Date: Sun, 15 Mar 1998 11:08:48 -0500 (EST) From: Spike Gronim <spork@cncn.com> To: Tyler Ripley <cyberchip@mailcity.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: GUI in FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980315110629.230A-100000@mental> In-Reply-To: <DOHALDNHBNKABAAA@mailcity.com>
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On Sat, 14 Mar 1998, Tyler Ripley wrote: > It's me again. :) I've finally got FreeBSD installed, but I was hoping it would > have a GUI interface. I've seen the screen shots at > > http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/bsdshot2.jpg > > I installed the fifth option. Which was the fourth option plus the X Window system. > When I booted up, I got a DOS-like interface. Also, when I went into the system > installation again, I tried to setup my mouse, and it doesn't work. I have a bus > mouse, and I selected bus mouse and it still wont work. Can you help me? > > Tyler Ripley > > > > Get your FREE, private e-mail > account at http://www.mailcity.com > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > The GUI from the screenshots is the X windowing system. It does come with FreeBSD. If you have a /usr/X11R6 directory, you installed X. If not, you must use the ports or sysinstall to install it if you want it. You must be careful configuring it, especially in relation to your monitor, as it may damage the monitor if misconfigured. You should probably get the Complete FreeBSD or check www.freebsd.org for info, because configuring X can be a problem if you are new to Unix. -Spike Gronim spork@cncn.com "Hacker, n: One who hacks real good" --Computer Contradictionary To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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