How do you start up gnome-lite ?

[Gert Cuykens]

the commando hostname returns NULL ?

# hostname

# 

On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 03:49:45 +0200, Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens at gmail.com> wrote:
> /etc/hosts
> ::1                     localhost 7rx.dyndns.org
> 127.0.0.1               localhost 7rx.dyndns.org
> 
> # ping `hostname`
> usage: ping [-AaDdfnoQqRrv] [-c count] [-i wait] [-l preload] [-M mask | time]
>             [-m ttl] [-P policy] [-p pattern] [-S src_addr] [-s packetsize]
>             [-t timeout] [-z tos] host
>        ping [-AaDdfLnoQqRrv] [-c count] [-I iface] [-i wait] [-l preload]
>             [-M mask | time] [-m ttl] [-P policy] [-p pattern] [-S src_addr]
>             [-s packetsize] [-T ttl] [-t timeout] [-z tos] mcast-group
> 
> # ping hostname
> ping: cannot resolve hostname: Unknown host
> 
> Someting i need to restart maybe before //etc/host takes effect?
> 
> On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 21:39:18 -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke
> 
> 
> <marcus at marcuscom.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 21:34, Gert Cuykens wrote:
> > > why does ping hostname dont work ?
> > >
> > > /etc/hosts
> > >
> > > ::1                     localhost localhost.7rx.dyndns.org
> > > 127.0.0.1          localhost localhost.7rx.dyndns.org
> > >
> > > ping 7rx.dyndns.org works
> >
> > Your hostname is not localhost.7rx.dyndns.org, but 7rx.dyndns.org.  If
> > the command:
> >
> > ping `hostname`
> >
> > Works (the back-ticks are important), then GNOME should work without the
> > /etc/hosts entry.  However, if that command doesn't work, you need to
> > either modify your hostname (so that the output of the hostname command
> > returns what you expect), or add a _correct_ entry to /etc/hosts.  for
> > example:
> >
> > 127.0.0.1       localhost 7rx.dyndns.org
> >
> > Joe
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 21:12:14 -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke
> > > <marcus at marcuscom.com> wrote:
> > > > On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 21:08, Gert Cuykens wrote:
> > > > > i put
> > > > >
> > > > > exec gnome-session
> > > > >
> > > > > in a file i created my self calt
> > > > >
> > > > > ~/.xsession
> > > >
> > > > This should be ~/.xinitrc if using startx.  ~/.xsession is from xdm.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > but when i do startx gnome does not start
> > > > > when i do gnome-session in a xterm gnome does start but gives this warning
> > > > >
> > > > > Could not look up internet address for .
> > > > > This will prevent GNOME from operating correctly.
> > > > > It may be possible to correct the problem by adding
> > > > >  to the file /etc/hosts.
> > > >
> > > > See http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#q20.  That FAQ is your
> > > > friend.
> > > >
> > > > Joe
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > What do i have to change in /etc/hosts ?
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 13:49:45 -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke
> > > > > <marcus at marcuscom.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > Gert Cuykens wrote:
> > > > > > | I succesfuly installed gnome-lite from ports.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > |
> > > > > > | How do you start it ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > See http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#q1 as well as the handbook.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Joe
> > > > > >
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