From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 9 11:48:42 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA0FD16A419 for ; Fri, 9 Nov 2007 11:48:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fatman@crackmonkey.us) Received: from crackmonkey.us (crackmonkey.us [70.58.166.197]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89CA013C4B0 for ; Fri, 9 Nov 2007 11:48:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fatman@crackmonkey.us) Received: from miroku-bosatsu.dreamtrack.dnsalias.com (cpc1-swin7-0-0-cust216.brhm.cable.ntl.com [::ffff:86.18.88.217]) (AUTH: PLAIN fatman, TLS: TLSv1/SSLv3,256bits,AES256-SHA) by crackmonkey.us with esmtp; Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:37:10 -0700 id 000540DA.4734466B.00006265 Message-ID: <4734465C.3090506@crackmonkey.us> Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:37:00 +0000 From: Adam J Richardson User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20071102) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: jamesh@lanl.gov References: <001c01c81156$215afd50$6410f7f0$@com.na> <1192694338.4888.13.camel@viola.izb.knu.ac.kr> <006f01c81628$e5966200$b0c32600$@com.na> <1193234809.1900.21.camel@viola.izb.knu.ac.kr> <1193235977.1900.29.camel@viola.izb.knu.ac.kr> <48739.128.165.0.81.1193237228.squirrel@webmail.lanl.gov> In-Reply-To: <48739.128.165.0.81.1193237228.squirrel@webmail.lanl.gov> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: bh@izb.knu.ac.kr, questions@freebsd.org, ananias@africaonline.com.na Subject: Re: how can i install gnome2 through console X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: fatman@crackmonkey.us List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:48:42 -0000 James A. Harrison wrote: >> On Wed, 2007-10-24 at 23:06 +0900, Byung-Hee HWANG wrote: >>> On Wed, 2007-10-24 at 12:30 +0200, Ananias Uushona wrote: >>>> I was installing gnome2 through x interface but I realize that its >>> very hard >>>> especially to beginners but I got it right is that I did n't have the >>>> hardware names and specifications right now I want to do it >>> automatically so >>>> it can detect the automatically so where do I begin to install it >>> through >>>> console should I remove xorg packages or what first >>> Please use pkg_add/pkg_delete instead of ports. It's very easy. That's >>> all the way I install/remove gnome2. Of course it works through console. >> Ananias, >> >> For install, at the command prompt type this command as root: >> >> pkg_add -v -r gnome2-lite > > However! There is a caveat here. > > I'd say, sure, use pkg_add at first, because it's simple. However, bear in > mind that ports exist. And also bear in mind that you cannot mix packages > and ports, unless you want an inconsistent system. > > Ports are well worth learning. I remember when I started using them, they > were confusing. But after I got used to them, I never, ever used/use > anything other than ports. They start making sense after a while ;) I agree with James. I use portinstall which makes compiling everything a snap. Other people prefer different methods though. Compiling something large like Gnome takes a while, though. If you don't have the time go with packages. One thing that does bug me about the compiling process is that just occasionally distcc will throw a wobbler about something and I have no clue how to fix it. :^) I think perhaps distcc is just a little buggy. But that's a thread for another mailing list. Ananias [hi, by the way!], just to answer your question, do not remove Xorg as you will need it to support Gnome. Regards, Adam J Richardson