FreeBSD 9.0 / Gnome / VM Workstation

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Volker

Hi all.

I am new with FreeBSD but not with Linux. So I start the FreeBSD installation from the DVD ISO as a virtual machine with VMWare Workstation (i386). Next I mount the ISO as CD and add the package gnome2. I followed the content here but gdm won't start.

It misses /usr/local/bin/X and yes it is not there. In which package I found this command to start gdm? Do I have additional work to do, because I use a VM environment? (The VM tools are not installed yet!)

Thanks in advance
Volker
 
The gnome2 meta-package doesn't use xorg as a dependency, so you should install xorg separately with pkg_add xorg.
 
Junkie said:
The gnome2 meta-package doesn't use xorg as a dependency, so you should install xorg separately with pkg_add xorg.
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Thanks - I try it...

and a not to the documentation site. Pref for Gnome: Xorg!
 
Volker said:
Thanks - I try it...

and a not to the documentation site. Pref for Gnome: Xorg!
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Technically, xorg is not required. Gnome could be installed on a server and displayed on a remote X display. But yes, more than a few people have found it confusing.
 
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