Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 14:58:39 -0500 From: Edwin Gustafson <Gus@Economics.net> To: John Sconiers <jrs@enteract.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: strating the GUI Message-ID: <v04003a02b30dcdb5a662@[192.168.1.2]> In-Reply-To: <19990312063849.04943@welearn.com.au> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903111234310.19465-100000@adam.enteract.com>; from John Sconiers on Thu, Mar 11, 1999 at 12:38:02PM -0600 <Pine.BSF.4.05.9903111234310.19465-100000@adam.enteract.com>
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Greetings, If you do decide to try kdm, note that it's related to the K Desktop Environment integrated desktop, http://www.kde.org/. It's described on the website as an "xdm replacement" and is currently at version 0.5. It's part of the kdebase collection of KDE programs, so I would look for it in the kdebase package/port rather than under its own name. Unless you're already interested in KDE, I would try xdm first to see if it does what you need. That's because KDE requires a lot of other packages/ports to function. It's overkill to install them all just to get kdm, IMHO. At 6:38 +1100 1999.3.12, Sue Blake wrote: >On Thu, Mar 11, 1999 at 12:38:02PM -0600, John Sconiers wrote: >> >> Quick question that I don't think is technical enough for -qustions. Have >> a desktop. Is there a way to get an xwindows login prompt simular to >> solaris' or start windows automatically. I know I can do a startx at the >> end of my .profile but I just wondered if there was another way. > >There is no such thing as a question that's "not technical enough" for >freebsd-questions. We can help to sort out your question's wording >before you post there if you're worried about it, but if any of us >newbies want to try to answer we should move to freebsd-questions >first. > >For your question you should be able to find the answer in the FreeBSD >FAQ. I guess you know that people will laugh at you (in any mailing >list) if you ask a question that's already answered in the FAQ, and I >guess you didn't recognise the answer when you read the FAQ because you >didn't know what word to look for. That makes it hard. > >What you need is called "XDM". Skim down the FAQ questions and you'll >see one there about XDM, and it discusses the two ways of using it. >You can also type 'man xdm' for more information that you dreamed of. > >If you have any problems or questions about this, you can write to >freebsd-questions now that you know what to call it :-) > >If you have a serious problem with the way part of the FAQ (or >Handbook) is written, consider how you would reword it and send your >suggestion to the Documentation Project list freebsd-doc@freebsd.org. >The Doc team and future newbies will be grateful for your improvements. > >-- > >Regards, > -*Sue*- > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message ----- Edwin Gustafson Gus@Economics.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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