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how do i install gnome under openbsd?

Right, its a basic one here. I have installed openBSD version 3.1, and gotten Xfree working, after many trial and errors. my next big problem is installing Gnome. I've unTAR'd it to /usr/bin, and, if i remember rightly, a few other places as well. how do i get the console/anything to recognise that there is actually gnome there, and how do i make it work?


also, for later on down the track, will i be able to use a network neighborhood- style network interface, mainly for file and print sharing? the other computer is running windows ME, and thats all set up for a connection with winXP. if there are any specific settings i need to change on the ME box, please let me know, in addition to how to set up the bsd box to connect to it.


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so youve unpacked gnome to a specific location. next step is to cd into the newly created gnome directory and look for a README and INSTALL file. these will tell you what to do.
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in the gnome dir, there is a +INSTALL, and a +README, they're both files, but if i try and vi them, it spits up a blank document. what am i doing wrong?
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maybe you are typing the command wrong, i noticed you have +README and +INSTALL. where are those plus symbols (+) from? simply typing less README and less INSTALL should let you view those files fine.
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Ok, i finally found the pkg_add command. i got all the .tgz's in the same spot, and unpacked them all. However, when i try to run gnome, it doesnt work. I get this:

pc# gnome-session

Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
SESSION_MANAGER=lolcal/p:/tmp/.ICE-unix/13301

Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
pc#


This is running it from the command shell. Should I try from xfree? or is there a config or something that needs to be done?
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