This command installs xorg which is needed in order startx to work.What is the exact error that you are getting when you try to install it?
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Originally Posted by figaro
Still can't get it to work. This what I am doing in the shown order:
Add to rc.conf:
Add to /etc/fstab:
Install ports:
Install gnome:
The installation error occurs in the last step and the follow-on packages cannot be installed such as gdk-pixbuf2 and gtk-update-icon-cache
I was finally able to get FreeBSD working with X-windows and KDE. I installed Gnome also. However am not given the chance to run Gnome when I type: startx at the command line. KDE seems to be default
How can I run Gnome too? (1 Reply)
Hey all :)
I finally got around to installing FreeBSD 4.4, which considering it's my first attempt with *nix, didn't go too badly. I've managed to configure X and everything else, but I've got a bit of a problem, lol.
I installed KDE and GNOME. I had a rough idea as to what they were, but I... (5 Replies)
Hi guys,
I still have "microsoft windows" eyes so this unix freebsd stuff still looks very alien to me.
Yesterday I managed to install freebsd 5.1 on my dell notebook. And today I got Gnome 2.2 working. I have this problem I can only login to Gnome with my normal user account, and not with... (1 Reply)
ps. i posted this first on UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers , Sorry about the double post
Hi guys,
I still have "microsoft windows" eyes so this unix freebsd stuff still looks very alien to me.
Yesterday I managed to install freebsd 5.1 on my dell notebook. And today I got Gnome 2.2... (2 Replies)
hi everybody
i'm now downloading FreeBSD using anonymous ftp...the problem i'll encounter is that it seems to be a huge archive....
I want just install it over a 8 G disk....how can i manage this?
thanks
regards (3 Replies)
Hi All
Hope this is not going to upset you but i really need help.
I'm new to Unix (Brand New) have never worked on a unix system before in my life so please bear with me.
I'm in the process to install Freebsd but have no idea how to go ahead. The system that i have does not have any cd... (3 Replies)
Recently, i have installed FreeBSD 5.3 on my computer. I then proceeded to install the latest version of Gnome. I went to the FreeBSD handbook and looked up how to set Gnome as my default window manager, and for some reason it did not work. I was wondering what exactly the command is to do set... (4 Replies)
at root command line
# pkg_add -r gnome2
This will download the latest GNOME 2.22 packages from the FreeBSD FTP site, and proceed to install them on your system.
Up-to-date GNOME packages for i386 and amd64 for all supported versions of FreeBSD are also available from the GNOME Tinderbox.... (0 Replies)
hello guys & gals
I know this question was asked thousands of times and there are lots of solutions out there, I tried them all, but with no luck.
Symptoms
It takes about 3 to 5 minutes for Gnome to start up, I'm asked for my username/password and then the Gnome splash screen comes up, but... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: sirbijan
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gnome-panel
gnome-panel(1) User Commands gnome-panel(1)NAME
gnome-panel - display the GNOME panel
SYNOPSIS
gnome-panel [gnome-std-options]
DESCRIPTION
The GNOME panel displays an area on your screen, which acts as a repository for the main menu, application launchers, and applets.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
gnome-std-options Standard options available for use with most GNOME applications. See gnome-std-options(5).
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Launching the GNOME Panel
example% gnome-panel
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Application exited successfully
>0 Application exited with failure
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gnome-panel Executable for GNOME panel
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-panel |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
Working with Panels Manual
Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.
gnome-panel-screenshot(1), gnome-desktop-item-edit(1), libgnome-destkop-2(3), libpanel-applet-2(3), libwnck-1(3), attributes(5), gnome-std-
options(5)NOTES
Written by Mark McLoughlin, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003, 2006.
SunOS 5.11 2 Oct 2003 gnome-panel(1)