Just installed FreeBSD

[Jerry McAllister]

> 
> Do you know what command I have to type in for either kde or afterstep or 
> xwwindows to start up? This is what I need to know, after putting my 
> computer on and starts loading, it asks for username and password and I 
> type that and hit enter. Then what do I do, how do i load kde or afterstep, 
> what command do i need to type for that to come up

Normally, if you have done an install and configure the usual way, it is 
put in to the startx script.   So, then, once you are logged in you
just type 'startx' on the command line and it all pops up just as
configured.    The startx script is in:   /usr/X11R6/bin/startx

There is also an xinitrc file you can modify to configure things
about the windows that come up automatically when you start it
and other things.   
 The systemwide one is at: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc

////jerry


> 
> Jerry McAllister <jerrymc at clunix.cl.msu.edu> wrote:> 
> > Hi, I just installed FreeBSD and I have no clue how to
> > run it. I'm sure it's installed right. When I boot,
> > and after loginging with both root and/or another
> > username, I don't know what to do from there on. How
> > do I get gnome or KDE on? Is it supposed to be a
> > graphical thing like Windows or Redhat linux? what's
> > the command to load the operating system
> 
> Hi, 
> I rambled on about X and looking at the handbook, etc in another response,
> but missed the how to load the OS part.
> 
> You don't. When you have booted the machine, the OS is loaded
> and running. When you log in you get a shell which sets on top
> of the OS. You might then start up an X window manager such as
> Afterstep or KDE which is kind of a shell that manages X for you
> and then you can open up windows such as xterms which start new
> shells for you and you work in the shells.
> 
> ////jerry
> 
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> <DIV>Do you know what command I have to type in for either kde or afterstep or xwwindows to start up? This is what I need to know, after putting my computer on and starts loading, it asks for username and password and I type that and hit enter. Then what do I do, how do i load kde or afterstep, what command do i need to type for that to come up<BR><BR><B><I>Jerry McAllister &lt;jerrymc at clunix.cl.msu.edu&gt;</I></B> wrote:
> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">&gt; <BR>&gt; Hi, I just installed FreeBSD and I have no clue how to<BR>&gt; run it. I'm sure it's installed right. When I boot,<BR>&gt; and after loginging with both root and/or another<BR>&gt; username, I don't know what to do from there on. How<BR>&gt; do I get gnome or KDE on? Is it supposed to be a<BR>&gt; graphical thing like Windows or Redhat linux? what's<BR>&gt; the command to load the operating system<BR><BR>Hi, <BR>I rambled on about X and looking at the handbook, etc in another response,<BR>but missed the how to load the OS part.<BR><BR>You don't. When you have booted the machine, the OS is loaded<BR>and running. When you log in you get a shell which sets on top<BR>of the OS. You might then start up an X window manager such as<BR>Afterstep or KDE which is kind of a shell that manages X for you<BR>and then you can open up windows such as xterms which start new<BR!
 >shells for
>  you and you work in the shells.<BR><BR>////jerry<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><p>
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