Debian Tips

Install Gnome

https://wiki.debian.org/Gnome

tasksel install gnome-desktop --new-install

Auto Login

System Tools -> Preferences -> System Settings

User Acounts

Show Icons on Desktop

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.background show-desktop-icons true

nautilus -q

nautilus

http://askubuntu.com/questions/43246/how-to-configure-gnome-3-to-show-icons-on-desktop

open terminal in path displayed in file manager

sudo apt-get install nautilus-open-terminal