Can not start xfce

[cyborg]

Hello everyone! )


I am install xfce4, but it looks not like a xfce4.
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8071/8323892728_239560d196_b.jpg
It is launched only with startxfce (not "startxfce4" or "startx")
Maybe it's old version?
Whats wrong?
i want see something like this.

When i typed startxfce4
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8082/8322833461_64dde520b9_b.jpg
When i typed startx, i have message "not found".


commands:
as root

make BATCH=yes -C/usr/ports/x11-wm/xfce4 install clean
make BATCH=yes -C/usr/ports/x11/xorg install clean
rehash

as user

echo "/usr/local/bin/startxfce4" > ~/.xinitrc
echo "#!/bin/sh" > ~/.xsession
echo "/usr/local/bin/startxfce4" >> ~/.xsession
chmod +x ~/.xsession

as root

Xorg -configure
cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/xorg.conf
echo "hald_enable=YES" >> /etc/rc.conf
echo "dbus_enable=YES" >> /etc/rc.conf

 

[wblock@]

First, use tags to make sections of your post that should be literal.

We have no idea what version of the ports you installed. What does
% pkg-info -Ix xfce4
show?

That use of BATCH is misguided. It is best not to do that, because it hides all the options settings. To get the options settings out of the way at the beginning, use ports-mgmt/portmaster.

 

[cpm@]

As wblock@ said, you should use ports-mgmt/portmaster to install ports availables in /usr/ports directory.

Read portmaster(8) to know how works this manage ports tool.

 

[cyborg]

First, use tags to make sections of your post that should be literal.

Thanks.

I am install on netbook without BATCH. I spend about 18 hours. I did not expect this will so long... .
Then i installed in virtual machine on PC with BATCH. I spend about 40 minutes. I decide work at first with virtual machine. (easy to re-install)

Read portmaster(8) to know how works this upgrade tool.

Thanks, i will do.

 

[wblock@]

There is the problem: you are using an ancient copy of the ports tree. Before installing any ports, update the ports tree as shown in the Handbook.

 

[cyborg]

I use 9.0-RELEASE, why ports are ancient?
What do I do now?

Update ports, then install again?
Need to remove old xfce or not?

 

[wblock@]

9.0-RELEASE was a year ago. The ports on that CD/DVD are also at least a year old, actually a bit more. At this point, it's preferable to remove all of them and install again.

You may prefer packages, which are much quicker to install. See pkg_add(1) about the PACKAGESITE variable to make sure you get recent packages rather than the old ones for 9.0-RELEASE.

 

[cyborg]

On netbook i am use
# pkg_add -r xfce4"
Checked it, a new xfce is working!!!

Problem was solved!!! I am used old ports.
Thank you wblock@, cpu82