Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 08:20:09 -0800 From: Rob <rob@pythonemproject.com> To: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org>, FreeBSD-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Opinion requested: contents of "instant workstation" port Message-ID: <3C236139.3B0F2FDA@pythonemproject.com> References: <20011221160334.B11728@monorchid.lemis.com> <3C2360BB.A465CC@pythonemproject.com>
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One more thing, for the music lovers out there, Gnut is a wonderful console based Gnutella client. Rob. Rob wrote: > > I've used Emacs mainly for mailcrypt. I've really tried to learn how to > use it, but for most text editing I always end up either using vi or > xcoral. Xcoral is pretty robust. I used to use it for looking at 100Mb > Linux objdump files :) Rob. > > Greg Lehey wrote: > > > > Some months ago I added an "instant workstation" metaport, intended to > > be installed by people who had bought my book. After the Wind River > > fracas, I am finally getting back to finishing the fourth edition of > > the book, and I'm reconsidering the content of the port. I'd be > > grateful for any suggestions. I'm attaching the current text of the > > chapter describing it. I'd like some opinions on things to remove or > > add to the list. > > > > Greg > > > > Instant workstation > > ___________________ > > > > The ``instant workstation'' port installs a number of the more popular > > packages, and allows you to be productive right away. At a later point you may > > find that you prefer other software, in which case you can install it. > > > > The instant workstation includes the following packages: > > > > o acroread is the Acrobat reader, a utility for reading and printing PDF files. > > > > o bash2 is the shell recommended in this book. > > > > o cdrecord is a utility to burn CD-Rs. > > > > o dos2unix is a small utility for converting Microsoft text formats to UNIX > > format. It does not convert formats such as Microsoft Word and RTF. > > > > o emacs21 is the GNU Emacs editor recommended in this book. > > > > o fetchmail is a program for fetching mail from POP mailboxes. > > > > o ghostscript is a PostScript interpreter. It can be used to display > > PostScript on an X display, or to print it out on a non-PostScript printer. > > > > o grip provides an automated frontend for MP3 encoders, letting you take a disc > > and transform it easily straight into MP3s. > > > > o The gimp is designed to provide an intuitive graphical interface to a variety > > of image editing operations. > > > > o gnupg is an encryption program. > > > > o gv is a utility which works with ghostscript to display PostScript on an X > > display. It allows magnification and paging, both of which ghostscript does > > not do easily. > > > > o ispell is a spell check program. > > > > o kde is the desktop environment recommended in this book. > > > > o mkisofs is a program to create CD-R images. > > > > o mutt is the mail user agent (MUA, or mail reader) recommended in this book. > > > > o netscape47-communicator is a web browser. > > > > o postfix is the mail transfer agent (MTA) recommended in this book. > > > > o smbfs it is a complete kernel side implementation of SMB requester and > > filesystem, used for accessing Microsoft's SMB file system. > > > > o xamp is a graphical MPEG player. > > > > o xtset is a utility to set the title of an xterm window. It is used by the > > .bashrc file installed with the package. > > > > o xmms is an X-based multimedia player. > > > > o xv is a program to display images, in particular jpeg and gif. > > > > -- > > See complete headers for address and phone numbers > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message > > -- > The Numeric Python EM Project > > www.pythonemproject.com -- The Numeric Python EM Project www.pythonemproject.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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