Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:24:00 -0500 From: Mehmet Erol Sanliturk <m.e.sanliturk@gmail.com> To: Reed Loefgren <rloefgren@forethought.net> Cc: Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr>, Nicky Chorley <nick.chorley@gmail.com>, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>, Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 8.0 installation doesn't contain X distributions Message-ID: <a333b2be0912100624h4ed6f032ga8b6608534299c4c@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4B20FF37.8020008@forethought.net> References: <20091206102227.7C3BA10656F0@hub.freebsd.org> <20091210185602.T12012@sola.nimnet.asn.au> <20091210101812.63806e1c.freebsd@edvax.de> <4B20F60B.7090701@otenet.gr> <4B20FF37.8020008@forethought.net>
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On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Reed Loefgren <rloefgren@forethought.net>wrote:
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>> Exactly. Most desktop users want a working system in the minimum of time
>> (Can't blame them for that).
>> Even with packages, we cannot beat an image-based distro, esp. since it
>> will also provide all essential default settings.
>>
>>
>>
>>
> If I might butt in: If the user-to-be wants a working system in 5 minutes
> could there be a link on the FreeBSD homepage itself directing them to
> PC-BSD (or similar) .ISOs? Perhaps with an addendum that, while they can
> download and install FreeBSD 'straight up, no chaser' using an image from
> the FreeBSD page, it *isn't* going to be 5 minutes and perhaps a derivative
> version might be their best bet.
>
> Just a thought,
>
>
> r
>
After trying installation of FreeBSD 8.0 Release ( before RCs ) without
success
( Gnome : Some menu elements are not working , for example shutdown ,
it is becoming necessary to open a terminal and explicitly
write
shutdown -p now , it is not possible to every thing by
terminal or GUI elements ) ,
( KDE4 : Konsole not working because after a short show of terminal window ,
it is
disappearing , it is not possible to do every thing without
Konsole ) ,
( XFCE - It is becoming rock solid due to key board insensitivity , on the
same computer
many operating systems are working ,
from FreeBSD to many Linux distributions ) .
After those attempts , I have installed DesktopBSD 1.7 . I can say that it
is a WONDERFUL
FreeBSD distribution based on FreeBSD 7.2 and KDE4 where FreeBSD 7.2 from
www.FreeBSD.org can not be compared with its beatiness .
Now , I am waiting FreeBSD 8.x from www.FreeBSD.org , where x > 0 , with
the hope that it will be possible to have an easily usable FreeBSD
distribution .
Thank you very much .
Mehmet Erol Sanliturk
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