Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 10:00:59 -0400 From: "JJB" <Barbish3@adelphia.net> To: "Douglas" <n64advance@Hotmail.com>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: Web browsing Message-ID: <MIEPLLIBMLEEABPDBIEGGELHGKAA.Barbish3@adelphia.net> In-Reply-To: <BAY1-DAV7mEaJswFCHO00017cb4@hotmail.com>
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owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org wrote: > Um, I know this is going to sound stupid, but I am completely > dumbfounded as to how I can runa web browser in FreeBSD. I got so > frustrated that I didn't know how to use FreeBSD and the fact that > Elmira is a Windows city was completely agitating me, so I ended up > uninstalling FreeBSD from my main hardrive, re-installed Windows, and > I am e-mailing you guys for help, but don't fret, I have not left > FreeBSD high and dry. I am going to install it onto my very old 261MB > SeaGate HDD. But if I am going to use FreeBSD I need help getting > used to it. Like, for example, how do I run a program, let's say > Netscape for example. Please do help! I have always heard good > reports about UNIX based OSes like FreeBSD. Thank-you. You probably want elinks a text only browser. It runs from the console without xwindows and is so small that it will fit on your small hard drive Install it from /usr/ports/www/elinks. Run it like this: 'elinks http://www.google.com'. If you want a console graphical browser that works without X. Run , pkg_add -vr svgalib to install SVGAlib. Then install port /usr/ports/www/links and change install compile options to use svgalib instead of the default xwindows. run it like this: links -g -mode 640x480x64k http://www.google.com
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