The big GNOME 3 install/upgrade topic

I tried to start it using the second method in the handbook but there is a problem.

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I just noticed I made a mistake '"echo' should have been '"exec".

I tried again but I still get the same message.
 
AFAIK, its not recommnended to run X as root.

Login as normal user and do

You have echo twice in your comnmand.

echo exec /usr/local/bin/gnome-session > .xinitrc
 
The handbook says to use root for installation and configuring.

Yes, I fixed the typo. Still the same message.
 
The handbook says this is the command:

% echo "exec /usr/local/bin/gnome-session" > ~/.xinitrc


docs.freebsd.org

Chapter 5. The X Window System

This chapter describes how to install and configure Xorg on FreeBSD, which provides the open source X Window System used to provide a graphical environment
docs.freebsd.org docs.freebsd.org
 
Ok, so I tried your command. The command work, there is a problem with the handbook.

So I did it and then ran the command:

startx


Then FreeBSD said the command can't be found.

... lol...
 
Kolusion said:
Then FreeBSD said the command can't be found
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File /usr/local/bin/startx is installed by port xinit. Check if that port is installed with pkg version -v. Also check whether startx is in the environment path of your user.
 
I can say that port is not installed. The only thing I installed was the port 'gnome3'. When I installed it, it said dependency packages would be installed, so you think package 'xinit' would be installed if GNOME depends on it.

Perhaps this is a bug?

I will install the X Window system now and report back...
 
I installed the X Windows system using the package 'xorg'. GNOME 3 now starts but freezes loading the login screen. FreeBSD is still running though, I checked by switched virtual terminals.

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Commands I ran after installing package 'xorg':

Code: 
pw groupmod video -m root || pw groupmod wheel -m root
pw groupmod video -m kolusion || pw groupmod wheel -m kolusion
reboot
 
LOL OMG I am such a noob. Everything is okay! I am running FreeBSD in Virtualbox and I just had to click inside the window to capture the mouse! lol

Thanks Alexander88207 & Tieks for your time!
 
Running 14.2p2 ... after about 1 month not using it, upgraded... now Gnome "something gone wrong".
Manually it says: Unable to find required component 'org.gnome.Shell'
dbus is activated
after that it says: XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP not set, setting it to gnome, it ask an other one.
Before that it say to verify that GetSessionForUnixProcess failed, check ConsoleKit is properly installed, it is.
 
fmc000 said:
Thare are lots of threads about what's in progress with regards to package management / upgrading. Please check.
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I now see: https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/...t-quarterly-pkg-repo-update.97444/post-696711

And doing:
root@ninapaka:/home/paul # pkg info| grep shell
hicolor-icon-theme-0.18 High-color icon theme shell from the FreeDesktop project
plasma6-layer-shell-qt-6.3.3 Qt component to allow applications to make use of the Wayland wl-layer-shell protocol
root@ninapaka:/home/paul #
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I now realize gnome-shell is not installed, because it does not exist for now (until it will be fixed).

Anyway, I am running lxqt for now.
See https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/desktop/#lxqt-install if you want to install it.
 
DutchDaemon said:
GNOME 3 (and yes, it's "GNOME", not "Gnome" or "gnome") hits the ports tree. I'm sure it will be an epic event. Let's keep all upgrade and installation issues in this single thread.
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Phew, that was good fun. Can we have GNOME 2 back now please? ;)

(Just think how great it would be now with over 10 years of polish!)
 
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