Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 23:42:06 +0000 From: Chris Hodgins <chodgins@cis.strath.ac.uk> To: racerx@makeworld.com Cc: FreeBSD - Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How would you install all Gnome ports? Message-ID: <42225ACE.30808@cis.strath.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <42225892.1060706@makeworld.com> References: <422250B8.1090504@makeworld.com> <422253B7.9060803@cis.strath.ac.uk> <42225455.8020908@makeworld.com> <42225788.8080303@cis.strath.ac.uk> <42225892.1060706@makeworld.com>
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Chris wrote: > Chris Hodgins wrote: > >> Chris wrote: >> >>> Chris Hodgins wrote: >>> >>>> Chris wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is there an all inclusive command to install all Gnome ports from >>>>> within the ports tree? >>>>> >>>> >>>> Not everything but enough to get you started: >>>> >>>> /usr/ports/x11/gnome2$ cat pkg-descr >>>> GNU Network Object Model Environment >>>> >>>> This metaport installs the entire GNOME 2 desktop, including >>>> the the most common user applications. Other popular GNOME >>>> applications can be installed from the other GNOME 2 metaports: >>>> >>>> * x11/gnome2-fifth-toe >>>> * x11/gnome2-power-tools >>>> * editors/gnome2-office >>>> * devel/gnome2-hacker-tools >>>> >>>> WWW: http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ >>>> >>>> >>> >>> Perfect - this is exactly what I wanted. I'm a KDE munkie myself, but >>> I wanted to dabble w/Gnome. >>> >>> Thank you Chris H. >>> >> >> I would also highly recommend Xfce4.2. :) >> >> Chris >> >> > > I would - but I'm not into intense modification to my wm. A few teaks > here and there ore fine, but if I need to "learn" to setup a decent wm, > then it sorta defeats the purpose. > > I love BSD under a wm, but I don't have the luxury of spending hours to > days makeing a "kick-ass" looking environment. That's just me tho - I > have seen what other can do - I lack the creative-eye to do that fancy > stuff. > I am exactly the same. The only things I have tweaked with Xfce are the general settings to get things the way I like them. These are all in the gui based settings manager. Xfce just seems to work. Even the wife uses and likes it. :) Chris
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