Date: Tue, 8 Aug 1995 12:12:53 +0400 (MSD) From: Andrey Lavrentyev <lavr@glommy.jinr.dubna.su> To: maher@azstarnet.com (maher katbah) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Xwindow Message-ID: <199508080812.MAA08880@glommy.jinr.dubna.su> In-Reply-To: <199508042218.PAA00591@web.azstarnet.com> from "maher katbah" at Aug 4, 95 03:18:46 pm
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maher katbah wrote...
>
> Hi:
>
> I installed FreeBSD 2.0.5 over 6 times now, trying to run X windows but I
> can't.
> or should I say I don't know how, I have a book for linux and it shows that
> you can start X window by simply typing startx after configering the Xconfig
> file. I added the /usr/X11R6/bin in the path. I moved to that directory and
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^- where? if in current session than do
rehash or csh startx.
add /usr/X11R6/bin to your .cshrc-path or to dot.cshrc at skel directory
(for all your users)
> all what I get is "startx: command not found" even though the is right
> there. please help me or at
ls -la /usr/X11/bin/startx (I have symbolic link X11 -> X11R6
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root bin 1454 May 9 04:00 /usr/X11/bin/startx
^^^^^^^^^^
If you can't run startx then try to run xdm
See ttys, for starting X you must have one "off secure" ttyvX entry.
> least let me know where I can get help also if thers is an existing book for
> FREEBSD let me know
see /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc
INSTALL
README
README.Config
README.FreeBSD
--
lavr
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