Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 09:34:59 +0200 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> To: Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> Cc: FreeBSD-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Opinion requested: contents of "instant workstation" port Message-ID: <3C22E623.E0DB4919@FreeBSD.org> References: <20011221160334.B11728@monorchid.lemis.com>
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Greg Lehey wrote: > > Some months ago I added an "instant workstation" metaport, intended to > be installed by people who had bought my book. After the Wind River > fracas, I am finally getting back to finishing the fourth edition of > the book, and I'm reconsidering the content of the port. I'd be > grateful for any suggestions. I'm attaching the current text of the > chapter describing it. I'd like some opinions on things to remove or > add to the list. I'd recommend to add Evolution into the list - it's really the best GUI e-mail client I've ever tried on FreeBSD. Also Mozilla is stable enough to recommend it instead of Netscape, however it requires reasonably decent machine to run. -Maxim > > Greg > > Instant workstation > ___________________ > > The ``instant workstation'' port installs a number of the more popular > packages, and allows you to be productive right away. At a later point you may > find that you prefer other software, in which case you can install it. > > The instant workstation includes the following packages: > > o acroread is the Acrobat reader, a utility for reading and printing PDF files. > > o bash2 is the shell recommended in this book. > > o cdrecord is a utility to burn CD-Rs. > > o dos2unix is a small utility for converting Microsoft text formats to UNIX > format. It does not convert formats such as Microsoft Word and RTF. > > o emacs21 is the GNU Emacs editor recommended in this book. > > o fetchmail is a program for fetching mail from POP mailboxes. > > o ghostscript is a PostScript interpreter. It can be used to display > PostScript on an X display, or to print it out on a non-PostScript printer. > > o grip provides an automated frontend for MP3 encoders, letting you take a disc > and transform it easily straight into MP3s. > > o The gimp is designed to provide an intuitive graphical interface to a variety > of image editing operations. > > o gnupg is an encryption program. > > o gv is a utility which works with ghostscript to display PostScript on an X > display. It allows magnification and paging, both of which ghostscript does > not do easily. > > o ispell is a spell check program. > > o kde is the desktop environment recommended in this book. > > o mkisofs is a program to create CD-R images. > > o mutt is the mail user agent (MUA, or mail reader) recommended in this book. > > o netscape47-communicator is a web browser. > > o postfix is the mail transfer agent (MTA) recommended in this book. > > o smbfs it is a complete kernel side implementation of SMB requester and > filesystem, used for accessing Microsoft's SMB file system. > > o xamp is a graphical MPEG player. > > o xtset is a utility to set the title of an xterm window. It is used by the > .bashrc file installed with the package. > > o xmms is an X-based multimedia player. > > o xv is a program to display images, in particular jpeg and gif. > > -- > See complete headers for address and phone numbers > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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