Installing Gnome and Xorg from installation DVD
1. I have got Installation dvd for freebsd 9.0. I've succesfully installed it in vmware. Now i want to install the packages included in the dvd. Somehow or the other sysinstall can not mount the dvd. So i manually mounted it in /mnt and copied the /package folder into my /root. Now what should i do to install a working gnome2 desktop? if i give something like pkg_add -vn *, it reports several missing dependencies. So how should i install it properly without downloading anything? 2. I want to see codes for the base system. During installation i've selected source to be installed. there are sources for some packages in /usr/source but for some i see only Makefiles. How to get these other sources? 3. I alway use git and svn. and i'm not looking forward to learn cvs. I want my base system source tree to be updated through svn. Now does the sources included in dvd is tracked by svn or cvs? i mean to get the latest development snapshot for the base system should i have to do something more or i just can do svn update? 4. I'm a old linux user, this is infact my first bsd installation but i'm loving the way of bsd. Its a wonderful -- You have a voice The King's Speech Public Key : $ gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-key C88CFC23 signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Installing Gnome and Xorg from installation DVD
On 13/02/2012 20:01, Arif Hossain wrote: 1. I have got Installation dvd for freebsd 9.0. I've succesfully installed it in vmware. Now i want to install the packages included in the dvd. Somehow or the other sysinstall can not mount the dvd. So i manually mounted it in /mnt and copied the /package folder into my /root. Now what should i do to install a working gnome2 desktop? if i give something like pkg_add -vn *, it reports several missing dependencies. So how should i install it properly without downloading anything? Set PKG_PATH in your environment. See pkg_add(1) for details. 2. I want to see codes for the base system. During installation i've selected source to be installed. there are sources for some packages in /usr/source but for some i see only Makefiles. How to get these other sources? That's intentional. You can find the missing sources under /usr/src/contrib, /usr/src/crypto 3. I alway use git and svn. and i'm not looking forward to learn cvs. I want my base system source tree to be updated through svn. Now does the sources included in dvd is tracked by svn or cvs? i mean to get the latest development snapshot for the base system should i have to do something more or i just can do svn update? Base system is svn now, although it's exported to cvs as well for backwards compatibility. http://wiki.freebsd.org/SubversionPrimer 4. I'm a old linux user, this is infact my first bsd installation but i'm loving the way of bsd. Its a wonderful Yuo. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate JID: matt...@infracaninophile.co.uk Kent, CT11 9PW signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: installing gnome
On Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:22:15 -0700 (PDT), Michael Glaz mikeg...@yahoo.com wrote: I installed FreeBSD 8.0. Then I followed the directions on installing Gnome2. I typed pkg_add -r gnome2. Then I added the line gnome_enable=YES to /etc/rc.conf. But to no avail. Gnome doesn't boot. Well, what Gnome does (or doesn't) isn't booting exactly... :-) See the Gnome FAQ: http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#q1 In order to run a Gnome environment, add exec gnome-session to the speficic user's ~/.xinitrc. If you intend to also use Gnome's display manager, gdm, insert something like ttyv8 /usr/local/bin/gdm xterm on secure to /etc/ttys. Only the terminal boots up. In order to start X (and gdm, and Gnome) after system startup, refer to the /etc/ttys setting. In order to perform auto-login for a specific user, other means have to be taken, too, depending on using gdm or not. I also get this error during boot: gdm-binary[1285]: WARNING: GdmLocalDisplayFactory: maximum number of X display failures reached: check X server log for errors What does /var/log/Xorg.0.log mention in (EE) (errors)? -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
installing gnome
I installed FreeBSD 8.0. Then I followed the directions on installing Gnome2. I typed pkg_add -r gnome2. Then I added the line gnome_enable=YES to /etc/rc.conf. But to no avail. Gnome doesn't boot. Only the terminal boots up. I also get this error during boot: gdm-binary[1285]: WARNING: GdmLocalDisplayFactory: maximum number of X display failures reached: check X server log for errors mike ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: installing gnome
Am 26.04.2010 03:22, schrieb Michael Glaz: I installed FreeBSD 8.0. Then I followed the directions on installing Gnome2. I typed pkg_add -r gnome2. Then I added the line gnome_enable=YES to /etc/rc.conf. But to no avail. Gnome doesn't boot. Only the terminal boots up. I also get this error during boot: gdm-binary[1285]: WARNING: GdmLocalDisplayFactory: maximum number of X display failures reached: check X server log for errors mike ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org Have you installed xorg server? pkg_add -r xorg should it install. Cheers ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
installing GNOME 2.14
hi i am new about freebsd . recently i am tried to install GNOME 2.14executing the following command # pkg_add -r gnome2 but when i check the install package it shows as follows . [EMAIL PROTECTED] | grep gnome2 gnome2-2.10.2 The meta-port for the GNOME 2 integrated X11 desktop [EMAIL PROTECTED] why ? it seems i failed to install the latest one (gnome 2.14). can anybody tell me how to install that ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] -a FreeBSD belagelo.com 6.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE #0: Thu Nov 3 09:36:13 UTC 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: installing GNOME 2.14
On 9/21/06, azhar freebsd [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hi i am new about freebsd . recently i am tried to install GNOME 2.14executing the following command # pkg_add -r gnome2 but when i check the install package it shows as follows . [EMAIL PROTECTED] | grep gnome2 gnome2-2.10.2 The meta-port for the GNOME 2 integrated X11 desktop [EMAIL PROTECTED] why ? it seems i failed to install the latest one (gnome 2.14). can anybody tell me how to install that ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] -a FreeBSD belagelo.com 6.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE #0: Thu Nov 3 09:36:13 UTC 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ^^^ The reason you have gnome 2.10 is because gnome 2.10 is what shipped with 6.0-RELEASE. see http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html and http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq214.html for directions to keep your ports up to date and upgrade gnome. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Installing GNOME on FreeBSD 6
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Re: Installing GNOME on FreeBSD 6
On 4/19/06, Abhishek Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Can you help me in installing GNOME on FreeBSD Release 6 http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#q1 Thanks Regards, Abhishek ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Installing Gnome (Or possibly other GUI)
I am having problems installing Gnome GUI, I have Xorg working, and I have read many install instructions to get the Gnome GUI up and running. My problem is this: I am installing onto a small partition (roughly 2.5 gig) with the add_pkg -r gnome2 command to download the packets. By about what seems 3/4 the way through, my hdd is full and theres no way this option is open to me. I have tried copying all the packages across from FreeBSD 6 cd 2 across to my hdd but the 'make' command doesnt work, which im guessing is due to the fact there is no .tar.gz file to build from? My question is, how can I install this GUI, or will it be easier to install an alternative with less graphics and tag along programs? I'm essentially getting a GUI going due to the fact I'm new to Unix as a whole and would be good to assist learning of the OS and the shell. Due to this, something like a windows clone Gnome or KDE may be good, but I'm just as willing to have to learn to use a good GUI that isnt windows clone. Thankyou. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing Gnome (Or possibly other GUI)
On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, Enigma wrote: I am having problems installing Gnome GUI, I have Xorg working, and I have read many install instructions to get the Gnome GUI up and running. My problem is this: I am installing onto a small partition (roughly 2.5 gig) with the add_pkg -r gnome2 command to download the packets. By about what seems 3/4 the way through, my hdd is full and theres no way this option is open to me. I have tried copying all the packages across from FreeBSD 6 cd 2 across to my hdd but the 'make' command doesnt work, which im guessing is due to the fact there is no .tar.gz file to build from? My question is, how can I install this GUI, or will it be easier to install an alternative with less graphics and tag along programs? You should try a smaller GUI - especially if aou are running an older system - let's say 300 MHz and 128 MB RAM - neither gnome nor KDE will be much fun then. WindowMaker might be a nice alternative. I'm essentially getting a GUI going due to the fact I'm new to Unix as a whole and would be good to assist learning of the OS and the shell. Due to this, something like a windows clone Gnome or KDE may be good, but I'm just as willing to have to learn to use a good GUI that isnt windows clone. Good Luck, Uli. Thankyou. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Peter Ulrich Kruppa - Wuppertal - Germany * * ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing Gnome (Or possibly other GUI)
Enigma wrote: My problem is this: I am installing onto a small partition (roughly 2.5 gig) with the add_pkg -r gnome2 command to download the packets. By about what seems 3/4 the way through, my hdd is full and theres no way this option is open to me. You have to know that the gnome2 package is a metapackage. It installs many optional GNOME packages you probably never need. You can use the gnome2-lite Package (pkg_add -r gnome2-lite), to install just the necessary packages to run GNOME. HTH! Frank ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing Gnome (Or possibly other GUI)
So far I've had success running fluxbox on my old dell laptop with a 600mhz CPU and 128mb of RAM. pkg_add -r fluxbox It has a nice menu generator that will pick up most installed programs and make them available to you through its menus. I usualy have enough memory left to run konsole with a few shells, gedit and opera with minimal swapping. On 4/19/06, Frank Steinborn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Enigma wrote: My problem is this: I am installing onto a small partition (roughly 2.5 gig) with the add_pkg -r gnome2 command to download the packets. By about what seems 3/4 the way through, my hdd is full and theres no way this option is open to me. You have to know that the gnome2 package is a metapackage. It installs many optional GNOME packages you probably never need. You can use the gnome2-lite Package (pkg_add -r gnome2-lite), to install just the necessary packages to run GNOME. HTH! Frank ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing Gnome (Or possibly other GUI)
in message [EMAIL PROTECTED], wrote Enigma thusly... Please wrap your lines around 70 characters or so, instead of writing one-line paragraphs. My question is, how can I install this GUI, or will it be easier to install an alternative with less graphics and tag along programs? I'm essentially getting a GUI going due to the fact I'm new to Unix as a whole and would be good to assist learning of the OS and the shell. Due to this, something like a windows clone Gnome or KDE may be good, but I'm just as willing to have to learn to use a good GUI that isnt windows clone. Try x11-themes/fvwm-themes, which will install x11-wm/fvwm2-devel as a dependency. Put fvwm-themes-start in your ~/.xinitrc, then run startx. On the resulting screen, if you left click the empty area, called root window (or desktop if you prefer), a menu will pop up which will have Theme Configuration or some such title. From there, you can choose Redmond 98 or Redmond XP themes for button-shapes, start menu, taskbar other thingumadoodles. You may need to do adjustments to your theme as you may or may not have all the programs installed (or even care about) which are listed in the menus and|or displayed as buttons. - Parv -- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Installing Gnome (Or possibly other GUI)
Although I personally feel the best way to begin learning FreeBSD (or really any *nix) is to avoid GUI's altogether (at least at first), you may want to give a look into PC-BSD: http://www.pcbsd.org. This comes with KDE preinstalled and will give you a useable desktop system right off the bat, and also provides Konsole so you can work on the command line. -David On 4/19/06, Enigma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am having problems installing Gnome GUI, I have Xorg working, and I have read many install instructions to get the Gnome GUI up and running. My problem is this: I am installing onto a small partition (roughly 2.5 gig) with the add_pkg -r gnome2 command to download the packets. By about what seems 3/4 the way through, my hdd is full and theres no way this option is open to me. I have tried copying all the packages across from FreeBSD 6 cd 2 across to my hdd but the 'make' command doesnt work, which im guessing is due to the fact there is no .tar.gz file to build from? My question is, how can I install this GUI, or will it be easier to install an alternative with less graphics and tag along programs? I'm essentially getting a GUI going due to the fact I'm new to Unix as a whole and would be good to assist learning of the OS and the shell. Due to this, something like a windows clone Gnome or KDE may be good, but I'm just as willing to have to learn to use a good GUI that isnt windows clone. Thankyou. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
De-installing Gnome 2.4.2
I installed both Gnome and KDE (FreeBSD 5.2.1) and have been keeping both up to date for some time. But I scarcely ever use Gnome, and don't want the hassle of running the 2.6 upgrade script. How do I de-install Gnome 2.4.2? Will removing the metaport alone suffice? (When I recently portupgraded KDE several GTK based applications stopped working properly, but they were OK after I rebuilt them.) ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: De-installing Gnome 2.4.2
Have you tried 'make deinstall' at the Gnome directory under '/usr/ports/../gnome'? (The Gnome's port directory may differ.) --- R. W. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I installed both Gnome and KDE (FreeBSD 5.2.1) and have been keeping both up to date for some time. But I scarcely ever use Gnome, and don't want the hassle of running the 2.6 upgrade script. How do I de-install Gnome 2.4.2? Will removing the metaport alone suffice? (When I recently portupgraded KDE several GTK based applications stopped working properly, but they were OK after I rebuilt them.) ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] = UCL Computer Science __ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: De-installing Gnome 2.4.2
R. W. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I installed both Gnome and KDE (FreeBSD 5.2.1) and have been keeping both up to date for some time. But I scarcely ever use Gnome, and don't want the hassle of running the 2.6 upgrade script. How do I de-install Gnome 2.4.2? Will removing the metaport alone suffice? The meta-port has many dependencies. Some may be required by installed applications, but others may be removable. (When I recently portupgraded KDE several GTK based applications stopped working properly, but they were OK after I rebuilt them.) The -r and -R options to portupgrade help with this problem. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
