Date: Sat, 04 Jul 1998 17:39:45 -0700 From: Tim Gerchmez <fewtch@serv.net> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Top Ten (here's mine...) Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19980704173945.007f1d30@mx.serv.net> In-Reply-To: <19980704000007.20605@welearn.com.au>
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At 12:00 AM 7/4/98 +1000, Sue Blake wrote: >As a newbie without X, if you could only install ten FreeBSD packages, >which ones would be essential for everyday use? *WITHOUT* X? Hmmm, I can't think of anything essential whatsoever (the base distribution is enough). If I had X, I could think of a number of packages that would be useful and fun, though: * xearth * rxvt * xcalendar * xfishtank * asclock * ftptool * Netscape Communicator 4.04 * xtar * Acroread * xfmail How's that for a top 10 (not including dependencies, of course)? I purposely didn't include my X client of choice (Fvwm2) since everyone has the option of choosing their favorite and that's part of the fun. I really can't think of anything though for a newbie *WITHOUT* x. Why would a newbie want to run BSD without X, anyway? They most likely won't be doing much programming, so what are they going to do with their system? Using X utilities like ftptool is *SO* much easier than typing "ftp" on the command line... Well... on second thought, I can think of one that is essential for a newbie if you're gonna be working without X: mc (Midnight Commander). It's a Norton Commander clone (only 10 times better) that is simply incredibly useful for all kinds of file and directory management. It does require linux_libs though (a 5 meg dependency), and having the ability to run Linux binaries set in /etc/rc.conf. -- My web site starts at http://www.serv.net/~fewtch/index.html - lots of goodies for everyone, have a look if you have the time. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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