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It’s about as reliable an operating system as you will ever find. See the link below for the full set of instructions. GNOME is known for its high quality user experience and easy to use interface. He wrote more than 7k+ posts and helped numerous readers to master IT topics. User Jack Wallen shows us how to get GNOME desktop environment set up on your FreeBSD operating system. Vivek Gite is the founder of nixCraft, the oldest running blog about Linux and open source.

You can also try out PC-BSD which is also good desktop system based on rock-solid FreeBSD.

You can login using GDM or simply type the command:įreeBSD Handbook: Chapter 5 The X Window System If you have other system such as KDE and just want gnome as default add the following line to ~/.xsession or ~/.xinitrc file so that GNOME 2.16 can be started as soon as you type startx command:Įcho 'exec gnome-session' > ~/.xsession How do I use Gnome? All you need to do is add following line to /etc/rc.conf file: You need to start all of the GNOME-related services when system comes (at boot time). Now proceed to post installation instructions. To compile and build Gnome type the following command: Option # 3: Install Gnome using FreeBSD ports system

Select all packages and hit install button Select Configure > Packages > CD/DVD > Gnome Option # 2: Install Gnome binary package from CD/DVD To install GNOME 2.16 from binary package over Internet or local FTP server type the command: Option # 1: Fetch and install Gnome binary package from Internet You have following choices (use only one of the method). if you glitch there, do this: echo 'exec gnome-session' > /.xinitrc. if you want a fast easy install, use 5.4 and just follow the install prompts. These days it is quite easy to install Gnome Desktop system under FreeBSD. edit: i was assuming he was a compile-it-yourself junkie. So how do you install Gnome Desktop system under FreeBSD?

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