What basic desktop environments does NetBSD come with ? Does it have ICEWM also ? Thanks.

Yesterday, I tried to install FreeBSD again. It has no ICEWM. Looks like that is a whole separate install/download. I wasn't prepared for this.

Vijay

if you still have freebsd , all you have too do to get icewm is
cd /usr/ports/x11-wm/icewm && make install clean and it is fetched compiled and installed , Icewm is fairly popular so net probably has it , why don't you take a look through the netbsd ftp site?

Oh ! I didn't know this yesterday. So FreeBSD already has ICEWM then ? Once installed how can I get FreeBSD to start ICEWM when I pres startx ? There are no instructions for this on the FreeBSD handbook. Please assist. Thanks.

Vijay

After it is done installing scroll back up and look at where the documentation has been put. Also check out the icewm site it should have documentation. Every window manager i know of has a different line you need to put in ~/.xinitrc to start it with "startx" ie. exec kde , gnome-session ,exec fluxbox... I don't use icewm but a guess would be exec icewm ? If you need to find out if freebsd has a program you want in the future you can either check www.freebsd.org/ports or
cd /usr/ports && make search key=whatyouarelookingfor

This is a great suggestion:
cd /usr/ports/x11-wm/icewm && make install clean

So I do all of the above in just one line then ? Also, since I am a newbie and will have just a basic install, how can I setup the PPP connection in FreeBSD from the command prompt ? Wouldn't this be needed to get ICEWM ?

Also, inorder to start ICEWM with startx, I need to make the following .ixintrc file (provided at end). In which directory should this be placed ? Will all these lines be OK or should I omit any of them ? Thanks.

Vijay

Source: http://www.icewm.org/FAQ/IceWM-FAQ-3.html#ss3.3

The following is a (reasonable) .xinitrc file used as an example by Marko:
#-----------------------------------------------------------
# .xinitrc
#-----------------------------------------------------------

# run profile to set $PATH and other env vars correctly
. $HOME/.bash_profile

# setup background
xsetroot -solid '#056'

# setup mouse acceleration
xset m 7 2

# run initial programs
xterm &

# start icewm, and run xterm if it crashes (just to be safe)
exec icewm || exec xterm -fg red

#-----------------------------------------------------------

"So I do all of the above in just one line then ?" yes sir
PPP i have not a clue , only used it with cable. I am sure the handb ook will have a section on it.
.xinitrc goes in your home directory
"Will all these lines be OK or should I omit any of them" probably try it and find out (never used icemw)