X box. > I was looking at the debian site trying to figure out how to do a > minimal installation of X windows. Looking at all the packages under > http://packages.debian.org/stable/x11/ confused me a bit. I looked at > the howto and I went in to denial. I don't want every feature, > application, etc,, that comes with Gnome or KDE. I really like > Afterstep so that's the direction I want to go. I find that using a > minimal set of tools lets me understand the internals of any system and > reduces the clutter. To much stuff is just, to much stuff in my book. > (KISS = Keep It Simple Sam) > > "Does anyone have or know of websites I can read that will help me > better understand the internals of X windows?" I know I will need > Xfree, Afterstep, and other components to make this work. X windows has > just boggled my mind when it comes to configuration. I had times when > it just doesn't work because I don't understand what to tweek to get it > to run. > > What I presently have installed is Debian 2.2.20, ssh, samba, vlock, > apache, mysql, joe, and php4. I want X windows so I can use a graphical > HTML editor (unknown). Once X windows is installed I'll install Mozilla > and thats about it. > > Eventually I want to have only Linux "servers" in the house and moving > to the desktop when I can get more up to date hardware for my kid's so > they can run Wine or other windows emulator for the games they like. I > also need to be able to support the environment so it doesn't drive me > crazy. > > I have these websites bookmarked for study. I have found having more > then 1 source of information is important. Each community has it's own > resources and ideas on how to do things that help in learning. > > http://www.x.org/ > http://www.xfree86.org/ > http://www.afterstep.org/ > > > Thanks > Sam. > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -- scot _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list