Date: Mon, 25 Aug 1997 15:09:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> To: Martin <martin.svensson@mbox302.swipnet.se> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: start applications Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970825150041.19606A-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu> In-Reply-To: <34032E30.3C7CE9CF@mbox302.swipnet.se>
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On Tue, 26 Aug 1997, Martin wrote: > Hi, i just got FreeBSD. This may sound a little silly, but i just > installed it and when it starts up it comes up to the prompt, %. And > wating for me to type a command. It said freebsd is a ready-to-run > system. So what command do i use to start the x-windows system. And how > do i install packages? Where can i get infotmation about the commands to > use?? > > Thankyou in advance > > /Martin Martin, a good deal of what you need to know is covered in the guide for new users at http://www.freebsd.org/tutorials/newuser/newuser.html also at http://andrsn.stanford.edu/FreeBSD/newuser.html If you can print it from Netscape, the formatting will be retained. There's also a postscript copy and an rtf copy on my anon ftp server, andrsn.stanford.edu, in the pub directory. The rtf copy can be viewed and printed from Windows 95 WordPad or Word. This document doesn't cover the X Window system, but for starting X, you might try startx. And the startx man page for what files startx reads. It does explain about ports, but the so does the handbook, on your hard drive in /usr/share/doc if you installed this. Annelise
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