Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 06:44:42 -0400 From: Alden Louis-Pierre <alden.pierre@verizon.net> To: Steve Wingate <s.wingate@pobox.com> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: After make install clean gnome is not starting. Message-ID: <3F70241A.8040508@verizon.net> In-Reply-To: <20030922211618.H470@daemon.g-e-e-k.net> References: <3F6F9BFA.2000700@verizon.net> <20030922211618.H470@daemon.g-e-e-k.net>
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Steve Wingate wrote: >You do realize that all ".gnome*" files are hidden from normal view, don't >you? >ls -la should reveal a cornucopia of configuration confection. > > >+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ >|Steve Wingate <s.wingate@pobox.com> >|MCSE, CCNA Mon Sep 22 21:10:00 PDT 2003 >+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ >|FreeBSD 4.9-PRERELEASE >| 9:10PM up 13 days, 13:42, 1 user, load averages: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 >+---------------------------------------------------------------------+ > >On Mon, 22 Sep 2003, Alden Louis-Pierre wrote: > > > >>I'm running FreeBSD 4.8 and I decide to install gnome 2.4 from the ports >>collection. I've followed the instructions that was provided. >> >># echo WITH_FAM= yes >> /etc/make.conf >># echo WITH_LAME= yes >> /etc/make.conf >># echo portmap_enable="YES" >> /etc/rc.conf >># cvsup -g -L 2 ports-supfile >># cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2 >># make clean >># make install clean >># exit >># startx >> >>I'm presented with the generic window of xfree. I checked in my cd ~ >>directory and I noticed I have no .gnome files. Would someone be kind >>enough to point me to the right direction/document. I'm currently using >>www.freebsd.org/gnome as my source of reference. >> >>Thank You >>Alden Louis-Pierre >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org mailing list >>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-gnome >>To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-gnome-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> >> >> > > > Come on now, give me some type of credit. The way I presented the question should have given you an idea that I'm quite comfortable with the command line. Your avg noob would not know what commands " cd ~ " or "echo blahblah >> some_file" does . To top it off I mentioned that I've checked my ~ directory to see if I have any .gnome files. Does this not give you an idea that I used "ls -la | less" to scan my ~ directory? Thank You Alden Louis-Pierre
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