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Date:      Tue, 10 Aug 1999 03:57:39 +0200
From:      Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se>
To:        Roy Bettle <rbettle@criterion-group.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: Installation steps; what order?
Message-ID:  <19990810035739.A93412@sr.se>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908091643590.1164-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>; from Doug White on Mon, Aug 09, 1999 at 04:44:43PM -0700
References:  <37ADC97C.529CBB04@criterion-group.com> <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908091643590.1164-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>

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On Mon, Aug 09, 1999 at 04:44:43PM -0700, Doug White wrote:
> On Sun, 8 Aug 1999, Roy Bettle wrote:
> 
> > Quickie:
> > 
> > -- FreeBSD 3.2-RELEASE install from CD/ROM.
> > -- Went through ports collection; selected many to include Netscape.
> > -- Launched X (GNOME + Enlightenment), clicked on Netscape ... nothing.
> > -- Further, most of the ports I selected didn't show up anywhere in X.
> 
> You will have to create icons for them in Gnome, probably.  The netscape
> link probably points to the wrong place -- it's in /usr/X11R6/bin/netscape
> I think.

Yes, Since Enlightenment is VERY Linux connected I think the defaults
point to where files are placed in RedHat Linux. And the same goes for
Gnome as far as I've found out
> 
> > -- Once all files have copied to the hard disc, should I run "make
> > install" for the ports I have selected before setting up and running X?
> 
> No, most programs do not have gnome install scripts ...
> 
> Doug White                               
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