Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 15:22:55 -0400 From: Jud <judmarc@fastmail.fm> To: Bob Hall <rjhjr@cox.net>, questions@freebsd.org, exodus@resist.ca Subject: Re: I need help getting a desktop working. Message-ID: <oprvgdghr20cf2rk@mail.messagingengine.com> In-Reply-To: <20030913163118.GA82454@kongemord.krig.net> References: <1080.172.142.208.100.1063403391.squirrel@mail.resist.ca> <20030913163118.GA82454@kongemord.krig.net>
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On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 12:31:19 -0400, Bob Hall <rjhjr@cox.net> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 12, 2003 at 02:49:51PM -0700, exodus@resist.ca wrote: >> Dear Freebsd, >> >> >> I have installed freebsd 4.4 (the ones that came with the manual.) I > > Which manual is that? There's a paper version of the handbook, but that > doesn't come with a CD. I know that "FreeBSD Unleashed" comes with a > copy of 4.4, but that is not "the manual". > >> got it all installed correctly but when i log in freebsd it leaves me >> at a dos like screen with a $. I want to know how to get a desktop >> working (the quickest way.) Thank you for your time. > > If you haven't installed X-windows, install it. If you don't know how > to install it, su to root (type "su" at the $ prompt, and enter the root > password), and type "/stand/sysinstall". Follow the instructions. By > default, X-windows is installed with the twm window manager. At the "$" > prompt, type "startx". That's the quickest route to a working desktop. - though with twm, that'll be a *barely* working desktop. :) You may want to install a window manager that's a bit more intuitive - Windowmaker might be a good one to start off with. A good tutorial on installing a window manager can be found here: <URL: http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2000/06/21/FreeBSD_Basics.html>; Jud
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