From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 15 19:01:43 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B1F741065694 for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:01:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from abalour@gmail.com) Received: from ey-out-2122.google.com (ey-out-2122.google.com [74.125.78.24]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49D728FC08 for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:01:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ey-out-2122.google.com with SMTP id 9so588598eyd.9 for ; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:01:42 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:reply-to:in-reply-to :references:from:date:message-id:subject:to:cc:content-type; bh=LeSaKMGqhNP1eRrrXLU0Y+BqKlwtNzaPH6ZAzPaTcyg=; b=khqfw5ccM8pzlcl+x3jpeEXlxfSI6QSzeKrE3Db33cAWZalvlfQcuOX0+lVSJnW6Zf WkPWKiMKPfv7mTvteVRYuJYww01sm0+1uFcU9Z2OT81PUPW8gJWlWP/GuBO7lXbtgWy5 lyUOuDrPDay3xf4l/TwvKYuv7AKYZbKiZnLa0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id :subject:to:cc:content-type; b=Rzdy1Vi+G0YlyEaR9cZEk0UfK56MWQwUOyEspgFSTn4wE+X0SBEk2pQGCFCbbs2e+o bLsfiuNyZnRHlnopEwjKeQZXbjNJRH5PClqsGckUakJpMxI3sdy2HsZjzmtmRVxnnGe6 7xqikbHDxDPceMZsJD0QR+nxkLpxxQNSUJFD4= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.213.104.95 with SMTP id n31mr3179643ebo.27.1266260502185; Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:01:42 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: From: Ross Cameron Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:01:22 +0200 Message-ID: <35f70db11002151101g685f5181mc8913de97198209e@mail.gmail.com> To: tristan Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: freebsd X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: ross.cameron@linuxpro.co.za List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:01:43 -0000 On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 8:12 PM, tristan wrote: > i recently installed freebsd on my system. when i sign in to the root account, i get a prompt telling me about the documentation, then a # sign. how do i acess an interactive desktop like the one in windows/mac? Not quite that easy to answer unfortunately,... depends on how you did the install. Considering you're new to FreeBSD why not give something like DesktopBSD a try? FreeBSD under the hood but a bit more graphical to ease the entry into the BSD way of thinking...... -- "Opportunity is most often missed by people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." Thomas Alva Edison Inventor of 1093 patents, including: The light bulb, phonogram and motion pictures.