From a7c3b3d99679def4f04cd0ab5d32b8c70c7d979b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joe Marcus Clarke How do I get GNOME 2.4 for FreeBSD? How do I get GNOME &gnomever; for FreeBSD? There are two ways to install GNOME 2.4 on FreeBSD. One way is to use
+ There are two ways to install GNOME &gnomever; on FreeBSD. One way is to use
packages, and the other way is to use
ports. Before doing either installation, you should
- first familiarize yourself with the GNOME 2.4
-
+ first familiarize yourself with the GNOME &gnomever;
+
release notes. To install GNOME 2.4 from packages, use the command: To install GNOME &gnomever; from packages, use the command: This will download the latest GNOME 2.4 packages from the
+ This will download the latest GNOME &gnomever; packages from the
FreeBSD FTP site, and proceed to install them on your system.
To build and install GNOME 2.4 from ports, you should first
+ To build and install GNOME &gnomever; from ports, you should first
cvsup the latest ports tree. Then: GNOME 2.4 is failing to build from ports. What do I do? GNOME &gnomever; is failing to build from ports. What do I do? The majority of GNOME 2.4 compilation problems can be solved
- by making sure all the necessary GNOME 2.4 components are
+ The majority of GNOME &gnomever; compilation problems can be solved
+ by making sure all the necessary GNOME &gnomever; components are
up-to-date. You may see compiler errors relating to pthreads
(POSIX threads), such as:Contents
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Ports such as devel/pth and devel/ngpt can - also cause pthread-related problems when compiling GNOME 2.4. + also cause pthread-related problems when compiling GNOME &gnomever;. If you do not need these ports installed, it is recommended that you remove them.
@@ -138,14 +138,14 @@ options _KPOSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULINGI installed GNOME 2.4, but I am missing application foo. +
I installed GNOME &gnomever;, but I am missing application foo. What gives?
Only the core components, and a few extras, are included in the gnome2 package. While you can still run - GNOME 1.4 applications under GNOME 2.4, + GNOME 1.4 applications under GNOME &gnomever;, a number of applications have already been ported to - GNOME 2.4.
+ GNOME &gnomever;.The applications that have been ported are included in the gnome2-fifth-toe meta-port. @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ options _KPOSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING
Right now, the GNOME project is still very much in flux. Work still must be done to the GNOME ports infrastructure in order to get things working cleanly. However, if you have - GNOME 1.4, and you want to upgrade to GNOME 2.4, first + GNOME 1.4, and you want to upgrade to GNOME &gnomever;, first familiarize yourself with the official upgrade instructions from the GNOME site. Next, make sure your GNOME 1.4 ports are up-to-date, then remove the following GNOME 1.4 packages from @@ -200,14 +200,14 @@ eog ggv -
After those packages are removed, you can build GNOME 2.4 per +
After those packages are removed, you can build GNOME &gnomever; per the instructions listed above.
What is the best way to upgrade from GNOME 2.2 to GNOME 2.4?
+What is the best way to upgrade from GNOME 2.2 to GNOME &gnomever;?
We recommend to use /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade for such purpose. This will do the job well:
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ ggvHow do I keep my GNOME 2.4 components and applications +
How do I keep my GNOME &gnomever; components and applications up-to-date?
I find that /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade works really @@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ ggv
Can I install GNOME 1.4 applications under GNOME 2.4?
+Can I install GNOME 1.4 applications under GNOME &gnomever;?
GNOME 1.4 ports will run well under the GNOME 2 desktop. Older applications that were incompatible with the GNOME 2 desktop @@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ ggv
Where can I get more themes for GNOME 2.4?
+Where can I get more themes for GNOME &gnomever;?
The website art.gnome.org has been setup as a general GNOME theme @@ -299,11 +299,11 @@ ggv
What window managers work well with GNOME 2.4?
+What window managers work well with GNOME &gnomever;?
The gnome2 meta-port installs the metacity window manager by default. Another popular window - manager that works well with GNOME 2.4 is + manager that works well with GNOME &gnomever; is sawfish. Sawfish is distributed as part of the x11/gnome2-fifth-toe meta-port. @@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ gnome-session-save --gui
Does GNOME 2.4 support anti-aliased fonts?
+Does GNOME &gnomever; support anti-aliased fonts?
Yes! Anti-aliasing requires XFree86 4.x with freetype2 support. To add freetype2 support to X, make @@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ Load "type1"
How can I control what fonts are anti-aliased?
-GNOME 2.4 makes use of Xft and fontconfig to handle +
GNOME &gnomever; makes use of Xft and fontconfig to handle anti-aliasing. Fontconfig is a very powerful XML-based font configuration package. You can create a ~/.fonts.conf file that controls virtually @@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ Load "type1"
How do I configure settings for GNOME 1.4 applications under - GNOME 2.4?
+ GNOME &gnomever;?Install sysutils/gnomecontrolcenter, then invoke gnomecc from the command line to bring up the GNOME diff --git a/en/gnome/docs/knownissues.sgml b/en/gnome/docs/knownissues.sgml index e08d64b394..d40db686a2 100644 --- a/en/gnome/docs/knownissues.sgml +++ b/en/gnome/docs/knownissues.sgml @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ - - + + %gnomeincludes; %includes; ]> @@ -9,18 +9,18 @@ &header; -
Below is a list of known issues with GNOME 2.4 that are +
Below is a list of known issues with GNOME &gnomever; that are specific to FreeBSD. These are not the only known issues, - however. Please familiarize yourself with the GNOME 2.4 - + however. Please familiarize yourself with the GNOME &gnomever; + release notes which contains a - + list of known issues that affect all platforms.
-evolution-1.4.4 has a problem with attachments under - GNOME 2.4. This will be fixed in Evo 1.4.5 due out shortly. + GNOME &gnomever;. This will be fixed in Evo 1.4.5 due out shortly.
We currently support 4.x and 5-CURRENT FreeBSD systems
- for GNOME 2.4. Anything prior to FreeBSD 4.7 is
+ for GNOME