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Thx a lot!
Authored by: palx on Oct 25, '01 09:14:43AM

Hi! I just will to thx the guy who posted this nice guide. I've my GIMP and Xfree86 version running rootles and stable now!

To all the ppl considering buying the distributed CD with pre-compilde versions: give this method a try and you may end up with a little fun and a nice selection of new programs to install and use!:)

Again, thanks to macosxhints and all the ppl who's making it such a great site!

A cheerful and GIMPING palx!



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Next we need Gnome and KDE
Authored by: TikTokk on Oct 25, '01 12:38:58PM

Now someone show us how to install Gnome & KDE on OSX. No real reason, just for the wow factor.



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Next we need Gnome and KDE
Authored by: laubentn on Oct 25, '01 01:26:59PM

Yup . . . the GUi for Windowmaker is sort of spartan to say the least.

I did try doing a REMOVe of windowmaker and an INSTALL of gnome-core;
then changing the .xinitrc file to comment out the exec wmaker and added
in exec gnome-core. DarwinX quits if I do this . . . so hopefully somebody
with more unix smarts than me will explain how to get KDE working.



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Re: Next we need Gnome and KDE
Authored by: percy on Oct 26, '01 08:15:53AM

I've got Gnome running stable and fine (if I wanted to use it. I tend to run Wmaker instead). Just install Gnome through fink and replace exec wmaker (or whatever) in your .xinitrc or .xsession (or whatever) file to exec gnome-session. It worked for me.



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Next we need Gnome and KDE
Authored by: jonkneb on Oct 25, '01 08:05:19PM

What I'd really like to see is OpenOffice (StarOffice) running on Xfree86!



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I forgot this...
Authored by: palx on Oct 25, '01 02:10:25PM

The installation of XFree86 made by fink doesn't work with OS X 10.1. You have to do the following:

1 - Install the XFree86 packages with fink
2 -Go to: www.osxgnu.org. Search for and download the patch for XFree86 (3.5 megs).
3 - Apply the patch. (It's simple cause it's a pre-compiled package). This will make XFree86 work in X 10.1

Now you have a running version of Xfree. Follow the rest of the instructions in the PDF file and you are done. Enjoy!

palx



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Installing with Fink
Authored by: damold on Oct 25, '01 04:58:28PM

Also note that in the PDF it says you can install xfree86 with fink by doing
sudo apt-get xfree86-base
sudo apt-get xfree86-server

this should read
sudo apt-get install xfree86-base
sudo apt-get install xfree86-server



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Version
Authored by: robg on Oct 25, '01 05:51:48PM

Thanks to that bug catch and a few others sent via email, I'll be posting an updated version later tonight.

Thanks for the feedback!

-rob.



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