Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 10:22:45 +0200 From: Mark Rowlands <mark.rowlands@minmail.net> To: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@lemis.com> Cc: FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: What do we need in a FreeBSD desktop? (was: Peter heads back to M$FT WinBloze [support groups]) Message-ID: <200207281022.45177.mark.rowlands@minmail.net> In-Reply-To: <20020728023016.GA51076@wantadilla.lemis.com> References: <00d301c23504$9bbe0c60$0a01a8c0@mswolf> <20020726210341.N20468-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net> <20020728023016.GA51076@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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snip Greg Lehey said:-=20 > Some time ago I created the "instant-workstation" > port, but didn't make much noise about it. instant-workstation > basically installs a number of dependent ports (see below for a list) > and then does some minor configuration.=20 snip > > So what's in instant-workstation? Currently I have: > > =09acroread > =09bash > =09cdrecord > =09dos2unix > =09emacs > =09fetchmail > =09gs > =09grip > =09gimp > =09gv > =09gpg > =09ispell > =09startkde > =09mkisofs > =09mount_smbfs > =09mutt > =09netscape > =09xtset > =09xmms > =09xv > > My questions to you: is there anything missing? Has anybody tried > instant-workstation? I'd be interested in suggestions about how to > improve it. > > Greg I tried it a ways back when I was constanty breaking things and reinstall= ing=20 boxes......I'm better now, and it was a worthwhile tool. Saved me some ti= me=20 and taught me a bit about the ports structure. possible additions The first thing thing it should maybe do is to cvsup the ports structure = and=20 run a portsdb -Uu or pkgdb -F ;-) Additions :- jdk13, wrapper, vnc, rdesktop, portupgrade and possibly open office.=20 An option to install KDE3 would be nice.=20 Given that it takes so long to build, is it worth thinking about trying = to=20 use packages wherever possible? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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