From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 26 20:38:32 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 743C916A4FD for ; Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:38:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from probsdorg@yahoo.com) Received: from web52408.mail.yahoo.com (web52408.mail.yahoo.com [206.190.48.171]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6BF77444EC for ; Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:19:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from probsdorg@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 240 invoked by uid 60001); 26 Nov 2006 20:20:20 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=X-YMail-OSG:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Message-ID; b=uRNqCDeCD/kB3sGGEa3sV9IYNf6fupoVYqTLv/vvBQjaDoKU0NZfEGt3ZZGcalBEA6IV8lc2nyS1YWfMQQGqDImO6/KzHjmATmOc3nlajXDdN081diRL5fLMHw8OeqjwmqPvvY2NR+F+/Hird5cpsJ3swCsNB0QctHf4CnN99n8=; X-YMail-OSG: iThGl38VM1m94pTuT9ZlwVucosMK58RcPfavH1iwk3JyHgHzB9wX68r_sSbhDW_4gMqtT4x0UibDOMQI.aZ1tNgj.Mb2yXU7cPwI._nK4cLdOJqcmrHbDrgn2c6QIX_H3sg8vHRKfWrYCZs- Received: from [68.225.82.218] by web52408.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:20:20 PST Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:20:20 -0800 (PST) From: probsd org To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <4569EABB.90505@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <469360.96724.qm@web52408.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: freebsd desktop | mozilla 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: Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:38:32 -0000 Simon Phoenix wrote: -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 On Fri, Nov 24, 2006 at 03:41:11PM -0800, probsd org wrote: > I'm a long time proponent of FreeBSD as a server. For a long time I've really wanted a FreeBSD system as a desktop. So, I decided to install the FreeBSD 6.2 and compile xorg, gnome, mozilla, etc... to give it a whirl. > > For anyone reading this, who wants the same thing. > > DO NOT DO IT. Nothing works. java is borked, mozilla and firefox are borked, gnome is ify.... ugh. > > Just dont do it. As a server, I highly recommend it... but it isn't ready for the desktop. I`m using FreeBSD as desktop since 5.0. It works fine. This is another issue I have....... it seems to "works just fine" for some people (although I don't know why) and not for others. How come when I 'make install clean' in www/firefox (yes my ports are updated correctly) (and just for one example) javascript dosen't work on certain websites but for you it does. This shouln't be ahardware issue. I also see no Makefile declarations to make javascript work for the individual that said I should look at the Makefile closer. Actually, in looking at the current port version of www/firefox there are no -D options. I am using FBSD 6.2-prerelease, my 'world' is compiled correctly, my ports are updated. Firefox should work on my box just like it works on everyone elses box Unless we want to admit that having the latest version of a port installed or using the STABLE version of FreeBSD isn't a good idea. --------------------------------- Cheap Talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates.