From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Tue Apr 25 00:29:02 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A0F1BD4DCD3 for ; Tue, 25 Apr 2017 00:29:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from byrnejb@harte-lyne.ca) Received: from inet08.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca (inet08.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca [216.185.71.28]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "inet08.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca", Issuer "CA_HLL_ISSUER_2016" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 66BA91EC8 for ; Tue, 25 Apr 2017 00:29:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from byrnejb@harte-lyne.ca) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by inet08.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CAF9611F9; Mon, 24 Apr 2017 20:29:00 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at harte-lyne.ca Received: from inet08.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (inet08.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 9-x96iMP0jRK; Mon, 24 Apr 2017 20:28:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from webmail.harte-lyne.ca (inet04.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca [216.185.71.24]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by inet08.hamilton.harte-lyne.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id D02E960264; Mon, 24 Apr 2017 20:28:57 -0400 (EDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=harte-lyne.ca; s=dkim_hll; t=1493080138; bh=P0ODXxwmD8z5KWEcjVcsd0jPBmPaIXdhcQSBxyCwrDg=; h=In-Reply-To:References:Date:Subject:From:To:Cc:Reply-To; b=lz6F9nGUOtXxwKUm39qRs/5dia0PiZkiaNKCOKhUYOxtDNisqVKi+E5lBnR9CSHTc OTZ54Djt1qLmLrXpYBstrY7vxYB4n/Rys802IxVSCxYGtkXRWOsqnPkRcMyfyYp9S7 dJVQeHUZdEfMXwsLoc9CAPQGHk71PDJtDlRNefrhoTwl3eZfCUNw/JGYMO0hiRmtXQ 8tCITJxdSYys0pzIZko0rX50IWin0fbgWUYyhMcvjACn/CHIL8Ekhd//doHN/Atola mNyMZlyyIsCVvBdaHCtLsB1ivOC6dRqtrYEoE9JMBNZpF6dVJ3/ENL8JGHMQ2HL9d5 cYzQBoPsw/O7g== Received: from 216.185.71.22 (SquirrelMail authenticated user byrnejb_hll) by webmail.harte-lyne.ca with HTTP; Mon, 24 Apr 2017 20:28:58 -0400 Message-ID: <4dbf4b7f4e6ee7f6282853c9be7794d1.squirrel@webmail.harte-lyne.ca> In-Reply-To: <50747.128.135.52.6.1493070427.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> References: <07197ae8f00a48f5ea7d098fb75145ca.squirrel@webmail.harte-lyne.ca> <20170424224534.91448acb.freebsd@edvax.de> <5793f2002bc6eff17b2831bede1056e6.squirrel@webmail.harte-lyne.ca> <50747.128.135.52.6.1493070427.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 20:28:58 -0400 Subject: Re: New question on Mate and FreeBSD From: "James B. Byrne" To: galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu Cc: byrnejb@harte-lyne.ca, "Polytropon" , "James B. Byrne via freebsd-questions" Reply-To: byrnejb@harte-lyne.ca User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.22-4.el6 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 00:29:02 -0000 On Mon, April 24, 2017 17:47, Valeri Galtsev wrote: > > Here is what I did: > > pkg install xorg > pkg install mate > > - each of them is metaport that brings a bunch of actual packages. > E-mail > me off the list if you want whole list of packages I have on my box. > > Then I boot the same as you into "runlevel 3" ;-) In which you can > access > multiple virtual consoles as usually (ctrl+alt+[F1,F@,...]). In my > ~/.xinitrc file I have: > > exec mate-session > > I log in as regular user "myself" (that is account that has that > ~/.xinitrc file). And as myself I execute the command > > exec startx > > (I prefer "exec startx" so that if my X session is killed, say by > someone > at my keyboard going to virtual console which I started it from and > pressing CTRL+C then he doesn't get my shell, it just quits upon > killing x > session and presents login prompt - I believe everybody does that). > > That is all, such simple my life is. > > Valeri > Thanks. Works great. *** e-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** Do NOT transmit sensitive data via e-Mail Do NOT open attachments nor follow links sent by e-Mail James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB@Harte-Lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3