Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 18:08:34 -0400 From: Bob Johnson <bob@eng.ufl.edu> To: acidrop50@yahoo.com, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installing X (was: help!) Message-ID: <391B2F62.21213626@eng.ufl.edu>
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> > Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 11:32:04 -0700 (PDT) > From: todd ritzka <acidrop50@yahoo.com> > Subject: help! > > hello, i understand that the x windows system comes built-in to bsd > when you install. how do i go about installing this?? (a step by step > would be apprechiated:) ) > The X System is an option that is automatically installed if you ask for it during the install. When you install FreeBSD, and it asks you which distribution (I think that's the word it uses) to install, select "X User" from the list. It will eventually ask you which X desktop you want. I use KDE, but of course, all of the other choices also have their supporters. If you have a favorite desktop and it isn't one of the choices during the install, you can set it up later as part of your "post install configuration". You should install your default X desktop before you create any user accounts, or those users won't have the defaults. You will need to know the exact model or chipset of your video card, as well as information about what resolutions your monitor supports. If you need more details about how to set up X, visit http://www.xfree86.org. XFree86 is the same for FreeBSD and Linux, so Linux how-to files will help also. -- Bob ********************************************************* Bob Johnson Senior Systems Programmer bob@eng.ufl.edu College of Engineering 523 Weil Hall 352-392-9217 Office University of Florida 352-392-7063 Fax Gainesville, FL 32611 ********************************************************* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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