Thankyou it will help me out alot.

Sigmund Skjelnes wrote:
> 
> I'd have an idea it's an window manager you are looking for, I'd assume 
> that is correct for my reply. It's the part of X that gives you the 
> windows, starting the programs at startup etc. Please note that the 
> window manager belongs to the server.
> 
> You got an terminal, I'd assume you got an green screen with a clock and 
> three terminals, and a mouse marker you could move around. If so, you 
> are got an correct setup of X, and you may go ahead and install another 
> window manager. Maybe the desktop has got a little too big, in that 
> case, try to move the mouse out of the screen, maybe the desktop will 
> scroll.
> 
> First, the window manager has to be installed by the usual pkgsrc way, 
> select one and install it. Thereafter X have to be altered to use the 
> new WM. You may copy /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc to your home dir and rename 
> it .xinitrc . X will look in your home dir first, and if .xinitrc is 
> found, that one will be used. Now, look into .xinitrc, and at the bottom 
> you will find a line conaining "twm &", which is the twm WM. I'd got 
> Gnome, and the twm line and the xterm and xclock are remmed out ( # 
> first letter of comment line ) and "gnome-session" are added as the last 
> line.
> 
> Hope it helps.
> Cincerely, Sigmund
> 
> mactabilis wrote:
>> I just dont seem to have any idear how to install a desktop enviroment i
>> hae
>> followed a few tutorials but the directorys where not there,I have
>> basicly
>> installed netbsd and rebooted now im just puzzeld about getting a
>> desktop,Startx gives me a terminal and thats about it .
> 
> 
> 

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