From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 20 05:14:41 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3493916A419 for ; Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:14:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from punosevac@math.arizona.edu) Received: from smtp102.math.arizona.edu (smtp102.math.arizona.edu [128.196.102.202]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 119FA13C442 for ; Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:14:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from punosevac@math.arizona.edu) Received: from Debian-exim by smtp102.math.arizona.edu with local-bsmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IMzb5-00012S-Jd for questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 19 Aug 2007 22:14:40 -0700 Received: from 71-220-138-238.tcsn.qwest.net ([71.220.138.238] helo=.domain.actdsltmp) by smtp102.math.arizona.edu with esmtpsa (TLS-1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA:32) (Exim 4.50) id 1IMzb2-000129-Eo; Sun, 19 Aug 2007 22:14:36 -0700 Message-ID: <46C92339.5080306@math.arizona.edu> Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 22:14:33 -0700 From: Predrag Punosevac User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (X11/20070713) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Michael S , questions@freebsd.org References: <545941.20720.qm@web88311.mail.re4.yahoo.com> <46C8F173.8050700@math.arizona.edu> In-Reply-To: <46C8F173.8050700@math.arizona.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ACL-Warn: The HELO/EHLO greeting .domain.actdsltmp is invalid X-Outgoing-Spam-Score: -5.9 (-----) Cc: Subject: Re: Gnome & FreeBSD I forgot X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 05:14:41 -0000 Predrag Punosevac wrote: > Michael S wrote: >> Good day all, >> >> I decided to add GUI to my GUI-less FreeBSD machine. I >> am considering installing Gnome, which I haven't used >> for long while and the last time was on Linux anyway. >> The reason is that most of my favorite applications >> use gtk libraries, like Firefox, GAIM (can't get used >> to the new name),wxPython and others. In short I >> wanted to avoid 2 huge sets of libraries (gtk and qt) >> by not installing KDE. >> I wanted to know how Gnome feels on FreeBSD, is it >> polished enough? Are there crashes? Any caveats at >> all? >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Michael >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > I run Gnome 2.18 full version compiled from ports + fifth toe + gnome > office +etc in another words everything. > Computer is home made Intel Core 2 Duo E 4300 2x512 Kb RAM dual > channel memory DDR2 667. The machine is our main home computer used by > my wife and my mother in law (people with some Windows experience and > no real knowledge to speak of). They find it easier to use than > Windows machines they have at work. > > So far stability of Gnome is extraordinary. I have not observed any > applications hanging except usual problems with licking of sound card. > With little bit of configuration rc.conf, devfs.conf and fstab which I > am more than happy to provide to you everything works out of box. All > multimedia, printing, scanning, cameras, webcam, xchat, vnc works > flawlessly with exception of sound recording (Skype) due to the fact > that I am using OSS compiled from ports for my audio card and I am > reading documentation how to set up mixer and recorder. > I might also get another audio card because VoIP is very important to me. > > Computer fells faster then working on KDE (Original installation was > PC-BSD) Also it feels significantly faster then my Ubuntu desktop at > the University. I have to admit though that my machine at home has > slightly better hardware. > > > On another look, I do use OpenBox 3 with the help of pypanel and > Rox-filler manager on one older machine. It feels faster than any > desktop I use at the University or at home so it is your choice. I > really think that Gnome BSD team did grate job to bring FreeBSD to level > grand ma users. On another hand for pure productivity I have to say > that good WM is still probably better choice. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Oh, I forgot to say in my last massage. The good compromise between Gnome (KDE) full blown desktop and ***Box X window managers is Xfce. Xfce is only about 15Mb vs Gnome(KDE)~200Mb. I was first time exposed to it by using FreeSBIE. It is slightly less responsive on FreeSBIE than Fluxbox(700Kb) which one should expect but seems remarkably fast for a full Desktop running from the LIVE CD. Real eye candy and it has everything you need as a default installation. It is really very good. I