No valid font path
I installed the server version 7.10. Installed X server. Installed xinit. When I start X using startx I get the error message no valid fonthpath.* I tried sudo apt-get install fontconfig but still cannot start X using startx?? Any solutions?
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On Tuesday 12 February 2008 1:26:51 pm Mike Bullen wrote:
> I installed the server version 7.10. Installed X server. Installed xinit. > When I start X using startx I get the error message no valid fonthpath. I > tried sudo apt-get install fontconfig but still cannot start X using > startx?? Any solutions? > > > Thank you > Mike Bullen Have you configured your xserver? sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg will do that, plus you may have to install other xorg/xserver related packages. However, I couldn't tell you which other ones you would need. And as ubuntu-server has no graphical interface, you will need to install one, whether it be gnome, kde, xfce, fluxbox, or whatever, else I am guessing startx won't have anything to start. If you install, say, fluxbox, it should also install all the other needed xserver-related packages you would need. -- Clay Weber http://kubuntuforums.net http://claydoh.com http://emacdogsports.com -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users |
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Yes I did configure the server. Could you point me to the link on how to install kde on a server? I am new to ubuntu 3 days experience.
claydoh <claydoh@midmaine.com> wrote: On Tuesday 12 February 2008 1:26:51 pm Mike Bullen wrote: > I installed the server version 7.10. Installed X server. Installed xinit. > When I start X using startx I get the error message no valid fonthpath. I > tried sudo apt-get install fontconfig but still cannot start X using > startx?? Any solutions? > > > Thank you > Mike Bullen Have you configured your xserver? sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg will do that, plus you may have to install other xorg/xserver related packages. However, I couldn't tell you which other ones you would need. And as ubuntu-server has no graphical interface, you will need to install one, whether it be gnome, kde, xfce, fluxbox, or whatever, else I am guessing startx won't have anything to start. If you install, say, fluxbox, it should also install all the other needed xserver-related packages you would need. -- Clay Weber http://kubuntuforums.net http://claydoh.com http://emacdogsports.com -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users Thank you Mike Bullen -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users |
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Install either kubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop or xubuntu-desktop -- that
should get you all the stuff you'll need. Or start again and download the non-server ISO of one of them like Kubuntu Gutsy. d -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users |
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Since this is the first time I am using ubuntu what you are saying is the server does not have a user interface and I need a client with an interface to talk to the server? Is that correct? Coming from a windows environment when I install windows server 2003 I get the interface to modify and setup the server, is there a way to add a user interface to the server 7.10 such as kubuntu. Hope this makes sense.
Donn <donn.ingle@gmail.com> wrote: Install either kubuntu-desktop, ubuntu-desktop or xubuntu-desktop -- that should get you all the stuff you'll need. Or start again and download the non-server ISO of one of them like Kubuntu Gutsy. d -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users Thank you Mike Bullen -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users |
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On Feb 12, 2008 2:09 PM, Mike Bullen <mikebullen@verizon.net> wrote:
> Since this is the first time I am using ubuntu what you are saying is the > server does not have a user interface and I need a client with an interface > to talk to the server? Is that correct? Coming from a windows environment > when I install windows server 2003 I get the interface to modify and setup > the server, is there a way to add a user interface to the server 7.10 such > as kubuntu. Hope this makes sense. You can install a user-interface on your server for graphical server management, just follow the advice by Donn and Clay. The reason why the server CD does not include a graphical user interface by default is because most linux server admins prefer to use the command line and/or have a headless server. Coming from a Windows Server 2003 environment, this may seem awkward, but you can install a gui if you would like. Note that you would also need to install software to help you manage your server. I think you might like to try out Webmin. It should be in the repos. Andrew -- 45 5F E1 04 22 CA 29 C4 93 3F 95 05 2B 79 2A B2 -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users |
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Mike,
Apologies - I assumed you were more experienced for some reason. As Andrew says, the user interface in Gnu/Linux land is entirely optional and wide-ranging. You can choose from an array of different approaches. These things are known as 'window managers' (WM) - they manage 'windows' which is a generic (and pre-MS) word for the boxes that contain apps. Just to reiterate: Gnu/Linux sits underneath whatever WM you like. You can have many all going simultaneously and switch between them! Ubuntu/Kubuntu/??buntu all represent a core of identical stuff with a different WM and a varying choice of applications pre-installed to give them a flavour/purpose. Any one can morph into the other by the installation of further software (and some fiddling) but it's better to aim at what you need in the first place. KDE: Very advanced, fast (I find) and highly configurable. Represented as "Kubuntu" in the Ubuntu distro family GNOME: Attractive, user-friendly. I can't say much about it cos I use KDE. "Ubuntu" is this one. Others have names like "Enlightenment" (E16 and E17 - E17 is wow), "Blackbox", "Fluxbox" and I forget the others. There are many. To get you up and running on KDE, do this: 1. Connect to the net. I hope you got this going. If not, it's a whole 'nother story. 2. From your terminal issue: sudo apt-get install kubuntu-desktop 3. Prepare for a large download! Go make pancakes :) That should start the process of downloading and installing KDE and all it requires. I am not 100% sure because I have never used the 'server' version of Ubuntu (indeed, I never knew there was a release sans a window manager.) so there may be added wrinkles. This is why I advised you start again with another ISO. Try this link: http://www.kubuntu.org/download.php HTH, d Fonty Python and other dev news at: http://otherwiseingle.blogspot.com/ -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users |
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> Since this is the first time I am using ubuntu what you are saying is the
> server does not have a user interface and I need a client with an interface > to talk to the server? Is that correct? I wrote a pretty comprehensive post to you yesterday, perhaps you did not get it. Check the archives. If you can't find it I will repost it. d -- kubuntu-users mailing list kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-users |
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