Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 05:01:13 -0700 From: ray@redshift.com To: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg> Cc: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD desktop? Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.20050801050113.00a5aeb0@pop.redshift.com> In-Reply-To: <42EE0DD2.7080808@pacific.net.sg> References: <3.0.1.32.20050801043607.00a5aeb0@pop.redshift.com> <3.0.1.32.20050801043607.00a5aeb0@pop.redshift.com>
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At 07:56 PM 8/1/2005 +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote: | Hi, | | ray@redshift.com wrote: | | > broad understanding of how Unix handles windows. I get the impression there is | > a server that deals with windows called X windows and then there are different | > desktop managers (such as KDE, Gnome, etc) - but I don't understand the | > interplay between them and the Kernel as it relates to how I normally see FreeBSD. | > | > I'm wondering if someone can give me an overview? | | A very simple model would be | | FreeBSD is the base | X offers the services for the GIU | GNOME or KDE offer the real GIU. | > | > I'm also wondering if I'm barking up the wrong tree. I know Mac uses Darwin, | > which is based on BSD. And in the past, I have loaded up Redhat and SUSE and | > ended up with a nice desktop - but with FreeBSD I didn't have much luck, even | | Did you simply miss the installation of one of the desktops. | | Take GNOME or KDE for a start and try out later the simpler thing like | XFCE, blackbox ... | | > though I installed just about everything on the install CD's. From what I could | > see, there were a ton of things to configure, but I couldn't find any good | > documentation on setting up my monitor or what the heck was going on overall - | > even in my BSD books, not a lot of help. | > | X is not part of FreeBSD. X is just a normal application running on FreeBSD. | | > Anyway, any help anyone can provide would be great? I just feel like I'm | | No problem. | | If I understood you right, GNOME or KDE was all you missed. | | Install one of them and ask again afteward. | | > Kernel. And like I say, as much as I would like to make this all happen on | > FreeBSD, it seems like Linux maybe is a better choice? | > | There is no real difference as GNOME and KDE are just a normal | application for both FreeBSD and Linux. | | Erich Thanks for the note. I could have sworn I installed Gnome2 - I will go back through and try again. As far as I recall, during the install, I did the kernel developer - X windows and then under the packages to install, I picked just about everything relating to KDE or Gnome. When it booted, I ended up at a normal login shell, then was unable to figure out how to get Gnome or Xwindows or anything else up and running. I was just about to install Xandros, but they require that moronic bit torrent for downloads. Where's the ISO I tell ya! :-) Ray
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