Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 22:40:07 +0100 From: Ross Kendall Axe <ross@axe.homelinux.net> To: Glenn Dawson <glenn@antimatter.net> Cc: Xu Qiang <Qiang.Xu@fujixerox.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: undelete in FreeBSD? Message-ID: <42E6ADB7.8070803@axe.homelinux.net> In-Reply-To: <6.1.0.6.2.20050726002209.1aa02a40@cobalt.antimatter.net> References: <20050726054510.827491D93C@imss.sgp.fujixerox.com> <6.1.0.6.2.20050726002209.1aa02a40@cobalt.antimatter.net>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Glenn Dawson wrote: > At 10:48 PM 7/25/2005, Xu Qiang wrote: > >> Ross Kendall Axe wrote: >> > Yes. MS-Windows doesn't have anything Unix doesn't in this regard. I >> > take it you're not familiar with the DOS/Windows 'del' command... >> >> Hehe, this is a good analog I didn't think of. :) >> >> > If he's worried about accidentally deleting files, he should use KDE >> > or Gnome. They both have a trash can/wastebasket/recycle bin. >> >> Now I just have X Window in my machine. Not as good-looking as Gnome >> desktop. >> Can I install gnome without using ports? I want to install everything >> manually. > > > Are you a glutton for punishment? > > You can install it manually, I did it once...never again. > > Seriously though, there are so many dependencies that it takes forever > to get everything set up manually. With ports you just do a make > install clean and come back in a few hours (or days depending on how > fast your machine is) Yes, indeed. I've never tried it myself, but the fact that it's been dropped from Slackware Linux for exactly this reason would seem to suggest that this is *not* an exercise for the faint hearted. Ross > -Glenn > > >> thanks, >> >> Regards, >> Xu Qiang -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFC5q239bR4xmappRARAouvAKDctUkF4wkn9L6bm/GeB99arjuEmQCgoEoZ qzqjmPM9uodBwBxUuTSC64o= =OQGq -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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