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Just installed redhat Linux... HELP!

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BustAcap

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Just installed 7.0, I start up and I'm in the root directory... how do I start xwindow? I type startx, but it says that it's not a valid command...
 
I installed Linux with the WWW server, NFS server, and DNS server.
I tried to run xwindow after that but it wouldn't work,
I figured out that I had to add it since I didn't install the workstation.
I installed the GNOME and such and restarted...
Still wont let me run "startx" or "Xconfiguration"

RedHat Linux 7.0
Downloaded from www.linuxiso.org
Installed from CD that had the iso.

This is the exact error that it gives me:
bash: xconfiguration: command not found
bash: startx : command not found
 
unix is case sensitive try

Xconfigurator

also do a rpm -qa | grep X | sort

and make sure it lists the XFree86 stuff along with Xconfigurator
 
I had the same type of problem with Red Hat 7. I got an error when I typed in startx, but it wasn't the same error as yours.
Anyway, Red Hat must use some special commands to configure things. After playing around for a while I just typed in "setup" and it worked. You can actually setup many things by using the setup command, but if you scroll down you will see xconfigurator. That's the one you want.
Oh, and when you are in the setup program the mouse can move, but it doesn't seem to be able to pick anything. You need to use the keyboard only. Look at the bottom of the screen for keyboard instructions. Don't worry, your mouse will work after you exit setup. Just a little tip there. Good luck.
 
If you did a server install of Redhat then X will not be installed. You will have to install ALL of the X packages yourself, not just the gnome package.
 


<< Still wont let me run &quot;startx&quot; or &quot;Xconfiguration >>

it's Xconfigurator. case sensitive like bofh says.
 
you can also try:
xf86cfg
or:
XFree86 -configure
I don't think the last one will work with the version of xfree86 that's installed with RH7.0, but not sure

EDIT: there's xf86config too.
I don't use 3.3, so I'm not sure which of these will work on your version, but you can try them to see if they get X running.
 
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