install of xfce 4.20 does not contain command to start xfce on 15.0

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Doug41

I have installed:
x11/slim
x11-themes/slim-themes
x11/xfce4-goodies
x11-wm/xfce4-wm
x11/xor

/etc/rc.conf:
clear_tmp_enable="YES"
syslogd_flags="-ss"
hostname="loki.boltsys.com"
#defaultrouter="192.168.2.1"
ifconfig_em0="DHCP"
#ifconfig_em0_ipv6="inet6 accept_rtadv"
sshd_enable="YES"
ntpd_enable="YES"
ntpd_sync_on_start="YES"
moused_enable="YES"

dbus_enable="YES"
hald_enable="YES"
slim_enable="YES"
sound_load="YES"

# Set dumpdev to "AUTO" to enable crash dumps, "NO" to disable
dumpdev="AUTO"

I can not find a program to start xfce.
 
fraxamo said:
Does /usr/local/bin/startxfce4 exist?
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I made all the selected changes. startxfce4 was added and xfce started okay. My only suggestion is that the changes to directed me to make might be added to the handbook and somewhere in this list. Even if I was the only one who followed thoese instructions if might help any who follow that could not find all the stuff you told me. Anyway, thanks and now I can work rather than just trying to configure my system.
 
Doug41 said:
My only suggestion is that the changes to directed me to make might be added to the handbook
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I don't know where you got your instructions from, but it's clear they didn't come from the handbook. You probably followed some old instructions from a youtube video.
 
Doug41 said:
My only suggestion is that the changes to directed me to make might be added to the handbook and somewhere in this list.
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No need for that. It's already in there.
HB 8.2.3.1 Install XFCE - a single line chapter:
# pkg install xfce

xfce-4.20 - Meta-port for the Xfce Desktop Environment Meta port means, it automatic installs and configures the main package, and all what's needed for it.

If you just simply did what was already in the HB in the first place, instead of presumably asked CrapGPT, fumbling with obsolete and not needed settings in /etc/rc.conf and installing some few add-ons only but not XFCE itself... you had saved yourself a lot of time, trouble and nerves. 🤓

Anyway: XFCE - good choice! 👍
 
Using startx is always my way to go. 😁

I think Wayland should have something alike, do basic (common to every compositors and apps for matching running hardware and input methods, and so on) setting with which compositor to be used, then start configured compositor with compositor-agnostic way.

Needs for configuring everything from scratch on trying new compositor makes me lazy to try anything new.
 
I chose XFCE for my daily driver on MX Linux. I really do like it.

Very much impressed with how it reminds me of the Good Old Days of Win7.

I stick to FBSD for server stuff with terminal control.
 
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