From owner-svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Wed Jan 27 22:15:16 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@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 56FBFA6F2B9; Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:15:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0F3451E22; Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:15:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wblock@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id u0RMFFB1016271; Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:15:15 GMT (envelope-from wblock@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from wblock@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id u0RMFFkL016270; Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:15:15 GMT (envelope-from wblock@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201601272215.u0RMFFkL016270@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: wblock set sender to wblock@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Warren Block Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:15:15 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r48105 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11 X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:15:16 -0000 Author: wblock Date: Wed Jan 27 22:15:14 2016 New Revision: 48105 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/48105 Log: Add instructions on installing and enabling dbus and hal to the Gnome section. Pointed out by forum user oldrancher. Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml Wed Jan 27 18:26:02 2016 (r48104) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.xml Wed Jan 27 22:15:14 2016 (r48105) @@ -1412,14 +1412,35 @@ DisplayManager.requestPort: 0&prompt.root; cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2 &prompt.root; make install clean - For proper operation, GNOME + GNOME requires /proc to be mounted. Add this line to /etc/fstab to mount this file system automatically during system startup: proc /proc procfs rw 0 0 - Once GNOME is installed, + GNOME also needs + D-Bus and + HAL. These applications provide a + message bus and hardware abstraction. They can be installed + from packages: + + &prompt.root; pkg install dbus hal + + or from the Ports Collection: + + &prompt.root; cd /usr/ports/devel/dbus +&prompt.root; make install clean +&prompt.root; cd /usr/ports/sysutils/hal +&prompt.root; make install clean + + Then enable both systems in + /etc/rc.conf: + + dbus_enable="YES" +hald_enable="YES" + + After installation, configure &xorg; to start GNOME. The easiest way to do this is to enable the GNOME Display Manager,