From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 24 14:47:33 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBF7816A417 for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:47:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jamesh@lanl.gov) Received: from mailwasher.lanl.gov (mailwasher.lanl.gov [204.121.3.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8DEF213C4BD for ; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:47:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jamesh@lanl.gov) Received: from mailrelay3.lanl.gov (mailrelay3.lanl.gov [128.165.4.104]) by mailwasher.lanl.gov (8.13.8/8.13.8/(ccn-5)) with ESMTP id l9OElDO7027058; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:47:14 -0600 Received: from webmail1.lanl.gov (webmail1.lanl.gov [128.165.4.106]) by mailrelay3.lanl.gov (8.13.8/8.13.8/(ccn-5)) with ESMTP id l9OEl9Q5020861; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:47:09 -0600 Received: from webmail1.lanl.gov (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by webmail1.lanl.gov (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l9OEl9dW029134; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:47:09 -0600 Received: (from apache@localhost) by webmail1.lanl.gov (8.12.11.20060308/8.12.11/Submit) id l9OEl8NE029130; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:47:08 -0600 X-Authentication-Warning: webmail1.lanl.gov: apache set sender to jamesh@lanl.gov using -f Received: from 128.165.0.81 (SquirrelMail authenticated user 222160) by webmail.lanl.gov with HTTP; Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:47:08 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <48739.128.165.0.81.1193237228.squirrel@webmail.lanl.gov> In-Reply-To: <1193235977.1900.29.camel@viola.izb.knu.ac.kr> References: <001c01c81156$215afd50$6410f7f0$@com.na> <1192694338.4888.13.camel@viola.izb.knu.ac.kr> <006f01c81628$e5966200$b0c32600$@com.na> <1193234809.1900.21.camel@viola.izb.knu.ac.kr> <1193235977.1900.29.camel@viola.izb.knu.ac.kr> Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 08:47:08 -0600 (MDT) From: "James A. Harrison" To: bh@izb.knu.ac.kr User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.8-6.el3.2lanl MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-CTN-5-MailScanner-Information: Please see http://network.lanl.gov/email/virus-scan.php X-CTN-5-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-CTN-5-MailScanner-From: jamesh@lanl.gov X-Spam-Status: No Cc: questions@freebsd.org, ananias@africaonline.com.na Subject: Re: how can i install gnome2 through console X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: jamesh@lanl.gov List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:47:33 -0000 > On Wed, 2007-10-24 at 23:06 +0900, Byung-Hee HWANG wrote: >> On Wed, 2007-10-24 at 12:30 +0200, Ananias Uushona wrote: >> > I was installing gnome2 through x interface but I realize that its >> very hard >> > especially to beginners but I got it right is that I did n't have the >> > hardware names and specifications right now I want to do it >> automatically so >> > it can detect the automatically so where do I begin to install it >> through >> > console should I remove xorg packages or what first >> >> Please use pkg_add/pkg_delete instead of ports. It's very easy. That's >> all the way I install/remove gnome2. Of course it works through console. > > Ananias, > > For install, at the command prompt type this command as root: > > pkg_add -v -r gnome2-lite > However! There is a caveat here. I'd say, sure, use pkg_add at first, because it's simple. However, bear in mind that ports exist. And also bear in mind that you cannot mix packages and ports, unless you want an inconsistent system. Ports are well worth learning. I remember when I started using them, they were confusing. But after I got used to them, I never, ever used/use anything other than ports. They start making sense after a while ;) James