Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:25:07 +0000 From: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7.2 Installation Manual Message-ID: <8599C07C9A94CEAAF3B924C4@utd65257.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <4ad871310906120704g521ed9ffl73234dba6c82ba73@mail.gmail.com> References: <BABCD0FF-0451-4892-9729-5FB7742A7E57@Pettefar.com> <20090612093514.663e8e09.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <4ad871310906120704g521ed9ffl73234dba6c82ba73@mail.gmail.com>
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--On Friday, June 12, 2009 09:04:50 -0500 Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> = wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 9:35 AM, Bill Moran<wmoran@potentialtech.com> wrote: >> In response to Nick@Pettefar.com: >> >>> In www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-post.html >>> It says: "If the X server has been configured and a Default Desktop >>> chosen, it can be started by typing startx at the command line." but >>> nowhere in the manual or the installation program is there any >>> information or options on X server configuration or choosing a Default >>> Desktop! =C2=A0Help! >> >> You weren't able to find this page?: >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html >> Or this one?: >> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x-config.html >> >> Nowhere, indeed. >> > > I missing the .xinitrc in the GNOME setup as well... Now I just feel > like an idiot as usual. > FreeBSD is Unix, right? That means you can do things any way you want.=20 Presently I login as root on a tty and type "kdm" to start up the GUI. I've=20 done it about five other ways as well. Is there a "right" way to do things in Unix????? --=20 Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. ******************************************* Check the headers before clicking on Reply.
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