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So, I have installed FreeBSD 8.0 in a laptop, and I want startx to start kds, is it enough to put
kde_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf ...?
As I ask this I do not yet have an inernet connection... is KDE shipped with FreeBSD 8.0... or do I have to do pkg_add ( it is like this, no...!? ) Kde... ?
I realize that cd into /usr/ports/.../kde and running #configure make install is an "adventure" that can take many hours...
So, I have installed FreeBSD 8.0 in a laptop, and I want startx to start kds, is it enough to put
kde_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf ...?
As I ask this I do not yet have an inernet connection... is KDE shipped with FreeBSD 8.0... or do I have to do pkg_add ( it is like this, no...!? ) Kde... ?
I realize that cd into /usr/ports/.../kde and running #configure make install is an "adventure" that can take many hours...
Brgds
Alex
If you want KDE on FreeBSD, the easiest way is with PC-BSD. The 8.0 version is currently in Beta, should be done in a month or two.
Alternatively, you could just go into sysinstall, pick the KDE window manager, and it will install it.
Set KDM up (if you like) and you're done.
The harder way is to go into ports and build KDE from scratch, but that will take a VERY long time (2-3 days usually).
I always thought applications install relied on PBIs...
BRGDS
Alex
PC-BSD is nothing but FreeBSD with a scripted graphical installer, the PBI system, and a LiveCD. The standard ports are all there, in fact I was just doing some builds from ports last night on the beta (which runs FreeBSD 8).
PBIs are just there to make installing apps quicker and easier. It doesn't involve removing any of the other methods.
Last edited by MBybee; 01-08-2010 at 04:05 PM.
Reason: typos
The final release was based on FreeBSD 7.2 and KDE 3.5
Unfortunate, as it was a really nice version.
PC-BSD is still very much alive, and the testing email list for version 8 is quite lively and continues to fill my inbox and give me something to do with my evenings
I won't go for "better", since both have issues. PC-BSD 7 was a real mess in a lot of ways. PC-BSD 8 Beta fixes about 90% of the problems I had, though it's not anywhere near perfect yet.
As far as "reliable/faster/newer", well PC-BSD 8 is based on the latest FreeBSD and KDE (which means improved support for a lot of devices), it has built-in ZFS support, and is still in active support and development. I never tested them against each other in speed, but I imagine that they would be nearly identical. Newer is easy. PC-BSD 8 is newer.
If you already installed FreeBSD 8.0 and don't want to spend days compiling KDE from ports (which is tedious), you may want to install the binari package, like this:
Code:
#pkg_add -r kde
or, if you don't like the whole bloated package, just fetch the "lighter" one:
Code:
#pkg_add -r kde-lite
Both commands will download and install the packages for you from the official FreeBSD repository, any dependencies will be taken care of.
Good luck.
Be aware that currently the latest version of x11/kde-lite is not available just now -- it was a kde3 port(kde-lite-3.5.10_2)
but x11/kde4 is the latest kde.org pack (kde4-4.3.4)
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