From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 3 02:56:34 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22C86106564A for ; Sat, 3 Jul 2010 02:56:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qy0-f175.google.com (mail-qy0-f175.google.com [209.85.216.175]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE91E8FC16 for ; Sat, 3 Jul 2010 02:56:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qyk30 with SMTP id 30so754217qyk.13 for ; Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:56:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:in-reply-to :references:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=k4+3d5HXfEB10B09tMKGbfkAGdy+zx5axvZ78ITS5uY=; b=vR9ewDRhQnIfCA8T2ZfgCoAHc6lis3n23TqLuOSbRIAaX8ON6/eeT+Z+L7fHnUWHI7 6qnMO57G1OuX6wQuNtfuOhZsW1UdE8eVKFoPVBLZVM+aKUnfbVc9jjmCrPf4fbAN86WL ebQnGAkNJyABe74S1nSIniTYSz4fygtvunGPA= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=V0alNoRacgAgzKQz5JcgvKZ7aLYen3GZPIDXGWzopkUbAD+GPc86nNSSWU4d/RDilx btLxwAKSevRZy7ImwEa7Gxj+Ay8+UtAl1VuKPhLlroLkdGEy+T3+5Y8zIk538NroaGNF 0c7MeycyVlQI1IBrwnqEaQ6FdJFmLhhBegxSc= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.224.69.17 with SMTP id x17mr928706qai.283.1278125783229; Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:56:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.229.109.195 with HTTP; Fri, 2 Jul 2010 19:56:23 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <780546.56887.qm@web52906.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <20100703002639.49f35b55.freebsd@edvax.de> <780546.56887.qm@web52906.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2010 21:56:23 -0500 Message-ID: From: Adam Vande More To: Chris Stankevitz Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Polytropon , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: KDE post-install steps X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 03 Jul 2010 02:56:34 -0000 On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 6:13 PM, Chris Stankevitz wrote: > --- On Fri, 7/2/10, Polytropon wrote: > > I think KDE also relies on DBUS and HAL > > Ok > > > and activating the KDE login manager > > for X (kdm) requires an entry in /etc/ttys similar to the > > one that is suggested for Gnome; > > GNOME installation docs suggest adding gnome_enable="YES" to rc.conf. > There is no suggestion regarding /etc/ttys. > > > (I think it is the correct name, or "startkde4" maybe) > > Ok > > > With respect from someone who wants to "get it right" and "not be dependent > on the mailing list", I have a question: > > The KDE installation page make does not describe: > - rc.conf entries, if any > - tty settings, if any > - KDM start procedures, if any > - the name of the .xinitrc command to start KDE, if any > > Does this mean: > a) KDE setup is obvious and I am dumb for not knowing > b) I didn't read the man page well enough > c) KDE is meant for power users, I should stick with GNOME. > d) [your idea here] > > > And a general note: The "Step 2" does not belong to the > > installation, > > it already belongs to configuration (i. e. enabling the > > just installed > > piece of software). > > I see. Maybe > > e) I'm looking in the wrong place. Read the docs on "KDE configuration" > not "KDE installation". > > Thank you all for helping me these last few days, > What you should be doing is following the freebsd handbook, it's specifically written for these types of issues. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/x11-wm.html -- Adam Vande More