installing FreeBSD 6.1

[doug]

On Fri, 21 Jul 2006, gs_stoller at juno.com wrote:

> 	I installed  FreeBSD 6.1  expecting it to give me the maximum
> capability, but it didn't give me the  X windows  capability.  Was
> everything needed for it put together, but  X  was properly linked
> where it should be?  Is there a way that I can test for this (where
> should  X  be linked)?
> 	I got several "error code 1" messages while installing it.
> What does this indicate (other that an error occurred)?  Can the
> message be made more informative?  If so, please do
> 	There seems to be a later  FreeBSD 6.1  available, I will
> try to get and install it.

X is not a part of FreeBSD. One way to get X is to install the package using 
pkg_add. X comes with a very simple window manager, twm. You can use that to 
install a more functional window manager such as KDE, gnome, ...

There is a desktop project that packages all this together: 
http://www.desktopbsd.org/

I prefer to install the pieces separately. Unless you hit a hardware snag this 
can easily be done in an hour using packages (and a broadband connection :) )


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