Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2003 17:52:43 -0400 From: Eric Pogroski <pogrose@twcny.rr.com> To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Setting up FreeBSD 4.8 as a desktop station Message-ID: <20031022175243.08f38013.pogrose@twcny.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <5.2.1.1.0.20031022134642.02692738@pop.courtesymortgage.com> References: <5.2.1.1.0.20031022134642.02692738@pop.courtesymortgage.com>
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 13:49:05 -0700 Jason Williams <jwilliams@courtesymortgage.com> wrote: > Hello everyone. > > I'm pretty new to using FreeBSD as a workstation, but im very excited > to do so. I've installed FreeBSD 4.8 and used CVSup to update both my > source and ports tree. > I've also installed portupgrade to update my ports to make sure I have > a nice clean setup. > > I have Window Maker setup and working correctly. > I just have a few questions that I wanted to ask on how to get a few > things running. > > Basically, I want to get mozilla-firebird up and running as my > browser. However, i'm a little confused on what I need to do as far as > java and flash are concerned. > > So what I was hoping is if someone could point me in the right > direction on how to get mozilla-firebird, java and flash setup and > working correctly on my desktop. > > If more info is needed, please let me know. > > Cheers, > > Jason > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Hi Jason: Flash is easy. do this: su <root password> cd /usr/ports/www/linux-flashplugin make install clean cd /usr/ports/www/flashpluginwrapper make install clean be sure to follow the instructions at the end of the install <or note them for later/other moz based browser installs> Java's even easier.. :) go here: http://www.freebsdfoundation.org and download & install the java package you'd like to use For Moz-Firebird, you'll need to update your ports collection. Easiest way is to use cvsup (you'll need to do this as root): cvsup -g -L2 /usr/share/examples/cvsup/ports-supfile This will update your ports tree. HINT: You'll need to edit ports-supfile to change where it points to for the updates. If your in the US, I recommend cvsup2.freebsd.org, or, you can use /usr/ports/sysutils/fastest_cvsup to find one for you. Good luck!
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