diff --git a/en/gnome/docs/faq.sgml b/en/gnome/docs/faq.sgml index 5b3dd9b124..3dcbf29ab0 100644 --- a/en/gnome/docs/faq.sgml +++ b/en/gnome/docs/faq.sgml @@ -43,19 +43,21 @@
This will download the latest GNOME packages from the FreeBSD FTP site, and proceed to intall them on your system. Note: As of - 4.4-STABLE, installing GNOME from packages is broken. You should - instead use the ports method below.
+ 4.4-RELEASE, installing GNOME from packages contained on a release + CDROM is broken. You should instead use the ports method below.To build and install GNOME from ports, you should first cvsup the latest ports tree. Then:
# cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome -# make all install clean +# make clean +# make install clean-
Building from ports is the preferred method for installing GNOME - on FreeBSD.
+Currently, building from ports is the preferred method for installing + GNOME on FreeBSD, however FreeBSD GNOME team is working on improving + situation with pre-buit packages.
After GNOME is installed, you should edit /etc/make.conf, and add the following lines. If /etc/make.conf does not @@ -91,9 +93,9 @@ WITH_GNOME=yes
pkg-config -Glib +glib gettext -Gtk+ +gtk+ ORBit Imlib esound @@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ gnomecoreTo install gnome-fifth-toe from packages. Note: Installing gnome-fifth-toe from packages is currently broken on - 4.4-STABLE.
+ 4.4-RELEASE. # pkg_add -r gnome-fifth-toe @@ -140,11 +142,12 @@ gnomecore# cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome-fifth-toe -# make all install clean +# make clean +# make install cleanA full list of GNOME applications that have been ported to FreeBSD can - be found here.
+ be found here.@@ -164,9 +167,9 @@ gnomecore I find that /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade works really well. For example:
- # portupgrade -r bonobo + # portupgrade -r ORBit -This will upgrade bonobo and every other port that depends on it +
This will upgrade ORBit and every other port that depends on it (that needs updating).
However, sometimes so much changes that it becomes @@ -176,7 +179,8 @@ gnomecore
# pkg_delete -r ORBit # cd /usr/ports/x11/gnome -# make all install clean +# make clean +# make install clean