Re: For My Edification

2011-05-02 Thread Chad Perrin
On Mon, May 02, 2011 at 08:07:54PM -0500, Kevin Kinsey wrote: > On 05/02/11 19:44, Polytropon wrote: > > > >You can also make use of so-called "Live systems", a thing not common > >to "Windows": This is an installed and configured operating system > >that you boot from a CD, DVD or USB stick. You

Re: For My Edification

2011-05-02 Thread Kevin Kinsey
On 05/02/11 19:44, Polytropon wrote: Although others have already given you excellent replies, I would like to add a few comments. I have a couple of suggestion that I've not yet seen in the thread ... and kudos to you for a] asking, and nicely done, and b] gathering your courage to give this

Re: For My Edification

2011-05-02 Thread Polytropon
Although others have already given you excellent replies, I would like to add a few comments. On Mon, 2 May 2011 18:47:11 -0400, "Louis Marrero" wrote: > Although I am familiar with basic computer operation, I've been trying to > understand a very experienced programmer friend that mixes Linux/

Re: How to remove KDE and How to install Gnome

2011-05-02 Thread Antonio Olivares
On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Riack Raacvöejaמיכלאנג'לו wrote: > Hi, > > I installed PC-BSD 8.2 (FreeBSD 8.2)  in my laptop, > I would like to know, How to remove KDE >and How to install > Gnome from shell. http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html But since you are using PCBSD look for a G

Re: For My Edification

2011-05-02 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Mon, May 02, 2011 at 06:47:11PM -0400, Louis Marrero wrote: > Gentlemen, > > I have a number of really dumb questions that I hope you might be able to > shed some light on. > > Although I am familiar with basic computer operation, I've been trying to > understand a very experienced programmer

How to remove KDE and How to install Gnome

2011-05-02 Thread Riack Raacvöejaמיכלאנג'לו
Hi, I installed PC-BSD 8.2 (FreeBSD 8.2) in my laptop, I would like to know, How to remove KDE and How to install Gnome from shell. I hope to receive information from you. -- === Thanks & Best Regards, Riack מיכלאנג'לו === ___ freebsd-questi

Re: Why are "*default release=cvs tag=RELENG_8 " identical on both stable & standard supfiles

2011-05-02 Thread Duane Hill
Hello Carmel, Monday, May 2, 2011, 5:13:41 PM, you wrote: > Just a quick question. Why are these lines identical "*default > release=cvs tag=RELENG_8" in both the standard-supfile and the > stable-supfile on a FreeBSD-8.2 amd64 system? Shouldn't they be > different, and if so, exactly what? Here

Unix basics (was Re: For My Edification)

2011-05-02 Thread Chris Hill
On Mon, 2 May 2011, Louis Marrero wrote: I have a number of really dumb questions that I hope you might be able to shed some light on. I shall endeavor to provide dumb answers in return :^) For *good* answers, a great place to start is the Handbook, http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-

For My Edification

2011-05-02 Thread Louis Marrero
Gentlemen, I have a number of really dumb questions that I hope you might be able to shed some light on. Although I am familiar with basic computer operation, I've been trying to understand a very experienced programmer friend that mixes Linux/Unix terminology in his vocabulary under the as

Re: Why are "*default release=cvs tag=RELENG_8 " identical on both stable & standard supfiles

2011-05-02 Thread Mark Felder
Sounds like an error. stable-supfile should be RELENG_8 and if standard-supfile is supposed to be for the corresponding release (8.2) it should be RELENG_8_2 which gives you the 8.2 source with any official patches already applied to the source. __

Why are "*default release=cvs tag=RELENG_8 " identical on both stable & standard supfiles

2011-05-02 Thread Carmel
Just a quick question. Why are these lines identical "*default release=cvs tag=RELENG_8" in both the standard-supfile and the stable-supfile on a FreeBSD-8.2 amd64 system? Shouldn't they be different, and if so, exactly what? -- Carmel ✌ carmel...@hotmail.com _

Re: Ports and Packages

2011-05-02 Thread Barry Byrne
On 2 May 2011, at 18:46, Mohammed Gamal wrote: > 1-where to get php-5.3.6.tbz and mysql cuz my ports collections doesn't exist. > /usr/ports Install the ports tree. # portsnap fetch install > i have done installing apache2.2.17 from source but it doesn't start on boot > , i also added

Re: Ports and Packages

2011-05-02 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Mohammed Gamal writes: > Hi ,uname -a output: FreeBSD hti-community.co.cc 8.2-RELEASE FreeBSD > 8.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Feb 18 02:24:46 UTC 2011 > r...@almeida.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 > > 1-where to get php-5.3.6.tbz and mysql cuz my ports coll

Re: Ports and Packages

2011-05-02 Thread Barry Byrne
On 2 May 2011, at 19:06, Barry Byrne wrote: > > On 2 May 2011, at 18:46, Mohammed Gamal wrote: > >> 1-where to get php-5.3.6.tbz and mysql cuz my ports collections doesn't >> exist. >> /usr/ports > > Install the ports tree. > > # portsnap fetch install Sorry - that should have been:

Ports and Packages

2011-05-02 Thread Mohammed Gamal
Hi ,uname -a output: FreeBSD hti-community.co.cc 8.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Feb 18 02:24:46 UTC 2011 r...@almeida.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 1-where to get php-5.3.6.tbz and mysql cuz my ports collections doesn't exist. /usr/ports

Re: Nvidia problem Digest, Vol 360, Issue 10

2011-05-02 Thread Frank Shute
On Sun, May 01, 2011 at 10:01:46AM -0700, Arthur Barlow wrote: > > >> Does anyone know if this will ever be supported for FreeBSD 8.x?  I > >> tried both the version in ports as well as the one directly from > >> NVIDIA.  No joy.  Does anyone know of other possibilities? > > > > You might try putti

Re: Suddenly lots processes exits signal 11 (core dumped)

2011-05-02 Thread Mikael Bak
Devin Teske wrote: >> -Original Message- >> From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd- >> questi...@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Robison, Dave >> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 10:46 AM >> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >> Subject: Re: Suddenly lots processes exits sign