04-16-2005
Quote:
Originally Posted by dfowensby
i get the feeling i'm following Serg
once again:
try freebsd 5.4 beta. it has gnome 2.10, and i have yet to get hit by a bug.
pre-compiled and the ports are really smooth.
luck -O.
edit: i was assuming he was a compile-it-yourself junkie. if you want a fast easy install, use 5.4 and just follow the install prompts.
if you glitch there, do this:
# echo "exec gnome-session" > ~/.xinitrc
for root, and for each User as well.
-O.
It seems that FreeBSD-5.4 is the answer for averything... :P
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gpilotd
gpilotd(1) User Commands gpilotd(1)
NAME
gpilotd - gnome-pilot daemon
DESCRIPTION
gpilotd is a daemon that monitors for pilot connects on one or more devices. Gnome-pilot has default conduits for backing up files and
installing files. It also includes an API for creating conduits
Other packages exist that provide additional conduits. For example, the Evolution mail/calendar/memo PIM application suite.
FILES
The following files are used by this library:
/usr/lib/gpilotd gnome-pilot daemon
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-pilot |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
gpilot-install-file(1), gpilotd-control-applet(1), pilot-xfer(1), libgpilotd(3), libgpilotdcm(3), libgpilotdconduit(3), libpisock(3),
libpisync(3), attributes(5)
NOTES
Written by Jerry Yu, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2008.
SunOS 5.11 30 Jul 2008 gpilotd(1)