Date: Mon, 31 May 1999 10:41:13 -0700 (MST) From: laszlo vagner <vetex@WWW.TIMANDPATRICK.COM> To: Alfred Perlstein <bright@rush.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, Jim <jameso@elwood.net> Subject: Re: FreeBSD as a desktop Message-ID: <XFMail.990531104113.vetex@vetex.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990531023017.9491l-100000@cygnus.rush.net>
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a few of the best programs i found are gqview and wxftp great for editing pictures and sending them to your site! also gimp is pretty nifty if i could ever get the download time for the manual its 16 meg. What i am looking for is a doc, rtf, file editor like word. with slow connection i am forced to buy the staroffice cd i guess. On 31-May-99 Alfred Perlstein wrote: > On Sun, 30 May 1999, Jim wrote: > >> >> This weekend I install FreeBSD at home. Up untill this point I sweared by >> its use as a server platform, I have had great luck with it as a server. >> but this weekend has been a new experience for me. I got X-win up and going >> for the first time, compiled in sound support, and got it working as a natd >> for my home network. Problem is, I cant find much info with running Unix as >> a desktop OS. >> >> If anyone has any suggestions on good books about running Unix as a desktop >> (things like X tweaking, getting a movie player, etc), I would love to hear >> them. Thanks. > > You didn't say how experianced you are with unix... > > I suggest next time you are at a bookstore look for "Unix Secrets" > and thumb through it. It may be what you are looking for. > > It doesn't cover the "modern" apps (GNOME,KDE,etc) but It has > "stupid X tricks" amongst other fun things you can do. > > as far as applications, I would suggest looking into /usr/ports, > many nifty things are lying there waiting: > > movie player: /usr/ports/graphics/xanim/ > full desktop like system: /usr/ports/x11/kde11 > > just look around, do a search on: > > http://www.freebsd.org/ports/index.html > > enjoy, > -Alfred > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ---------------------------------- Vetex C/O L. Vagner 3600 W. Mountain Drive Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Webpage: nadxa.com E-Mail: laszlo vagner <vetex@vetex.com> Date: 31-May-99 Time: 10:38:28 Windows Exception Error: noun: Meaning- With the exception of a reboot anything you do will fail to recover the system. ---------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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