From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 9 18:30:19 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F0AF16A41F for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:30:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E77743D5D for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:30:14 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j79IUD05051957 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:30:13 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j79IUDUf051956; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:30:13 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:30:13 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200508091830.j79IUDUf051956@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Adam Weinberger Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D250B16A41F for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:27:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from adamw@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 928E743D45 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:27:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from adamw@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (adamw@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j79IRlRM051861 for ; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:27:47 GMT (envelope-from adamw@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from adamw@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j79IRltA051860; Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:27:47 GMT (envelope-from adamw) Message-Id: <200508091827.j79IRltA051860@freefall.freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:27:47 GMT From: Adam Weinberger To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: 3.113 Cc: Subject: docs/84713: [PATCH] Updates and tweaks to the GNOME part of the handbook's x11 thinger X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Adam Weinberger List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 18:30:19 -0000 >Number: 84713 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [PATCH] Updates and tweaks to the GNOME part of the handbook's x11 thinger >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Aug 09 18:30:13 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Adam Weinberger >Release: FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE i386 >Organization: pants! >Environment: System: FreeBSD freefall.freebsd.org 4.11-STABLE FreeBSD 4.11-STABLE #16: Sat Feb 26 00:02:03 GMT 2005 kensmith@freefall.freebsd.org:/c/src/sys/compile/FREEFALL i386 >Description: This patch adds a paragraph about enabling GDM, and notes that using GDM is the easiest way to start GNOME. It's also the easiest way to start KDE (less configgeration is neccessary) but I didn't mention that in the patch ;;-). The patch also fixes a few small grammar errors in the GNOME section and adds a few small clarity tweaks. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- x11-gnome-chapter.sgml.patch begins here --- Index: chapter.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /home/dcvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11/chapter.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.165 diff -u -d -p -r1.165 chapter.sgml --- chapter.sgml 28 Mar 2005 10:31:04 -0000 1.165 +++ chapter.sgml 9 Aug 2005 18:19:14 -0000 @@ -1353,7 +1353,9 @@ DisplayManager.requestPort: 0GNOME on FreeBSD can be found on the FreeBSD GNOME - Project's web site. + Project's web site. The website also contains fairly + comprehensive FAQs about installing, configuring, and managing + GNOME. @@ -1381,12 +1383,26 @@ DisplayManager.requestPort: 0Once GNOME is installed, the X server must be told to start GNOME instead of a default window - manager. If a custom .xinitrc is already in + manager. + + The easiest way to start GNOME is + with GDM, the GNOME Display Manager. + GDM, which is installed as a part of + the GNOME desktop (but is disabled by + default), can be enabled by adding gdm_enable="YES" + to /etc/rc.conf. Once you have rebooted, + GNOME will start automatically once you + log in - no further configuration is necessary. + + GNOME may also be started from the + command-line by properly configuring a file named + .xinitrc. + If a custom .xinitrc is already in place, simply replace the line that starts the current window manager with one that starts /usr/X11R6/bin/gnome-session instead. - If nothing special has been done to configuration file, - then it is enough to simply type: + If nothing special has been done to the configuration file, + then it is enough simply to type: &prompt.user; echo "/usr/X11R6/bin/gnome-session" > ~/.xinitrc @@ -1394,7 +1410,7 @@ DisplayManager.requestPort: 0GNOME desktop environment will be started. - If a display manager, like + If an older display manager, like XDM, is being used, this will not work. Instead, create an executable .xsession file with the same command in it. To do this, edit the file @@ -1406,7 +1422,7 @@ DisplayManager.requestPort: 0echo "/usr/X11R6/bin/gnome-session" >> ~/.xsession &prompt.user; chmod +x ~/.xsession - Another option is to configure the display manager to + Yet another option is to configure the display manager to allow choosing the window manager at login time; the section on KDE details explains how to do this for kdm, the --- x11-gnome-chapter.sgml.patch ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: