Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 18:55:39 +0200 From: Mark Rowlands <mark.rowlands@minmail.net> To: Martin Lozada <martin.lozada@iac.unibe.ch>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Disappointed with FreeBSD 4.6 Message-ID: <200208231855.39440.mark.rowlands@minmail.net> In-Reply-To: <3D64DE38.3080406@iac.unibe.ch> References: <3D64DE38.3080406@iac.unibe.ch>
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On Thu August 22 2002 14:51, Martin Lozada wrote: > Dear Poeple, > > I installed FreeBSD 4.6 on my computer few days ago. I chose as desktop > Gnome+sawfish. No problems during the installation but after it began > the nightmare. I finally got running startx and what I got was a gnome > desktop without icons . Nautilus didn't start, due to an unexpected > error. The error has to do with OAF. I think it's just the beginning. I > think I wait for a better version of FreeBSD before performing a new > installation. > > Regards, > > Martin L. > and your question was?...... but seriously, I have been running freebsd on my laptops / desktops and servers for a number of years and any problems caused have almost invariaby been generated by the person sitting behind the keyboard ;-0. Fings wot I have learnt when installing FreeBSD for the first time. 1) do a clean ABSOLUTELY minimal install 2) cvsup (ports and system) 3) rebuild world 4) start adding ports This has resulted in troublefree installations for me oh and never never ever install gnome...... /ducks and runs for cover To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the messagehelp
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