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  1. How do I get GNOME 2.2 for FreeBSD? @@ -37,21 +34,12 @@ applications under GNOME 2.2?

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    How do I get GNOME 2.2 for FreeBSD?

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    GNOME 2.2 is failing to build from ports. What do I do?

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    I installed GNOME 2.2, but I am missing application foo. + What gives?

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    What is the best way to upgrade from GNOME 1.4 to GNOME 2?

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    How do I keep my GNOME 2.2 components and applications + up-to-date?

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    Can I install GNOME 1.4 applications under GNOME 2.2?

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    Where can I get more themes for GNOME 2.2?

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    What window managers work well with GNOME 2.2?

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    Does GNOME 2.2 support anti-aliased fonts?

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    How can I control what fonts are anti-aliased?

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    How do I edit my GNOME 2 menus?

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    How do I use GTK+ 2 resource settings for GTK+ 2 applications + when not in a GNOME environment?

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    How do I configure settings for GNOME 1.4 applications under + GNOME 2.2?

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    - 1. - - How do I get GNOME 2.2 for FreeBSD? -

    There are two ways to install GNOME 2.2 on FreeBSD. One way is to use packages, and the other way is to use @@ -108,22 +96,12 @@ WITH_LAME= yes

    These options may cause build errors on certain platforms, and thus they are not enabled by default.

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    - 2. - GNOME 2.2 is failing to build from ports. What do I do? -

    The majority of GNOME 2.2 compilation problems can be solved by making sure all the necessary GNOME 2.2 components are up-to-date. You may see compiler errors relating to pthreads @@ -154,23 +132,13 @@ options _KPOSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING If you do not need these ports installed, it is recommended that you remove them.

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    - 3. - I installed GNOME 2.2, 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 2.2, @@ -196,23 +164,12 @@ options _KPOSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING # make install clean -


    - 4. - What is the best way to upgrade from GNOME 1.4 to GNOME 2? - -

    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 @@ -244,23 +201,13 @@ ggv

    After those packages are removed, you can build GNOME 2.2 per the instructions listed above.

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    - 5. - How do I keep my GNOME 2.2 components and applications - up-to-date? -

    I find that /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade works really well. For example:

    @@ -287,23 +234,12 @@ ggv reinstalling the desktop. Fortunately, this extreme measure is only rarely needed.

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    - 6. - Can I install GNOME 1.4 applications under GNOME 2.2? -

    Sure! Note, however, certain ports assume you are running either the GNOME 1 or GNOME 2 desktop. That is, they rely on certain desktop features such as the @@ -313,21 +249,12 @@ ggv (depending on your desktop version of choice) in /etc/make.conf. Then just install the GNOME port you wish.

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    - 7. - Where can I get more themes for GNOME 2.2? -

    The website art.gnome.org has been setup as a general GNOME theme repository. They offer some gtk+-2, metacity, sawfish, @@ -346,22 +273,12 @@ ggv

    See the instructions on the website for installing the themes. If you feel inclined to port a few of them, you will not be turned away ;-).

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    - 8. - What window managers work well with GNOME 2.2? -

    The gnome2 meta-port installs the metacity window manager by default. Another popular window manager that works well with GNOME 2.2 is @@ -380,21 +297,12 @@ gnome-session-save --gui window manager will revert back to the one previously configured upon next login. To switch back, simply reverse sawfish and metacity.

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    - 9. - Does GNOME 2.2 support anti-aliased fonts? -

    Yes! Anti-aliasing requires XFree86 4.x with freetype2 support. To add freetype2 support to X, make sure you have the following modules loaded in your @@ -422,21 +330,12 @@ Load "type1"

    If you have any questions, please send them to &email;@FreeBSD.org.

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    - 10. - How can I control what fonts are anti-aliased? -

    GNOME 2.2 makes use of Xft and fontconfig to handle anti-aliasing. Fontconfig is a very powerful XML-based font configuration package. You can create a @@ -462,21 +361,12 @@ Load "type1"

    Refer to fonts-conf(5) for more information.

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    - 11. - How do I edit my GNOME 2 menus? -

    You need to use Nautilus to edit your GNOME 2 menus. If you want to edit any menu other than Favorites, you must be root.

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    To edit the menus, launch Nautilus, and enter the URL applications:///. From there you should be able to edit your entire application menu.

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    - 12. - How do I use GTK+ 2 resource settings for GTK+ 2 applications - when not in a GNOME environment? -

    GNOME 2 applications get their GTK+ 2 resources from themes and the corresponding theme engine. If you would rather run your GTK+ 2 applications in a non-GNOME environment then you will @@ -526,32 +407,19 @@ Load "type1" 

    gtk-font-name = "Verdana 11"
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    - 13. - How do I configure settings for GNOME 1.4 applications under - GNOME 2.2? -

    Install sysutils/gnomecontrolcenter, then invoke gnomecc from the command line to bring up the GNOME 1.4 control center.

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