Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 12:31:19 -0400 From: "Bob Hall" <rjhjr@cox.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I need help getting a desktop working. Message-ID: <20030913163118.GA82454@kongemord.krig.net> In-Reply-To: <1080.172.142.208.100.1063403391.squirrel@mail.resist.ca> References: <1080.172.142.208.100.1063403391.squirrel@mail.resist.ca>
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On Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 02:49:51PM -0700, exodus@resist.ca wrote: > Dear Freebsd, > > > I have installed freebsd 4.4 (the ones that came with the manual.) I Which manual is that? There's a paper version of the handbook, but that doesn't come with a CD. I know that "FreeBSD Unleashed" comes with a copy of 4.4, but that is not "the manual". > got it all installed correctly but when i log in freebsd it leaves me > at a dos like screen with a $. I want to know how to get a desktop > working (the quickest way.) Thank you for your time. If you haven't installed X-windows, install it. If you don't know how to install it, su to root (type "su" at the $ prompt, and enter the root password), and type "/stand/sysinstall". Follow the instructions. By default, X-windows is installed with the twm window manager. At the "$" prompt, type "startx". That's the quickest route to a working desktop. Bob Hall
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