Subject: Re: gnome on NetBSD/MobilePro 790
To: Thomas Isenbarger <isen@charter.net>
From: Andy Ruhl <acruhl@gmail.com>
List: port-hpcmips
Date: 12/13/2006 07:15:38
On 12/12/06, Thomas Isenbarger <isen@charter.net> wrote:
> I have been spending some time the last few days installing and
> playing with NetBSD on my MobilePro 790.  I have the full
> installation on the machine.  I have X up and running and I have been
> trying a few different window managers.  But, I haven't figured out
> how to get some sort of desktop environment installed.  I am not
> stuck on gnome, so if there is a better or easier environment to
> install, that is fine.  I am an intermediate Unix user, but if this
> is possible, can someone direct me to a tutorial or give me fairly
> detailed instructions for how to get gnome up and running?

I've used fluxbox and Windowmaker. Windowmaker is slow, but it works.
Fluxbox is pretty nice. Someone mentioned Matchbox, maybe I'll try
that too.

Gnome is too much, as is most things. I've tried a bunch of stuff on
my 880 because I use my Cobalt Qube to do compiles.

Andy