From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 17 18:16:39 2002 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 7ACA137B401 for ; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 18:16:37 -0800 (PST) Received: from vectors.cx (manifold.vectors.cx [64.163.147.229]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 177F743EA9 for ; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 18:16:37 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from monkey@vectors.cx) Received: from vectors.cx (ab044806a88e2315ab103eb3903e390f@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vectors.cx (8.12.6/8.12.4) with ESMTP id gBI2IZfC026122; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 18:18:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from monkey@vectors.cx) Received: (from monkey@localhost) by vectors.cx (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id gBI2IZvw026121; Tue, 17 Dec 2002 18:18:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from monkey) Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 18:18:35 -0800 From: Adam Weinberger To: Derrick Ryalls Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Going from Windows to X - suggestions Message-ID: <20021218021835.GB311@vectors.cx> References: <007c01c2a637$90c002b0$0200a8c0@bartxp> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-action=pgp-signed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <007c01c2a637$90c002b0$0200a8c0@bartxp> X-Editor: Vim 6.1 http://www.vim.org X-Mailer: Mutt 1.5 http://www.mutt.org X-PGP-Key: http://www.vectors.cx/pgp.key.txt X-URL: http://www.vectors.cx http://www.crackula.com User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 >> (12.17.2002 @ 1748 PST): Derrick Ryalls said, in 0.8K: << > I have been using FreeBSD as a server via console for a while now, but I > wanted to see what the GUI was like. My only spare machine right now is > a P-300 w/ about 16meg ram, so I won't be screaming along, but I wanted > to start the process anyway. I was looking through the ports, and I see > a ton of options. > > What I am looking for is something simple to start with. I figure a > file manager of some sort, a web browser, and text editor for doing > development work if I ever get to that point. > > I know I am being really vague, but there are so many options, I wanted > to hear some recommendations. Right now, I am thinking about going with > KDE3 as I have heard the name before. >> end of "Going from Windows to X - suggestions" from Derrick Ryalls << Install KDE and/or gnome. Your call. kde3: cd /usr/ports/x11/kde3; make install clean gnome2: cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2; make install clean cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2-fifth-toe; make install clean # Adam - -- Adam Weinberger vectors.cx >> adam@vectors.cx FreeBSD.org << adamw@FreeBSD.ORG Bayer Berkeley >> adam.weinberger.b@bayer.com #vim:set ts=8: 8-char tabs prevent tooth decay. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE9/9r7o8KM2ULHQ/0RAu7VAJ9SZdumWsaNsQ4IXzc8o5pM6kAZpQCcC0It WH5UHHcg7To+Gp0SjYCxgAI= =+ZWJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message