From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 13 12:23:04 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 346BE16A4BF for ; Sat, 13 Sep 2003 12:23:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.messagingengine.com (out2.smtp.messagingengine.com [66.111.4.26]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 457BC43FAF for ; Sat, 13 Sep 2003 12:23:02 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from judmarc@fastmail.fm) Received: from mail.messagingengine.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (Postfix) with ESMTP id 714881C9867; Sat, 13 Sep 2003 15:23:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from 10.202.2.150 ([10.202.2.150] helo=mail.messagingengine.com) by messagingengine.com with SMTP; Sat, 13 Sep 2003 15:23:01 -0400 X-Epoch: 1063480981 X-Sasl-enc: uaji2NEnPgvOt2+cxY1F4w Received: from sparky (dialup-67.74.64.92.Dial1.Philadelphia1.Level3.net [67.74.64.92]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A8F21C987C; Sat, 13 Sep 2003 15:22:57 -0400 (EDT) To: Bob Hall , questions@freebsd.org, exodus@resist.ca References: <1080.172.142.208.100.1063403391.squirrel@mail.resist.ca> <20030913163118.GA82454@kongemord.krig.net> Message-ID: From: Jud Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=utf-8 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 15:22:55 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20030913163118.GA82454@kongemord.krig.net> User-Agent: Opera7.20/Win32 M2 build 3115 Subject: Re: I need help getting a desktop working. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 19:23:04 -0000 On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 12:31:19 -0400, Bob Hall wrote: > 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. - though with twm, that'll be a *barely* working desktop. :) You may want to install a window manager that's a bit more intuitive - Windowmaker might be a good one to start off with. A good tutorial on installing a window manager can be found here: Jud