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Date:      Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:32:46 +0200
From:      "Karl Fischer" <kmf@fischer.org.za>
To:        "Joe Marcus Clarke" <marcus@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: GNOME 2.22.3 PBI on PC-BSD 7.0.1
Message-ID:  <f7fabe790810271232j11d55850oc8768c2be25a6fba@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 21:08, Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@freebsd.org> wrote:
> Karl Fischer wrote:
>> On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 19:14, Joe Marcus Clarke <marcus@freebsd.org> wrote:
>>> Karl Fischer wrote:
>>>> Hi
>>>> Has anyone tested the GNOME PBI on PC-BSD 7.0.1 ?
>>>>
>>>> There are some issues regarding some menu items,
>>>> Most of the issues and fixes are here :
>>>> http://forums.pcbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=11768
>>> I really don't want to page through multiple posts.  Please summarize
>>> the current outstanding issues with the PBI.
>>
>> I grabbed this out of the Forum,
>>
>> There are a bugs with the icons under
>> "System" -> "Administration"
>> they are
>> - Add / Remove Software
>> - Network Settings
>> - Password & User Account
>> - Service Manager
>>
>> None of them start,
>> To fix this goto "System" -> "Preferences" - "Main Menu"
>> Edit the entriesm, replace the "kcmshell" with "kcmshell4" and they'll work.
>
> Okay, this is a product of the KDE4 migration.  I'll fix this.
>
>>
>> They also have no icons,
>> The KDE Menu is not populated with Applications, only with Installed
>> PBIs like OpenOffice.(This could be fixed in 7.0.1)
>
> This is also due to the KDE4 migration.  KDE4 is installed in a
> different PREFIX, so this is expected.  Any KDE3 app should appear in
> this KDE menu.
>
>>
>> Another bug,
>> after the Installation your rc.conf entry for dbus and hald will look like this
>>
>> ##GNOME##dbus_enable="YES"
>>
>> just make sure that dbus_enable="YES" is on a new line.
>>
>> and
>>
>> the ##GNOME##hald_enable="YES"
>> just make sure that hald_enable="YES" is on a new line.
>
> I don't buy this.  The code puts the ##GNOME## text at the end of each
> line which is added by the PBI.  This only happens if you choose NOT to
> enable GDM.  If GDM is enabled, then gnome_enable="YES" will be added to
> rc.conf.  ALL the GNOME-related lines which existed in rc.conf BEFORE
> the PBI is installed will be commented out with ##GNOME##.  This is by
> design.
>
> What answers did you give to the PBI prompts?
>
> Joe


Hi Joe
I always say "Yes" to use GDM as my display manager,

I'll test again if you want.

Karl



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