Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:12:32 -0800 From: Kurt Buff <kurt.buff@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New user - small file server questions and quick GUI question Message-ID: <a9f4a3860912281912i273b1d4ds300267687c8a5c32@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4B394BEA.40008@netscape.net> References: <4B3927EB.4030802@optiplex-networks.com> <6201873e0912281420n590b173dtac94f9936cca6e3@mail.gmail.com> <4B393463.5060504@netscape.net> <a9f4a3860912281505g59ad4f57n39144bf011e1359c@mail.gmail.com> <4B393F6F.9060607@netscape.net> <a9f4a3860912281551s34978d39o64ac74729fdee622@mail.gmail.com> <4B394BEA.40008@netscape.net>
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On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 16:23, Kaya Saman <SamanKaya@netscape.net> wrote: <snip> So, given what you've written below, you probably know more about this stuff than I do. Cool. I will echo the advice already given, however: add dbus_enable="YES" hald_enable="YES" to your /etc/rc.conf. That will most likely clear your problem. >> Did you install gnome from source, or did you use 'pkg_add -r'? I >> don't know why, but I seem to have better luck, though it takes much >> longer, if I use 'make install' from the ports tree. >> > > I used pkg_add! Am such a package manager guy as although have compiled > quite a bit of stuff I find on some systems such as Sun Solaris compiling > can be a nightmare. Especially if it means hacking out source code and using > special make parameters as I'm not a programmer but also not that far > advanced when it comes down to building software from scratch! > >> >> I'm not far along that learning curve myself. Heh. >> >> I started on an old Toshiba laptop with 256mbytes RAM, and Freesbie >> worked well on that. I then learned how to install from scratch. That >> was, um, interesting. I hated Linux, as it seems so arcane. Well, >> perhaps 'hate' is too strong a word, but it left a bad taste in my >> mouth. Once I worked with FreeBSD, it became much more clear. Things >> seem to be done more sanely in FreeBSD. Now I have a nice 4gbyte >> Lenovo T61, and I still like xfce4 - it does what I want, and I didn't >> want to expend the effort to learn anything new. >> > > Well, Linux has its advantages and for the last 2 years have completely used > it as an M$ Windowz replacement as one can do almost everything on it. When > I meant; not used to doing things from scratch I meant building the OS. I > actually prefer doing a minimal install of CentOS with no software or GUI at > all and then building the system up to what I need when it comes down to > servers!!! > > Means I can fine tune the system that way and only use the system resources > for what I need. That's what I do with mine under FreeBSD, for both servers and workstations. > Being a user of both Solaris and Linux though, they are both pretty cool > with Solaris only hindered by lack of software and multimedia apps. > Otherwise I think Solaris in Open guise would win anyday provided that the > H/W support was as vast as Linux. I need to dive back into Linux - I want to figure out Xen now that it can do live migrations/failover, and FreeBSD doesn't do Dom0 - yet. So, I'll probably try out CentOS, though I suppose I could use NetBSD. > Wish there was something more, new and interesting but they're all a bit > bland after a while. Gnome I find is more functional! > > If anyone has any idea of getting something like they use on TV shows like > NCIS and CSI that would be really cool (not Hollywood OS) or something they > use in the military that one sees on the discovery channel say on the US > Navy ships. > > I mean I do develop GUI's for the OpenSolaris spin-off distro Belenix which > can be seen here: > > http://www.optiplex-networks.com/belenix/index_belenix.html > > under themes. > > But really need a new concept of completely tricked out geeky 'suped' up WM. > Lot's of bar graphs, text outputs and other really cool stuff embedded into > it :-) - no need for Gkrellm or Conky or Torsmo anymore! Eh. I just want something that works and keeps out of my way - xfce seems to do that just fine. For me, 'cool' is the apps and what I can do with them. Kurt
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