From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 3 13:07:22 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEDFC106564A for ; Sun, 3 Oct 2010 13:07:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erikt@midgard.homeip.net) Received: from ch-smtp03.sth.basefarm.net (ch-smtp03.sth.basefarm.net [80.76.149.214]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B5808FC14 for ; Sun, 3 Oct 2010 13:07:22 +0000 (UTC) Received: from c83-255-61-120.bredband.comhem.se ([83.255.61.120]:25787 helo=falcon.midgard.homeip.net) by ch-smtp03.sth.basefarm.net with esmtp (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1P2OH7-0008Ts-AH for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:06:47 +0200 Received: (qmail 90358 invoked from network); 3 Oct 2010 15:06:41 +0200 Received: from owl.midgard.homeip.net (10.1.5.7) by falcon.midgard.homeip.net with ESMTP; 3 Oct 2010 15:06:41 +0200 Received: (qmail 89158 invoked by uid 1001); 3 Oct 2010 15:06:41 +0200 Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 15:06:41 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson To: Foo JH Message-ID: <20101003130641.GA89095@owl.midgard.homeip.net> References: <4CA8756E.70406@extracktor.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4CA8756E.70406@extracktor.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Originating-IP: 83.255.61.120 X-Scan-Result: No virus found in message 1P2OH7-0008Ts-AH. X-Scan-Signature: ch-smtp03.sth.basefarm.net 1P2OH7-0008Ts-AH 477476b1407e0108c6772c6eda59a3d1 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: simplest way to get gnome/ kde up and running X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:07:22 -0000 On Sun, Oct 03, 2010 at 08:22:06PM +0800, Foo JH wrote: > Hi guys, > > I've been trying without luck to get KDE/ Gnome configured. I've been > reading and re-reading (and trying and re-trying) to get the window > manager running, but it's been driving me nuts. > > - How far I've gotten: > 1. Installing Xorg from the DVD package is easy. I've added the > hald_enable and dbus_enable to /etc/rc.conf > 2. Xorg -configure looks like it's working too: i get the skeleton > outlined window manager that I believe is fwm The default window manager included with X.org is actually twm (not that it actually matters for this question.) > 3. Xorg -configure xorg.conf.new -retro works too > > - Where I'm stuck: > 1. So far ~/.xinitrc is missing. But I followed the Handbank anyway and > did this: > echo "/usr/local/bin/gnome-session" > ~/.xinitrc > > 2. Running startx crashes now because it complains > /usr/local/bin/gnome-session is missing - that's true. > > Am I missing something? Or is there an easier way that Linux distros > have been very successful at? I'm a Freebie and I'd prefer to go with > FreeBSD as much as possible. Have you actually installed KDE and/or Gnome? I don't see that step included in what you say you have done. If you have not you will of course need to do that before you can configure either of them. For Gnome you will probably want the x11/gnome2 port/package while for KDE you will probably want either x11/kde3 or x11/kde4 (depending on if you want KDE 3.x or KDE 4.x) -- Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se