Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:31:51 GMT From: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@inwind.it> To: Mike Kondrar <mkondrar@apple.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Using the GNOME on FreeBSD Message-ID: <20000830.20315100@mis.configured.host> In-Reply-To: <B5D2B9F2.2B%mkondrar@apple.com> References: <B5D2B9F2.2B%mkondrar@apple.com>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 8/30/00, 9:17:38 PM, Mike Kondrar <mkondrar@apple.com> wrote regarding Using the GNOME on FreeBSD: > HI! > I have recently purchased FreeBSD OS PowerPack with 10 CD's included. One > of the things on them is GNOME Visual Interface. I was wondering how is it > possible for me to use GNOME on my computer? Any instructions are really > appreciated. > Thanks, > Mike Dear Mike Kondrar, AFAIR, if some of the CDs contains [all of ?] the relevant packages,you should be able to install it running some menu of sysinstall; in that case (CD containing the packages), you should alternatively be able to pkg_add(1) Gnome. I am not sure about these last statements, though -- I haven't a PowerPack around. Well, er, actually, I have tried Gnome, KDE, etc., via the ports mechanism, wasting an indecent amount of bandwidth :-) If you have configured a PPP connection to the Internet, and hardened a little your FreeBSD box (closed unnecessary services and/or configured a packet filter), then it's as easy as cd'ing to the relevant port directory (e.g. /usr/ports/x11/gnome), and typing "make install". If your CDs contain the relevant tarballs, as is very likely, you can also use the ports system, after mounting the appropriate CD under /cdrom -- cf mount(8). Best regards, Salvo To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the messagehelp
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