Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 11:26:13 -0500 (EST) From: Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: Muhannad Asfour <muhannad07@cogeco.ca> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Gnome desktop not loading Message-ID: <20011228112342.F27720-100000@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <20011228025639.376541b4.muhannad07@cogeco.ca>
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On Fri, 28 Dec 2001, Muhannad Asfour wrote: > I installed the latest gnome and libraries and such through > /usr/ports/x11/gnome so it would handle all the dependancies > automatically. And I made sure for it not to install nautilus, but now > it doesn't load any icons of anything on the desktop. Just gnome and > sawfish load, but no desktop, i have no right click menu on the desktop > or anything. Can anyone tell me how to possibly fix this. You need to load either nautilus or gmc. The icons come from a desktop file manager. Nautilus is now the default, and it works quite well. However, you can still opt for the old gmc FM as well: /usr/ports/x11-fm/gnomemc Also, please use freebsd-gnome for these kind of questions. This list is more discussion on issue running the -stable branch of FreeBSD. Joe > > Thank you very much > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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