Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 07:57:28 +0100 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Manolis Kiagias <sonic2000gr@gmail.com> Cc: joeb@a1poweruser.com, Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist@gmail.com>, freebsd@edvax.de, "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: XFCE4 Message-ID: <20081103075728.cd0c79da.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <490E9F32.2000204@gmail.com> References: <NBECLJEKGLBKHHFFANMBAEHBCMAA.joeb@a1poweruser.com> <490E9F32.2000204@gmail.com>
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On Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:50:26 +0200, Manolis Kiagias <sonic2000gr@gmail.com> wrote: > It is not really a random guess, x11-wm/xfce4 is the metaport you need > to build for a working XFCE4 environment. This provides you will the basic functionalities of XFCE 4. You pointed out correctly that there are tools someone might want to install afterwards. You gave some good suggestions. > There are a couple of additional tools you may also wish to use in this > environment. I would recommend graphics/ristretto for a lightweight > image viewer, sysutils/thunar-volman-plugin to handle mounting of > external media, sysutils/xfce4-battery-plugin if running on a laptop. The sysutils category of the ports offers even more little plugins for operations and diagnostics that might be useful at some point. If you're interested, I'd recommend these articles to have a look at, in case you want a "standard look". :-) http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/design-your-own-desktop-with-xfce-44/ http://xubuntublog.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/design-your-own-desktop-with-xfce-44-part-2/ Don't mind it's from a Linux blog, it will work in FreeBSD, too. -- Polytropon >From Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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