Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2006 19:13:22 +0300 From: "John Smith" <almarrie@gmail.com> To: "probsd org" <probsdorg@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd desktop | mozilla Message-ID: <499c70c0611250813l73dd6dabjc22b15ebefbf0f3d@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20061124234111.5589.qmail@web52409.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20061124234111.5589.qmail@web52409.mail.yahoo.com>
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On 11/25/06, probsd org <probsdorg@yahoo.com> wrote: > I'm a long time proponent of FreeBSD as a server. For a long time I've really wanted a FreeBSD system as a desktop. So, I decided to install the FreeBSD 6.2 and compile xorg, gnome, mozilla, etc... to give it a whirl. > > For anyone reading this, who wants the same thing. > > DO NOT DO IT. Nothing works. java is borked, mozilla and firefox are borked, gnome is ify.... ugh. > > Just dont do it. As a server, I highly recommend it... but it isn't ready for the desktop. > If you don't know how to setup it, just got for DesktopBSD, or PC-BSD 1.3 Beta. Thank you, -J
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