Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2004 14:03:02 -0400 From: Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.org> To: Bill Webster <squarms@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Gnome 2.6 Installation Message-ID: <20040608180302.GZ72578@toxic.magnesium.net> In-Reply-To: <20040608092506.40636.qmail@web90110.mail.scd.yahoo.com> References: <20040608092506.40636.qmail@web90110.mail.scd.yahoo.com>
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>> (06.08.2004 @ 0525 PST): Bill Webster said, in 2.4K: << > Computer Uptime: 6:46PM up 1 day, 19:27, 3 users, > load averages: 0.96, 0.94, 0.92 > > Computer Information: FreeBSD naaman.zazu.com > 5.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE #0: Thu Jun 5 > 02:55:42 > GMT 2003 > root@wv1u.btc.adaptec.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC > i386 > > Computer Specs: > Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 > Pentium III 700MHz > 128MB RAM > 20G HDD > > I have recently made the decision to scrap dual > booting and convert my PC into a Gnome-based FreeBSD > desktop home computer. After attempting all the > different scenarios suggested by the FreeBSD-Gnome > docs to avoid going through the long process* of > installing something as large as Gnome via ports, I > had rebuilt my installation of FreeBSD approximately 6 > times. > > Methods I had tried included pkg_add -r gnome2, which > began downloading packages for gnome2.2 (already on my > FreeBSD ISO), and the Gnome Tinderbox, which when > using the 5.1-CURRENT PACKAGESITE was broken in many > places. > > After my current rebuild, I had performed the cvsup > procedure on my ports tree and began the process of > building Gnome2.6 through ports. * "long process" - > refers to my computer's uptime displayed at the > beginning of this message is the running time of the > building of the Gnome port (so far), factoring in > multiple error corrections & research. At the time of > writing, Mozilla is being built, which is a lengthy > process in itself. > > My reasoning behind going to Gnome2.6 is: > 1. I wanted the bleeding-edge. > 2. I wanted the near bleeding-edge Xscreensaver. > 3. I attempted to install Gnome2.2 off the ISO as part > of the initial FreeBSD setup, which was very broken. > Simple things like creating a user/group combination > of gdm/gdm were left out of the initial installation. > Although, this is not an example of it being broken, > many other things were broken. > > I assumed that 5.1 FreeBSD would be adequately > supported in the FreeBSD-Gnome Documentation and > Gnome2.6 package setups. > > The aim of this message is to ask for basic testing to > be performed and basic needs to be met when installing > something as complex as Gnome. > > Please help to convert me from KDE ;) > > > Naaman Campbell, > Brisbane, Australia. >> end of "Gnome 2.6 Installation" from Bill Webster << Just checking... you are aware that this entire bug report doesn't contain a single bug report, right? I'll be sure to put more effort into meeting the basic needs that you want us to decipher by ESP. # Adam -- Adam Weinberger adamw@magnesium.net || adamw@FreeBSD.org adamw@vectors.cx || adamw@gnome.org http://www.vectors.cx
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