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From: Stefan KORONKA <KoronkaS@interscope.ro>
To: "'new.xs4all.nl'" <kapteyn@xs4all.nl>
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Subject: RE: starting KDE and so on
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 15:46:22 +0300
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> From: new.xs4all.nl [mailto:kapteyn@xs4all.nl]
> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2000 1:02 PM
> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org
> Subject: starting KDE and so on
> 
> 
> Now, After all those nice words about Free BSD I tried it.
> I downloaded teh ISO image and started installing.
> After a while I decided to use FTP, because the ISO image 
> does not have all
> the correct contents (that will cost another full day phone 
> bill... :-))
> 
> But now, when i cab start up Free bsd i want to get into a 
> graphical shell.
> I mount the cdrom, then try to start kde by typing kde.
> It starts looking for all sorts of things and gives messages that a
> connection to the Xserver could not be made.

You have to have X running before starting kde or other windowmanager.
To do so, just edit the ".xinitrc" file in your home directory 
(or create a new one) and put the following line in this file:
exec kde
(to edit .xinitrc, just type "ee xinitrc")

After this, type "startx". This will start the X server, will look
in the .xinitrc file and will start what is there (ie, kde).

For more configuration of X, I recommend you to take a look at the
/stand/sysinstall utility, section Configure/XFree86


> 
> First of all: what commands do i have to give in a standard 
> situation (i am
> logged in as root) to start kde or gnome sessions?

See above; however, I don't recommend you to run X/kde/gnome
logged as root; create an usual account and use root only for
configuration/administration.

> Secondly: where can i find the appropriate manual on the 
> internet to find
> these commands?

first, try "man whatcommanddoyouwant"; 
on the internet there plenty of tutorials; see www.freebsd.tutorials,
www.freebsd.handbook and so on.

> 
> Third: should i download /configure a specific part of  my 
> installation to
> be able to start kde or gnome?

You should have everything you need now on the CD.

> 
> If anyone can help me? Thanx!!
> 
> regards, Wim
> 


Stefan 


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