I just installed rh 7.2 and it went ok. But I'm only get a command prompt, the question is how do I start GNOME or whatever the graphical GUI is called from the command windows? [Edited by - Brocketino on March 19, 2005 9:33:09 PM]

at the command prompt type "startx". Why are you using such an old distro?

Quote: Original post by flukus
Why are you using such an old distro?

Thanx alot, didn't think any1 was gonna help:)
I'm just getting the latest v. just wanted to try it out meanwhile.

If you want it to always boot to the windowed run-level, you can change the startup run-level from 3, multiuser console, to 4, multiuser X. You change these settings in /etc/inittab I believe.

thanx Mercury. Perhaps u know some good tutorials for a linux newbie?

[google]

There should also be a few forums. I'll see what i can find...
Please click on the google to begin.

From,
Nice coder

Quote: Original post by Mercury
If you want it to always boot to the windowed run-level, you can change the startup run-level from 3, multiuser console, to 4, multiuser X. You change these settings in /etc/inittab I believe.

I think RedHat uses runlevel 5 for X, but the correct runlevel should be explained in the comments of /etc/inittab

I have no idea why no one else pointed you here yet:

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