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From: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@inwind.it>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:31:51 GMT
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Subject: Re: Using the GNOME on FreeBSD
To: Mike Kondrar <mkondrar@apple.com>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

On 8/30/00, 9:17:38 PM, Mike Kondrar <mkondrar@apple.com> wrote=20
regarding Using the GNOME on FreeBSD:


> HI!

> I have recently purchased FreeBSD OS PowerPack with 10 CD's included. =
=20
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=20
really
> appreciated.

> Thanks,

> Mike



Dear Mike Kondrar,

AFAIR, if some of the CDs contains [all of ?] the relevant=20
packages,you should be able to install it running some menu of=20
sysinstall; in that case (CD containing the packages), you should=20
alternatively be able to pkg_add(1) Gnome.

I am not sure about these last statements, though -- I haven't a=20
PowerPack around.

Well, er, actually, I have tried Gnome, KDE, etc., via the ports=20
mechanism, wasting an indecent amount of bandwidth :-)

If you have configured a PPP connection to the Internet, and hardened=20
a little your FreeBSD box (closed unnecessary services and/or=20
configured a packet filter), then it's as easy as cd'ing to the=20
relevant port directory (e.g. /usr/ports/x11/gnome), and typing "make=20
install".

If your CDs contain the relevant tarballs, as is very likely, you can=20
also use the ports system, after mounting the appropriate CD under=20
/cdrom -- cf mount(8).

Best regards,
Salvo





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