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Date:      Wed, 19 Jul 2000 10:02:20 +1000
From:      Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au>
To:        "new.xs4all.nl" <kapteyn@xs4all.nl>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: startup Kde??
Message-ID:  <3.0.6.32.20000719100220.007e6e00@192.168.1.194>
In-Reply-To: <8kvk7o$djs$1@news1.xs4all.nl>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0007161404200.11261-100000@inconnu.isu.edu>

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Add your .xinitrc file like so. If you havent created one

exec startkde (to start KDE)

or

exec gnome-session (to start Gnome)

At 08:43 PM 7/17/00 +0200, new.xs4all.nl wrote:
>Seems to me that, looking at the answers, another problem is stopping me
>using freebsd!
>Probably something in the distribution that is use itself.
>
>"John Galt" <galt@inconnu.ISu.EDU> wrote in message
>news:list.freebsd.questions#Pine.LNX.4.21.0007161404200.11261-100000@inconnu
>.isu.edu...
>>
>> startx
>>
>> On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, new.xs4all.nl wrote:
>>
>> > Now, After all those nice words about Free BSD I tried it.
>> > I downloaded teh ISO image and started installing.
>> > After a while I decided to use FTP, because the ISO image does not have
>all
>> > the correct contents (that will cost another full day phone bill... :-))
>> >
>> > But now, when i cab start up Free bsd i want to get into a graphical
>shell.
>> > I mount the cdrom, then try to start kde by typing kde.
>> > It starts looking for all sorts of things and gives messages that a
>> > connection to the Xserver could not be made.
>> >
>> > First of all: what commands do i have to give in a standard situation (i
>am
>> > logged in as root) to start kde or gnome sessions?
>> > Secondly: where can i find the appropriate manual on the internet to
>find
>> > these commands?
>> >
>> > Third: should i download /configure a specific part of  my installation
>to
>> > be able to start kde or gnome?
>> >
>> > If anyone can help me? Thanx!!
>> >
>> > regards, Wim
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> >
>>
>> --
>> I can be immature if I want to, because I'm mature enough to make my own
>> decisions.
>>
>> Who is John Galt?  galt@inconnu.isu.edu
>>
>>
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