Gnome 2.6 Installation

[Adam Weinberger]

>> (06.08.2004 @ 0525 PST): Bill Webster said, in 2.4K: <<
> Computer Uptime: 6:46PM  up 1 day, 19:27, 3 users,
> load averages: 0.96, 0.94, 0.92
> 
> Computer Information: FreeBSD naaman.zazu.com
> 5.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE #0: Thu Jun  5
> 02:55:42
> GMT 2003
> root at wv1u.btc.adaptec.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC
>  i386
> 
> Computer Specs:
> Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600
> Pentium III 700MHz
> 128MB RAM
> 20G HDD
> 
> I have recently made the decision to scrap dual
> booting and convert my PC into a Gnome-based FreeBSD
> desktop home computer.  After attempting all the
> different scenarios suggested by the FreeBSD-Gnome
> docs to avoid going through the long process* of
> installing  something as large as Gnome via ports, I
> had rebuilt my installation of FreeBSD approximately 6
> times. 
> 
> Methods I had tried included pkg_add -r gnome2, which
> began downloading packages for gnome2.2 (already on my
> FreeBSD ISO), and the Gnome Tinderbox, which when
> using the 5.1-CURRENT PACKAGESITE was broken in many
> places.
> 
> After my current rebuild, I had performed the cvsup
> procedure on my ports tree and began the process of
> building Gnome2.6 through ports.  * "long process" -
> refers to my computer's uptime displayed at the
> beginning of this message is the running time of the
> building of the Gnome port (so far), factoring in
> multiple error corrections & research.  At the time of
> writing, Mozilla is being built, which is a lengthy
> process in itself.
> 
> My reasoning behind going to Gnome2.6 is:
> 1. I wanted the bleeding-edge.
> 2. I wanted the near bleeding-edge Xscreensaver.
> 3. I attempted to install Gnome2.2 off the ISO as part
> of the initial FreeBSD setup, which was very broken. 
> Simple things like creating a user/group combination
> of gdm/gdm were left out of the initial installation. 
> Although, this is not an example of it being broken,
> many other things were broken.
> 
> I assumed that 5.1 FreeBSD would be adequately
> supported in the FreeBSD-Gnome Documentation and
> Gnome2.6 package setups.  
> 
> The aim of this message is to ask for basic testing to
> be performed and basic needs to be met when installing
> something as complex as Gnome.
> 
> Please help to convert me from KDE ;)
> 
> 
> Naaman Campbell,
> Brisbane, Australia.
>> end of "Gnome 2.6 Installation" from Bill Webster <<

Just checking... you are aware that this entire bug report doesn't
contain a single bug report, right?

I'll be sure to put more effort into meeting the basic needs that you
want us to decipher by ESP.

# Adam


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