Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 12:53:23 -0500 (EST) From: Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com> To: Totally Jayyness <Jayyness@mindspring.com> Cc: FreeBSD User Questions List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Beginner SERIOUSLY simple question about Gnome Message-ID: <20011220125037.K85844-100000@shumai.marcuscom.com> In-Reply-To: <000801c18977$992c5ee0$0300a8c0@jayyness.com>
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Totally Jayyness wrote: > Thankyou very much Joe... as with everything in Unix, once you find out the > answer, it is super simple. But until you find the answer, it is an Escher > drawing you have seen for the first time. > > I did install the Gnome-Sawfish via the Package Add feature in > /stand/sysinstall over the net. Will that give me the latest version you > are talking about? Or do I still have to cvsup it? You should still cvsup and build from ports. Packages are not always kept in sync with ports. Since Gnome components change frequently, keep an eye on http://www.freshports.org and learn to use portupgrade (/usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade). They will both become your friends. > > And if so, well, that is something I have to learn how to do, havn't used > cvsup yet. Checkout the handbook for CVSup usage. It's really easy. Joe > > TJ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe Clarke" <marcus@marcuscom.com> > To: "Totally Jayyness" <Jayyness@mindspring.com> > Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 11:02 PM > Subject: Re: Beginner SERIOUSLY simple question about Gnome > > > > > > /usr/X11R6/bin/gnome-session > > > > However, if I may make a suggestion, you should cvsup the latest ports > > tree, and install Gnome and friends from that. Why? Well, Maxim > > Sobolev and others have done one hell of a job getting Gnome 1.4.1 fully > > operational on FreeBSD. With the latest Gnome, you get working > > Nautilus, Evolution, and gdm. These programs we not very functional in > > the 4.4-RELEASE time frame. > > > > Joe > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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