Hi
I have better luck using pkgsrc (www.pkgsrc.org) than OpenBSD ports.
There are more easy to upgrade.
roberto
2006/3/12, Ramiro Aceves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> Hello dear OpenBSD fans.
>
>
> After "playing" during some time with OpenBSD 3.8 and understanding
> how it works, I wanted to give it a more serious try on my laptop. I
> know OpenBSD is not intended for desktop use, but anyway, I wanted to
> use some applications. The results have been very disapointing.
>
> GNOME-PANEL. It crashes very often, so GNOME is not usable.
>
> XFCE. Sometimes the panel suddenly disapears.
>
> VLC. When I try to open a file FILE-> OPENFILE->BROWSE. I am not able
> to see the directory and file listing properly. I get a list of
> strange named files.
>
> GNUMERIC. The application crashes after introducing a number on a
> cell-> right click->format cells
>
> I am used to Debian GNU Linux stable, I have never seen so many
> failures on the applications (none at all).
>
> I do not want to start a war here, but It has been my sad experience
> using OpenBSD ports. I have no complaints about the base system,
> wireless Intel 2200 wifi works well, firefox, gaim, vim, etc...
>
> Do the porters check that the ports work before a release? Am I doing
> something wrong?
> If you need some information about my system please let me know.
>
> Thank you very much in advance.
>
> Ramiro.
>
>
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