x11

[Kevin Kinsey]

Roman.Jahn at wm-group.de wrote:

>Hello,
>
>i will learning the handling with freebsd. i downloaded the minimum cd from
>freebsd. i have installed the standart installation and have no internet
>binding. i would like install XFce, but how?
>
>1. i need a x-window (x11)
>-> i would like install xorg
>
>2. i need a xdm ?
>
>3. i need a graphically user interface.
>-> i would like install xFce
>
>where can i find these packages? i looked at www.freebsd.org/ports/ and
>search for xorg, but i find lot of packages... fonts? server? clients?...
>for examples:
>
>clients:
>
>xorg-clients-6.8.1_1
>    X client programs and related files from X.Org
>    Maintained by: x11 at FreeBSD.org
>    Requires: expat-1.95.8, fontconfig-2.2.3,1, freetype2-2.1.7_4,
>imake-6.8.1, libXft-2.1.6, perl-5.8.6_2, pkgconfig-0.15.0_1, png-1.2.8_1,
>xorg-libraries-6.8.1_1, xterm-200
>    Description : Sources : Changes : Download
>
>which i need? my problem is, that i haven't internet. i can only go to a
>friend and can burn there the packages on cd.
>
>i need only a little instruction and as i install those packages of CD on
>harddisk.
>
>Greetings,
>
>Roman
>  
>

The handbook is your friend --- chapter 5, in particular, which covers
the understanding and installation of X11.  The installation section,
5.3, covers installation by both methods (e.g. building port by "make
install clean" and adding pre-compiled package with pkg_add).

HTH,

Kevin Kinsey