From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 27 23:51:29 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0331E16A4CE for ; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:51:29 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtphost.cis.strath.ac.uk (smtphost.cis.strath.ac.uk [130.159.196.96]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5701E43D46 for ; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:51:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chodgins@cis.strath.ac.uk) Received: from [192.168.0.4] (chrishodgins.force9.co.uk [84.92.20.141]) j1RNpH4A008295; Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:51:18 GMT Message-ID: <42225E2F.7010800@cis.strath.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:56:31 +0000 From: Chris Hodgins User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (X11/20050204) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: racerx@makeworld.com References: <422250B8.1090504@makeworld.com> <422253B7.9060803@cis.strath.ac.uk> <42225455.8020908@makeworld.com> <42225788.8080303@cis.strath.ac.uk> <42225892.1060706@makeworld.com> <42225ACE.30808@cis.strath.ac.uk> <42225AB0.4080406@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <42225AB0.4080406@makeworld.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-CIS-MailScanner-Information: Please contact support@cis.strath.ac.uk for more information X-CIS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-CIS-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (score=0, required 6) X-CIS-MailScanner-From: chodgins@cis.strath.ac.uk cc: FreeBSD - Questions Subject: Re: How would you install all Gnome ports? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:51:29 -0000 Chris wrote: > Chris Hodgins wrote: > >> Chris wrote: >> >>> Chris Hodgins wrote: >>> >>>> Chris wrote: >>>> >>>>> Chris Hodgins wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Chris wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Is there an all inclusive command to install all Gnome ports from >>>>>>> within the ports tree? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Not everything but enough to get you started: >>>>>> >>>>>> /usr/ports/x11/gnome2$ cat pkg-descr >>>>>> GNU Network Object Model Environment >>>>>> >>>>>> This metaport installs the entire GNOME 2 desktop, including >>>>>> the the most common user applications. Other popular GNOME >>>>>> applications can be installed from the other GNOME 2 metaports: >>>>>> >>>>>> * x11/gnome2-fifth-toe >>>>>> * x11/gnome2-power-tools >>>>>> * editors/gnome2-office >>>>>> * devel/gnome2-hacker-tools >>>>>> >>>>>> WWW: http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Perfect - this is exactly what I wanted. I'm a KDE munkie myself, >>>>> but I wanted to dabble w/Gnome. >>>>> >>>>> Thank you Chris H. >>>>> >>>> >>>> I would also highly recommend Xfce4.2. :) >>>> >>>> Chris >>>> >>>> >>> >>> I would - but I'm not into intense modification to my wm. A few teaks >>> here and there ore fine, but if I need to "learn" to setup a decent >>> wm, then it sorta defeats the purpose. >>> >>> I love BSD under a wm, but I don't have the luxury of spending hours >>> to days makeing a "kick-ass" looking environment. That's just me tho >>> - I have seen what other can do - I lack the creative-eye to do that >>> fancy stuff. >>> >> >> I am exactly the same. The only things I have tweaked with Xfce are >> the general settings to get things the way I like them. These are all >> in the gui based settings manager. Xfce just seems to work. Even the >> wife uses and likes it. :) >> >> Chris >> >> > > So to install, xfce4-desktop? xfce4-wm? or just xfce4? > Xfce4 is the meta-port. If you install this, it should take care of the rest. :) Chris