Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 17:26:28 +0200 (CEST) From: "P.U.Kruppa" <root@pukruppa.de> To: Enigma <thaenigma03@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing Gnome (Or possibly other GUI) Message-ID: <20060419171802.D91980@www.pukruppa.net> In-Reply-To: <BAY102-DAV450C05EB7EE3C4C87DD7AB8C50@phx.gbl> References: <BAY102-DAV450C05EB7EE3C4C87DD7AB8C50@phx.gbl>
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On Wed, 19 Apr 2006, Enigma wrote: > I am having problems installing Gnome GUI, I have Xorg working, > and I have read many install instructions to get the Gnome GUI > up and running. My problem is this: I am installing onto a > small partition (roughly 2.5 gig) with the add_pkg -r gnome2 > command to download the packets. By about what seems 3/4 the > way through, my hdd is full and theres no way this option is > open to me. I have tried copying all the packages across from > FreeBSD 6 cd 2 across to my hdd but the 'make' command doesnt > work, which im guessing is due to the fact there is no .tar.gz > file to build from? > > My question is, how can I install this GUI, or will it be > easier to install an alternative with less graphics and tag > along programs? You should try a smaller GUI - especially if aou are running an older system - let's say 300 MHz and 128 MB RAM - neither gnome nor KDE will be much fun then. WindowMaker might be a nice alternative. > I'm essentially getting a GUI going due to the > fact I'm new to Unix as a whole and would be good to assist > learning of the OS and the shell. Due to this, something like a > windows clone Gnome or KDE may be good, but I'm just as willing > to have to learn to use a good GUI that isnt windows clone. Good Luck, Uli. > Thankyou. > _______________________________________________ > 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" > > ********************************************* * Peter Ulrich Kruppa - Wuppertal - Germany * *********************************************
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