Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 13:20:13 -0800 From: "Burke Martin" <czr@dunces.org> To: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: X - Windows system, help! Message-ID: <000501c09dde$68f410e0$5e175140@adobecorp> References: <000801c09dd1$14b69690$64ca1f42@jody> <3A96C91D.5719663E@acuson.com>
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The funny thing about this is that the email from people asking the wrong thing isnt nearly as annoying as hearing this shit about this being -newbies. Maybe you should make this a digest so I dont have to look at this crap anymore.... Burke ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Johnson" <djohnson@acuson.com> To: "Mom" <agogol@mediaone.net> Cc: <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 12:33 PM Subject: Re: X - Windows system, help! > > Mom wrote: > > > > How do i acces the x-windows system. i can only get to the command > > prompt. > > I hate to sound like a broken record, but -newbies is not the mailing > list for questions like this. > > Q: Why can't you even answer a simple question like this? > > A: Because we have no idea what video card or monitor you are using. > Besides which, an improperly configured X can literally destroy your > monitor. > > Q: Well, where do I go to find help? > > A: The FreeBSD believes in helping those who first help themselves. We > hear that even the Big Guy does it that way. The FreeBSD Handbook, > cheefully included with your OS, or available online, has an excellent > chapter on configuring and using Xfree86. After first reading that > section, then you can ask any technical questions to > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org. > > Q: Okay fine, I'll buy that. But what CAN you tell me? > > A: First, you will need to properly configure XFree86 to work with your > hardware. If you went through the complete FreeBSD installation process, > there was a step that included this. If this process was successful, > then you should be set for the next stuff. If not, use the sysinstall > program while logged in as root to get it configured. > > Second, if you are running too high of a security level in FreeBSD-4.2, > X will not run. This tiny bit of information is not included in the > documentation, so I do not feel guilty by conveying it to you in the > -newbies forum. > > Third, you need to start X. There are many ways to do this, but I have > heard that some people simply use the command "startx". > > Finally, if the window manager that you chose (during installation) > leaves you underwhelmed, I can recommend some others. Blackbox is small, > fast, and elegant. Windowmaker is bigger, but still fast and elegant and > with more polish. KDE and GNOME are desktops that add a unified > look-and-feel, control panels, utilities, etc, to your window manager. > KDE comes with its own window manager, but GNOME doesn't, so use the > Sawmill window manager with it. There are other great window managers > available, but as a newbie, I would save exploring these for later. > > David > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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