From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Aug 6 23:28:47 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from dart.sr.se (dart.SR.SE [193.12.91.98]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 676A714ECC for ; Fri, 6 Aug 1999 23:28:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gunnar@pluto.sr.se) Received: from honken.sr.se ([134.25.128.27]) by dart.sr.se (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id IAA06617; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 08:27:59 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from pluto.sr.se (pluto.SR.SE [134.25.193.91]) by honken.sr.se (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id IAA17030; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 08:27:59 +0200 (MET DST) Received: (from gunnar@localhost) by pluto.sr.se (8.9.3/8.9.1) id IAA59746; Sat, 7 Aug 1999 08:27:58 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from gunnar) Date: Sat, 7 Aug 1999 08:27:58 +0200 From: Gunnar Flygt To: Roy Bettle Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Rank newbie question ... Message-ID: <19990807082758.A59698@sr.se> Reply-To: Gunnar Flygt References: <6C37EE640B78D2118D2F00A0C90FCB4401105B4F@site2s1> <37AB2D7A.D3759DC2@criterion-group.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.95.6i In-Reply-To: <37AB2D7A.D3759DC2@criterion-group.com>; from Roy Bettle on Fri, Aug 06, 1999 at 11:46:19AM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Fri, Aug 06, 1999 at 11:46:19AM -0700, Roy Bettle wrote: > Did this. Now how do I start GNOME? "startx" brings me into Afterstep, not > GNOME. Start with `man startx` then `man xinit` !! In there you find that there is (or rather might be) a file in you $HOME/ named .xinitrc Edit this! > > RAB > > Christopher Michaels wrote: > > > Actually, what you could do is install the package from /stand/sysintall or > > you could type cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome, then make install. > > > > -Chris > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Dutch Collins [SMTP:dutch@charm.net] > > > Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 12:42 AM > > > To: avenger > > > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > > > Subject: How to install GNOME (was Re: Help) > > > > > > > avenger wrote: > > > > > > > > How do i install GNOME on my system? I am a terrible Newbie who hates > > > > micro$oft. > > > > > > > > dan > > > > arch@ecis.com > > > > > > I would try http://www.gnome.org because that is where I would go. > > > > > > Also, if you set your mail to plain/text the 800 lb gorilla won't > > > yell at you - I know, it made my ears ring for 2 days. > > > > > > -d > > > > > > > > > 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 Content-Description: Card for Roy Bettle -- __o regards, Gunnar ---_ \<,_ email: flygt@sr.se ---- (_)/ (_) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message