From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 11 16:03:28 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3614D1065679 for ; Sun, 11 May 2008 16:03:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: from mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net [167.206.4.198]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A6D78FC14 for ; Sun, 11 May 2008 16:03:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from aryeh.friedman@gmail.com) Received: from ool-435559b8.dyn.optonline.net (ool-435559b8.dyn.optonline.net [67.85.89.184]) by mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-8.04 (built Feb 28 2007)) with ESMTP id <0K0P00FL3OLQHBP0@mta3.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 11 May 2008 12:03:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: from ool-435559b8.dyn.optonline.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ool-435559b8.dyn.optonline.net (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m4BG3QHH069859; Sun, 11 May 2008 12:03:26 -0400 Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 12:03:21 -0400 From: "Aryeh M. Friedman" In-reply-to: <560f92640805110843i421b5b33s62b264ddd34e6166@mail.gmail.com> To: Nerius Landys Message-id: <482718C9.3070304@gmail.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 References: <6933400d0805110817l5f350ecdh8cf1db3e556a8326@mail.gmail.com> <560f92640805110843i421b5b33s62b264ddd34e6166@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080504) Cc: Onkar , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GUI on FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 16:03:28 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Nerius Landys wrote: | You can install a GUI after installing FreeBSD. If you choose this route | (instead of choosing to install X during the install), then I recommend | reading the FreeBSD Handbook section on X11: | | http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/x11.html It sounds like he wants more then just a GUI he wants a desktop.... in that case you should pick one of the following depending on your taste: xfce4 (what I use) gnome kde | | On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 8:17 AM, Onkar wrote: | |> I want to install FreeBSD on my system. But the problem is that I got only |> one system (which i need to chech mail and other such layman tasks ! ) I |> would be nice if I install the GUI . \ |> I am currentl using GNU/Linux ( for Kernel hacking and other layman tasks |> !! |> ) Please let me know how to enable GUI when installing FreeBSD !! |> |> regards, |> Onkar |> _______________________________________________ |> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list |> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions |> To unsubscribe, send any mail to " |> freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" |> | _______________________________________________ | freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list | http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions | To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkgnGMgACgkQk8GFzCrQm4Dm9gCeIlWNIpTmdclW3jgxkcKA3nLa CXsAoKvIC4Ft2b21WBXu8PLq3dJBRdGK =Wo31 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----