From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 25 08:25:11 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DA0616A400 for ; Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:25:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout2.cac.washington.edu (mxout2.cac.washington.edu [140.142.33.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F09C913C457 for ; Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:25:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from youshi10@u.washington.edu) Received: from smtp.washington.edu (smtp.washington.edu [140.142.32.139]) by mxout2.cac.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.05) with ESMTP id l5P8PAwQ001882 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:25:10 -0700 X-Auth-Received: from [192.168.10.45] (c-24-10-12-194.hsd1.ca.comcast.net [24.10.12.194]) (authenticated authid=youshi10) by smtp.washington.edu (8.13.7+UW06.06/8.13.7+UW07.03) with ESMTP id l5P8P9D7030162 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:25:10 -0700 Message-ID: <467F7BE5.1020107@u.washington.edu> Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 01:25:09 -0700 From: Garrett Cooper User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.4 (Windows/20070604) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: dhaneshk k References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-PMX-Version: 5.3.1.294258, Antispam-Engine: 2.5.1.298604, Antispam-Data: 2007.6.25.10542 X-Uwash-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7%, Report='__CP_MEDIA_BODY 0, __CT 0, __CTE 0, __CT_TEXT_PLAIN 0, __HAS_MSGID 0, __MIME_TEXT_ONLY 0, __MIME_VERSION 0, __SANE_MSGID 0, __USER_AGENT 0' Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Gnome2 +FreeBSD , help X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:25:11 -0000 dhaneshk k wrote: > Hi all , > > To install Gnome Desktop environment for FreeBSD -6.2 , which > method is most suitable and less time consumable , > > 1 . I m plannig to do a portinstall > /usr/ports/x11/gnome2 (how much time it will take on a normal p4 , > 512 DDR machine ? ) I heard it will take 3 days or more is it ? > > 2 . is ther any speedy way to install Gnome desktop other than > this ? if so which is that method ? how much time will it take ? > > 3 . In FreeBSdD6.2 release , what the role of the ISO image Disk > No 2 ? I finished my installation with 6.2 ISO image disk 1 , whats > more in disk 2 , while installation its is not asking Disc2, is it not > necessary ? > > > pls give your comments on these matters ..It will hep me a lot > > thanks in advance > dhanesh portinstall -PP x11/gnome2 -- much faster than a standard portinstall as everything will be fetched from a package server and installed. The only possible downside is non-customized options. -Garrett