On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 6:13 PM, Chris Stankevitz <chrisstankev...@yahoo.com>wrote:
> --- On Fri, 7/2/10, Polytropon <free...@edvax.de> wrote: > > I think KDE also relies on DBUS and HAL > > Ok > > > and activating the KDE login manager > > for X (kdm) requires an entry in /etc/ttys similar to the > > one that is suggested for Gnome; > > GNOME installation docs suggest adding gnome_enable="YES" to rc.conf. > There is no suggestion regarding /etc/ttys. > > > (I think it is the correct name, or "startkde4" maybe) > > Ok > > > With respect from someone who wants to "get it right" and "not be dependent > on the mailing list", I have a question: > > The KDE installation page make does not describe: > - rc.conf entries, if any > - tty settings, if any > - KDM start procedures, if any > - the name of the .xinitrc command to start KDE, if any > > Does this mean: > a) KDE setup is obvious and I am dumb for not knowing > b) I didn't read the man page well enough > c) KDE is meant for power users, I should stick with GNOME. > d) [your idea here] > > > And a general note: The "Step 2" does not belong to the > > installation, > > it already belongs to configuration (i. e. enabling the > > just installed > > piece of software). > > I see. Maybe > > e) I'm looking in the wrong place. Read the docs on "KDE configuration" > not "KDE installation". > > Thank you all for helping me these last few days, > What you should be doing is following the freebsd handbook, it's specifically written for these types of issues. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/x11-wm.html -- Adam Vande More _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
