Linux Debian Squeeze How to Install Enlightenment 0.17 Desktop on Step-by-Step Easy Visual-Guide

The Guide shows you the Steps for Installing the Enlightenment 0.17 Desktop on Debian Linux Squeeze.

To Login into the Enlightenment Desktop we will Install and Make Use of the slim Display Manager.

Finally, the post’s Content is Expressly Reduced to Give Focus to the Essentials Instructions and Commands.

1. Enabling the Testing Repository.

   su 

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

   nano /etc/apt/sources.list

   Inserting for Example:

   deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/testing main contrib non-free
   
   deb http://security.debian.org testing/updates main contrib non-free

   Loading the New Repositories:

   apt-get update

2. Installing the Enlightenment Desktop.

   aptitude install e17 connman

3. Installing the Slim Display Manager.

   aptitude install slim

4. Setup Slim for Running a Desktop on Debian:

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   Debian Slim Setup How-to

su <username>

nano ~/.xinitrc

exec enlightenment_start

reboot