From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 29 03:44:43 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 A7F4B1065673 for ; Fri, 29 Oct 2010 03:44:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vic@yeaguy.com) Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com (hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com [71.74.56.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 680628FC0C for ; Fri, 29 Oct 2010 03:44:42 +0000 (UTC) X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=kXGwZUU/u1JTMRv8Axk4W0omja+vfTT+sGlOkodD8F8= c=1 sm=0 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=K3oiwSFwsX5fJWoDMELOCw==:17 a=pGLkceISAAAA:8 a=A7Wvaz8EAAAA:8 a=ufM-quZ5G_4DeOd3SU0A:9 a=6oBWgG6KGAlgTTQr5mAA:7 a=NGXoLD8cJKwA9V-e7S0kKm73dmkA:4 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=MSl-tDqOz04A:10 a=K3oiwSFwsX5fJWoDMELOCw==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 67.49.120.184 Received: from [67.49.120.184] ([67.49.120.184:55847] helo=hbca.yeaguy.com) by hrndva-oedge02.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id 6F/0A-14897-9234ACC4; Fri, 29 Oct 2010 03:44:42 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; delsp=yes To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, "Tim Dunphy" References: Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:44:40 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "justin v" Organization: uh_yea_guy Message-ID: In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Opera Mail/10.61 (FreeBSD) Cc: Subject: Re: start kde in 8.1 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: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 03:44:43 -0000 On Thu, 28 Oct 2010 20:24:19 -0700, Tim Dunphy wrote: > sorry forgot to mention I am running it on a dell optiplex gx620 .. > thanks in advance > > On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 11:16 PM, Tim Dunphy > wrote: >> hey guys, >> >> I have kdebase4 installed successfully under freebsd 8.1 >> >> I found the following advice on the net with so far isn't working to >> start it: >> >> echo "startkde" > ~/.xinitrc >> >> I have attempted startx but the system doesn't know about it. >> >> may I have a suggestion to proceed? >> >> thanks! >> >> -- >> Here's my RSA Public key: >> gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 5A4873A9 >> >> Share and enjoy!! >> > > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ Did you install xorg? -> /usr/ports/x11/xorg