> > > I searched your site, but my burning question is, How > > > do I start the Graphical Interfaces, KDE and Gnome? I > > > did a Custom Installation following the directions of > > > the website. I installed all the packages and Ports. I > > > want to learn everything. > > > > I don't know about gnome but for KDE, add the line > > exec startkde > > in to a local file called ".xinitrc". There are ways to > make it startup > > at login but I choose to type startx at the command line. > > If you use gdm (which comes with Gnome) as a login manager, > you will be automatically logged into Gnome. > > To launch gdm at boot time, the following is necessary > > cp /usr/X11R6/etc/rc.d/gdm.sample /usr/local/etc/rc.d/gdm.sh > chmod a+x /usr/local/etc/rc.d/gdm.sh
Curious, what if I want either option. In other words, when I boot up the machine it shows the gdm login, but if I want a console login can I just hit Alt-F2? I would just try it out myself, but currently my only running FreeBSD machine is a fileserver. > > You can also launch gdm manually on the console. > > Regards, > Simon > _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
