Problems installing ANY desktop

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Linux-Bsd-Windows

I have tried installing Gnome2 and Xfce4. Xfce4 just keeps hanging. Gnome2 fills my 20GB partition, then stops installing because of lack of space. What is going on? Why does it take 3 days to install, then fill a 20 GB partition?
 
I followed the instructions:

Code: 
To install the GNOME package from the network, simply type:

# pkg_add -r gnome2

To build GNOME from source, use the ports tree:

# cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome2
# make install clean
 
A pkg_add of either Gnome or Xfce should complete in a matter of minutes (depending on download speed). What went wrong there? Error messages? Building them from ports will take a lot longer, but it will never fill a 20 GB partition.
 
The only errors I get is three days after I start, when my partition runs out of space. I have no idea what's going on. Four hours, and 3GB so far.
 
That's with ports (compiling) or with packages (binary installation)?
 
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