[PLUG]RE: need Debian help

Thanks BLAKE!!!!! I'M IN!!! I'M OFFICIALLY IN THE DEBIAN CAMP!!!!

I would like to send a shout out to JOEL DUDLEY (I couldn't have done it
without you), BLAKE BARNETT (For helping me get that last inch), ALL THE
OTHER GUYS AT DEVELOP ONLINE (Hunter, Rob and Jason)... YOU GUYS ROCK!!

A special shout goes out to my GIRLFRIEND... who put up with all my
countless hours of hacking at php code and learning Linux.

AND Finally my MOM and DAD... Thanks for making me!!!

Chris



on 7/27/01 4:10 PM, Blake Barnett at Blake.Barnett@developonline.com wrote:

> Try doing "apt-get install task-x-window-system", if nothing is to be
> installed, you may want to just purge your cofiguration with something like
> "export COLUMNS=500; dpkg -l | grep X | awk '{print $2}' | xargs dpkg
> --purge" I haven't tested that but it should work, do it without the "dpkg
> --purge" command to make sure it's only removing what you want. Sometimes
> it's just easier to start from scratch, especially when you have apt to do
> your configuration for you.
>
> Note that anything that depends on X-Windows will be removed too, so this
> may not be an option. If this is the case, make sure the "misc" fonts are
> in your XF86Config-4 file, and make sure that you actually have the fonts
> packages installed. Doing a dpkg-reconfigure on the fonts packages (if they
> are installed) may help in this case.
>
> * Blake
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Cowan [mailto:chris@ctprm.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 2:25 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: need Debian help
>
>
> I'm trying to get debian install... i'm running into problems with the
> xserver everytime I go to start it, i get the Fatal server error: could not
> open default font 'fixed'
>
> and suggestions would be totally appreciated...
>
> chris
>
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