From owner-freebsd-questions Sun Sep 12 3:33:53 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from rock.ghis.net (rock.ghis.net [209.222.164.7]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6F5E14E0E for ; Sun, 12 Sep 1999 03:33:46 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jim@blues.ghis.net) Received: from blues.ghis.net (jim@dialup-canax322.mpx.com.au [198.142.172.22]) by rock.ghis.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id DAA65947; Sun, 12 Sep 1999 03:44:39 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jim@localhost) by blues.ghis.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id UAA03685; Sun, 12 Sep 1999 20:33:32 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from jim) Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 20:33:32 +1000 From: Jim Mock To: jorgandar blackmoon Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Rmaking freeBSD more pretty :) Message-ID: <19990912203331.A3569@blues.ghis.net> Reply-To: jim@blues.ghis.net References: <19990912101550.27462.rocketmail@web603.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0pre2i In-Reply-To: <19990912101550.27462.rocketmail@web603.mail.yahoo.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG [moved to -questions, please send any future questions there, not newbies] On Sun, 12 Sep 1999 at 03:15:50 -0700, jorgandar blackmoon wrote: > This is a newbie contrast of linux vs. freeBSD: > > There are a few neet-o things linux does (well..at least RH 6.0 > distro.) that freeBSD dosent and i simply *can't* live without > these features: Heh. > 1) If you 'ls' under linux, you can configure it to color code > directories vs. files vs. executables ect. Not only is it really > pretty, it's much easier for me to identify what's what. How can > this be done under freebsd? Install gnuls or colorls. Both are in /usr/ports/misc/. Linux uses gnuls. > 2) If you press shift+ page up [down] under linux you can scroll up > and down the console in case things dont fit on one screen (as they > often do not.). I CANT live without this feature, i cant get any > work done w/o it. Press scroll lock and try it. > 3) is there gpm (mouse services) for freebsd? Wtf is gpm? > I really want to find a way to emulate the previous features under > freeBSD. Then and only then will i say good-bye to linux. Any > help on these issues? thankx :) Wave good-bye ;-) -- - Jim Mock - jim@blues.ghis.net - systems administrator - ghis.NET - - work: http://www.ghis.net/ - personal: http://www.ghis.net/~jim/ - - FreeBSD 'zine: http://www.freebsdzine.org/ - jim@freebsdzine.org - - The FreeBSD Project -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/ - jim@FreeBSD.org - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message