Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 10:22:45 +0200 From: Mark Rowlands <mark.rowlands@minmail.net> To: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@lemis.com> Cc: FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: What do we need in a FreeBSD desktop? (was: Peter heads back to M$FT WinBloze [support groups]) Message-ID: <200207281022.45177.mark.rowlands@minmail.net> In-Reply-To: <20020728023016.GA51076@wantadilla.lemis.com> References: <00d301c23504$9bbe0c60$0a01a8c0@mswolf> <20020726210341.N20468-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net> <20020728023016.GA51076@wantadilla.lemis.com>
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snip Greg Lehey said:- > Some time ago I created the "instant-workstation" > port, but didn't make much noise about it. instant-workstation > basically installs a number of dependent ports (see below for a list) > and then does some minor configuration. snip > > So what's in instant-workstation? Currently I have: > > acroread > bash > cdrecord > dos2unix > emacs > fetchmail > gs > grip > gimp > gv > gpg > ispell > startkde > mkisofs > mount_smbfs > mutt > netscape > xtset > xmms > xv > > My questions to you: is there anything missing? Has anybody tried > instant-workstation? I'd be interested in suggestions about how to > improve it. > > Greg I tried it a ways back when I was constanty breaking things and reinstalling boxes......I'm better now, and it was a worthwhile tool. Saved me some time and taught me a bit about the ports structure. possible additions The first thing thing it should maybe do is to cvsup the ports structure and run a portsdb -Uu or pkgdb -F ;-) Additions :- jdk13, wrapper, vnc, rdesktop, portupgrade and possibly open office. An option to install KDE3 would be nice. Given that it takes so long to build, is it worth thinking about trying to use packages wherever possible? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the messagehelp
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