From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 15 15:35:04 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 14BCBA76; Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:35:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mx1.fisglobal.com (mx1.fisglobal.com [199.200.24.190]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id CFBBC10E5; Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:35:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smarthost.fisglobal.com ([10.132.206.192]) by ltcfislmsgpa04.fnfis.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id s1FFYYuq025059 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES128-SHA bits=128 verify=NOT); Sat, 15 Feb 2014 09:34:34 -0600 Received: from THEMADHATTER (10.242.181.54) by smarthost.fisglobal.com (10.132.206.192) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 14.3.174.1; Sat, 15 Feb 2014 09:34:32 -0600 From: Sender: Devin Teske To: "'Polytropon'" , "'shane'" References: <20140215100346.3d63a0f5.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20140215100346.3d63a0f5.freebsd@edvax.de> Subject: RE: ask for help about installing the gnome or kde on freeBSD 10 Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 07:34:14 -0800 Message-ID: <0e8e01cf2a63$62cf5ec0$286e1c40$@FreeBSD.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 15.0 Thread-Index: AQHN8GMFF0Np8SmK0Aq9B7NCzcfvowIBo8PemqjW6SA= Content-Language: en-us X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.11.87, 1.0.14, 0.0.0000 definitions=2014-02-15_01:2014-02-14,2014-02-15,1970-01-01 signatures=0 Cc: dteske@freebsd.org, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:35:04 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: Polytropon [mailto:freebsd@edvax.de] > Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2014 1:04 AM > To: shane > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: ask for help about installing the gnome or kde on freeBSD 10 > > On Sat, 15 Feb 2014 10:49:42 +0800 (CST), shane wrote: > > hi,dear, > > I'm sorry to bother you so much,but i failed to installing the > > gnome2 on freeBSD10 following the official handbook on internet,many > > differences come up to me .can you offer exact installing desktop > > system (gnome or kde) documentation to me , many thanks to you > > Can you explain what steps you've tried and where things started to break > (commands + output)? > > On the other hand, installing Gnome should be no problem since v10 where a > simple "pkg install" session should be sufficient. The configuration instructions > from the Handbook should still apply. > > To be honest, it's some time ago that I tried Gnome. My current preference for > the "almost full-blown desktop experience" has been LXDE. It installs nicely via > pkg, and only few configuration settings have to be made, mostly in relation to > X (HAL, dbus etc.). > [Devin Teske] Here's an optimized recipe for FreeBSD-10 that differs slightly from the handbook: pkg install -y gnome2 pkg install -y gdm X -configure cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf{,.bak} # Pedantic mv -f /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf sysrc gnome_enable=YES sysrc gdm_enable=YES printf "proc\t\t/proc\tprocfs\trw\t0\t0\n" >> /etc/fstab reboot Log in via GDM Start using Gnome Mind you, that's basically an optimization of what's in the handbook... here... http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11-wm.html -- Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message and all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any manner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and review by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.