Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 17:41:36 -0600 From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> To: Chris Hodgins <chodgins@cis.strath.ac.uk>, FreeBSD - Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: How would you install all Gnome ports? Message-ID: <42225AB0.4080406@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <42225ACE.30808@cis.strath.ac.uk> 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> <42225ACE.30808@cis.strath.ac.uk>
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Chris Hodgins wrote: > 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 > > So to install, xfce4-desktop? xfce4-wm? or just xfce4? -- Best regards, Chris Real programmers don't write in Pascal, Bliss, or Ada, or any of those pinko computer science languages. Strong typing is for people with weak memories.
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