From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jul 17 11:45:51 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from smtp8.xs4all.nl (smtp8.xs4all.nl [194.109.127.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 21B9A37BB95 for ; Mon, 17 Jul 2000 11:45:16 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kapteyn@xs4all.nl) Received: from list1.xs4all.nl (list1.xs4all.nl [194.109.6.52]) by smtp8.xs4all.nl (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id UAA14350 for ; Mon, 17 Jul 2000 20:45:14 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from root@localhost) by list1.xs4all.nl (8.9.3/8.9.3) id UAA12815; Mon, 17 Jul 2000 20:45:14 +0200 (CEST) From: "new.xs4all.nl" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Via: imploder /usr/local/lib/mail/news2mail/news2mail at list1.xs4all.nl Subject: Re: startup Kde?? Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 20:43:18 +0200 Organization: XS4ALL Internet BV Message-ID: <8kvk7o$djs$1@news1.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Seems to me that, looking at the answers, another problem is stopping me using freebsd! Probably something in the distribution that is use itself. "John Galt" wrote in message news:list.freebsd.questions#Pine.LNX.4.21.0007161404200.11261-100000@inconnu .isu.edu... > > startx > > On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, new.xs4all.nl wrote: > > > Now, After all those nice words about Free BSD I tried it. > > I downloaded teh ISO image and started installing. > > After a while I decided to use FTP, because the ISO image does not have all > > the correct contents (that will cost another full day phone bill... :-)) > > > > But now, when i cab start up Free bsd i want to get into a graphical shell. > > I mount the cdrom, then try to start kde by typing kde. > > It starts looking for all sorts of things and gives messages that a > > connection to the Xserver could not be made. > > > > First of all: what commands do i have to give in a standard situation (i am > > logged in as root) to start kde or gnome sessions? > > Secondly: where can i find the appropriate manual on the internet to find > > these commands? > > > > Third: should i download /configure a specific part of my installation to > > be able to start kde or gnome? > > > > If anyone can help me? Thanx!! > > > > regards, Wim > > > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > -- > I can be immature if I want to, because I'm mature enough to make my own > decisions. > > Who is John Galt? galt@inconnu.isu.edu > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message