Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 18:27:47 GMT From: Adam Weinberger <adamw@FreeBSD.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/84713: [PATCH] Updates and tweaks to the GNOME part of the handbook's x11 thinger Message-ID: <200508091827.j79IRltA051860@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200508091830.j79IUDUf051956@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>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: 0</scree information regarding <application>GNOME</application> on FreeBSD can be found on the <ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome">FreeBSD GNOME - Project</ulink>'s web site.</para> + Project</ulink>'s web site. The website also contains fairly + comprehensive FAQs about installing, configuring, and managing + <application>GNOME</application>.</para> </sect3> <sect3 id="x11-wm-gnome-install"> @@ -1381,12 +1383,26 @@ DisplayManager.requestPort: 0</scree <para>Once <application>GNOME</application> is installed, the X server must be told to start <application>GNOME</application> instead of a default window - manager. If a custom <filename>.xinitrc</filename> is already in + manager.</para> + + <para>The easiest way to start <application>GNOME</application> is + with <application>GDM</application>, the GNOME Display Manager. + <application>GDM</application>, which is installed as a part of + the <application>GNOME</application> desktop (but is disabled by + default), can be enabled by adding <literal>gdm_enable="YES"</literal> + to <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>. Once you have rebooted, + <application>GNOME</application> will start automatically once you + log in - no further configuration is necessary.</para> + + <para><application>GNOME</application> may also be started from the + command-line by properly configuring a file named + <filename>.xinitrc</filename>. + If a custom <filename>.xinitrc</filename> is already in place, simply replace the line that starts the current window manager with one that starts <application>/usr/X11R6/bin/gnome-session</application> instead. - If nothing special has been done to configuration file, - then it is enough to simply type:</para> + If nothing special has been done to the configuration file, + then it is enough simply to type:</para> <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>echo "/usr/X11R6/bin/gnome-session" > ~/.xinitrc</userinput></screen> @@ -1394,7 +1410,7 @@ DisplayManager.requestPort: 0</scree <application>GNOME</application> desktop environment will be started.</para> - <note><para>If a display manager, like + <note><para>If an older display manager, like <application>XDM</application>, is being used, this will not work. Instead, create an executable <filename>.xsession</filename> file with the same command in it. To do this, edit the file @@ -1406,7 +1422,7 @@ DisplayManager.requestPort: 0</scree &prompt.user; <userinput>echo "/usr/X11R6/bin/gnome-session" >> ~/.xsession</userinput> &prompt.user; <userinput>chmod +x ~/.xsession</userinput></screen> - <para>Another option is to configure the display manager to + <para>Yet another option is to configure the display manager to allow choosing the window manager at login time; the section on <link linkend="x11-wm-kde-details">KDE details</link> explains how to do this for <application>kdm</application>, the --- x11-gnome-chapter.sgml.patch ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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