--- Marc Balmer <marcmsys.ch> wrote:
> Bryan Irvine wrote:
>
> > Anyone on misc using openbsd as their desktop
> machine?
>
> Yes. At least I do.
>
> > I've only ever used it in server environments and
> firewalling.
>
> I have a firewall on my desktop as well... It runs
> on obsd, so thats
> OpenBSD on the desktop, right?
>
> > I'm curious, how does one get kde or gnome (or
> windowmaker or anything)
>
> By compiling from source, off course.
>
> > setup and running correctly? I've tried jsut
> running the ports, and it
> > seems to install. What do I need to do so that
> they start automagically
> > when I type "startx"?
>
> Thats not directly related to obsd. Read the find
> X11 documentation.
> And you may consider the use of xdm as well (you do
> not need to login
> and type startx every morning, which saves you at
> least 2555 keystrokes
> a year).
>
> > I'm currently running blinux (bloated linux) and
> it would be nice to
> > have a clean system for once in my life.
>
> Then read the docs, FAQs an go ahead. Good luck and
> much fun!
>
> - Marc
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