Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:03:15 -0500 From: John Nielsen <lists@jnielsen.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Marshall <jokers32463@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: desktop for bsd Message-ID: <200611151003.15808.lists@jnielsen.net> In-Reply-To: <20061115130525.GC11243@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <731330.3106.qm@web55108.mail.re4.yahoo.com> <20061115130525.GC11243@gizmo.acns.msu.edu>
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On Wednesday 15 November 2006 08:05, Jerry McAllister wrote: > On Wed, Nov 15, 2006 at 01:28:58AM -0800, Marshall wrote: > > hi, > > I was on the freesbie site and it is a live cd > > version, but i'd like to have a full version, with > > XFCE, is this already in freebsd? I'd like to have it > > as the default desktop. I did see a BSD based OS with > > XFCE as the only desktop, and i'm not sure if it was > > Freesbie, do you know if this is true? I'm new to > > linux and so far I like the XFCE desktop look and it's > > speed, I think because of the Darwin base, it makes > > since for me to have it, as Mac is second to Windows. > > I have tried over 30 different linux versions and most > > are close to each other, and most all use KDE, which > > is ok, but I perfer something faster. Hope I'm making > > since! > > I don't know if you can get xfce while running from a live CD > unless whoever made the live CD put it on there. but, it is > available for FreeBSD, no problem. It just so happens that FreeSBIE boots to xfce by default. Download it and give it a try. > Just install the latest FreeBSD on your machine. > Then install xfce from the ports (/usr/ports/x11-wm/xfce). > > You will need to configure it and then set up your xinitrc > so it will start xfce when you enter the startx command. > Should work just dandy. JN
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