Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 11:21:21 -0600 From: Paul Schmehl <pauls@utdallas.edu> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: gnome2 Message-ID: <05833021B4235FC1C06BB6CD@utd59514.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <20276.38.112.155.126.1133972025.squirrel@www.keyslapper.net> References: <4396F1AB.7040603@gmail.com> <A30FC36AF4B72FE152EC93FB@utd59514.utdallas.edu> <20276.38.112.155.126.1133972025.squirrel@www.keyslapper.net>
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--On Wednesday, December 07, 2005 11:13:45 -0500 "Louis J. LeBlanc" <FreeBSD@keyslapper.net> wrote: > <quote who="Paul Schmehl"> >> >> Edit /etc/ttys like this: >> ttyv8 "/usr/X11R6/sbin/gdm -nodaemon" xterm on secure >> >> And gnome will start when you boot. >> > Actually, don't the docs suggest turning OFF ttyv8? IIRC, the more recent > approach is to put "gdm_enable=YES" (or something similar) in /etc/rc.d. > Check the pkg_message file in the port directory to be sure. > pkg-message points to www.freebsd.org/gnome, which doesn't say anything about startup (AFAICS) except this: Make GNOME 2.12 start when X starts. Once you have the GNOME 2.12 desktop installed, GNOME 2.12 can be started by adding the following line to ~/.xsession or ~/.xinitrc, as appropriate: exec gnome-session There's nothing about starting gnome in /usr/ports/UPDATING. The Handbook suggests using ttyv8 (as I do) for xdm (section 5.6.2): ttyv8 "/usr/X11R6/bin/xdm -nodaemon" xterm off secure It also shows the same usage in section 3.2.4, WRT the /etc/ttys file. Section 11.12 explains how to add additional virtual consoles if you need them, and says, "Use as many or as few as you want." Then it explains that, if you use X, you must have one virtual console that is turned off or unused so that X will run. Section 5.7.1.2 says this: The easiest way to start GNOME is with GDM, the GNOME Display Manager. GDM, which is installed as a part of the GNOME desktop (but is disabled by default), can be enabled by adding gdm_enable="YES" to /etc/rc.conf. Once you have rebooted, GNOME will start automatically once you log in -- no further configuration is necessary. In short, there's more than one way to skin a cat. Paul Schmehl (pauls@utdallas.edu) Adjunct Information Security Officer University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu/ir/security/
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