From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jul 18 16:55:51 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from pop.idx.com.au (pop.idx.com.au [203.14.30.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9445737B81B for ; Tue, 18 Jul 2000 16:55:45 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dannyh@idx.com.au) Received: from computer (idxwc05-202.idx.com.au [203.166.0.202]) by pop.idx.com.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id JAA02100; Wed, 19 Jul 2000 09:54:50 +1000 Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.20000719100220.007e6e00@192.168.1.194> X-Sender: dannyh@192.168.1.194 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 10:02:20 +1000 To: "new.xs4all.nl" , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG From: Danny Subject: Re: startup Kde?? In-Reply-To: <8kvk7o$djs$1@news1.xs4all.nl> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Add your .xinitrc file like so. If you havent created one exec startkde (to start KDE) or exec gnome-session (to start Gnome) At 08:43 PM 7/17/00 +0200, new.xs4all.nl wrote: >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 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message