install gnome2

[HansSchier]

Hi,

I apologize in advance for the poor English, I also apologize for the stupid questions that I will do, but I am a BSD-n00b :e

I have installed the last version of FreeBSD and I'm trying to install gnome2... Could you teach me how can I do this?

(please tell me when I make grammatical errors )

tnx

 

[wblock@]

The first place to look is the Handbook. GNOME installation and setup is described in the X11/Desktop Environments section.

Alternate-language versions of the Handbook available at ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/doc/.

 

[HansSchier]

Ok, I have tried this, but that is the error returned:

fetch: [url]ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/xscreensaver-5.10.tar.z:[/url] No address record
Couldn't fetch it - please try yo retrive this
port manually into /usr/ports/distfiles/ and try again

What can I do?

 

[wblock@]

At a guess, you need to set up your network, probably with DHCP. But without seeing /etc/rc.conf and the output of
% ifconfig
it's just a guess.

 

[DutchDaemon]

You should probably read the earlier chapters of the handbook as well. Setting up the system and network should be handled before even thinking about installing something enormous like Gnome.

 

[BSD-er]

You also might want to try and install programs such as portsnap, to fetch and update the ports directory. Also portmanager/portmaster might be useful as they will scan the system and ensure all dependencies are taken care of.

The following website may also be helpful: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/ports-using.html