How do you start up gnome-lite ?

[Gert Cuykens]

ok i figure it out :P works now


On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 03:53:48 +0200, Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens at gmail.com> wrote:
> the commando hostname returns NULL ?
> 
> # hostname
> 
> #
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 03:49:45 +0200, Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens at gmail.com> wrote:
> > /etc/hosts
> > ::1                     localhost 7rx.dyndns.org
> > 127.0.0.1               localhost 7rx.dyndns.org
> >
> > # ping `hostname`
> > usage: ping [-AaDdfnoQqRrv] [-c count] [-i wait] [-l preload] [-M mask | time]
> >             [-m ttl] [-P policy] [-p pattern] [-S src_addr] [-s packetsize]
> >             [-t timeout] [-z tos] host
> >        ping [-AaDdfLnoQqRrv] [-c count] [-I iface] [-i wait] [-l preload]
> >             [-M mask | time] [-m ttl] [-P policy] [-p pattern] [-S src_addr]
> >             [-s packetsize] [-T ttl] [-t timeout] [-z tos] mcast-group
> >
> > # ping hostname
> > ping: cannot resolve hostname: Unknown host
> >
> > Someting i need to restart maybe before //etc/host takes effect?
> >
> > On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 21:39:18 -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke
> >
> >
> > <marcus at marcuscom.com> wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 21:34, Gert Cuykens wrote:
> > > > why does ping hostname dont work ?
> > > >
> > > > /etc/hosts
> > > >
> > > > ::1                     localhost localhost.7rx.dyndns.org
> > > > 127.0.0.1          localhost localhost.7rx.dyndns.org
> > > >
> > > > ping 7rx.dyndns.org works
> > >
> > > Your hostname is not localhost.7rx.dyndns.org, but 7rx.dyndns.org.  If
> > > the command:
> > >
> > > ping `hostname`
> > >
> > > Works (the back-ticks are important), then GNOME should work without the
> > > /etc/hosts entry.  However, if that command doesn't work, you need to
> > > either modify your hostname (so that the output of the hostname command
> > > returns what you expect), or add a _correct_ entry to /etc/hosts.  for
> > > example:
> > >
> > > 127.0.0.1       localhost 7rx.dyndns.org
> > >
> > > Joe
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 21:12:14 -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke
> > > > <marcus at marcuscom.com> wrote:
> > > > > On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 21:08, Gert Cuykens wrote:
> > > > > > i put
> > > > > >
> > > > > > exec gnome-session
> > > > > >
> > > > > > in a file i created my self calt
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ~/.xsession
> > > > >
> > > > > This should be ~/.xinitrc if using startx.  ~/.xsession is from xdm.
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > but when i do startx gnome does not start
> > > > > > when i do gnome-session in a xterm gnome does start but gives this warning
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Could not look up internet address for .
> > > > > > This will prevent GNOME from operating correctly.
> > > > > > It may be possible to correct the problem by adding
> > > > > >  to the file /etc/hosts.
> > > > >
> > > > > See http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#q20.  That FAQ is your
> > > > > friend.
> > > > >
> > > > > Joe
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > What do i have to change in /etc/hosts ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 13:49:45 -0400, Joe Marcus Clarke
> > > > > > <marcus at marcuscom.com> wrote:
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> > > > > > > Gert Cuykens wrote:
> > > > > > > | I succesfuly installed gnome-lite from ports.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > |
> > > > > > > | How do you start it ?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > See http://www.freebsd.org/gnome/docs/faq2.html#q1 as well as the handbook.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Joe
> > > > > > >
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