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‎Introduction

Vater at 17:51, 12 August 2012

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‎How do I login to a window manager other than KDE?

Vater at 14:39, 11 August 2012

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Vater at 14:27, 11 August 2012

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Tigersharke at 07:14, 3 August 2012

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Tigersharke at 03:11, 19 July 2012

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 First, you should know that most "Linux" software is really "open source" software. That is, it is freely available for many operating systems, not just Linux. Most software that runs on Linux should also run on PC-BSD.
-Like FreeBSD, PC-BSD uses something called Linux Binary Compatability. In a nutshell, that means you can run many Linux applications as-is. This {{Citelink|url=http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu.html|txt=section}}  of the FreeBSD Handbook explains this compatability in more detail and describes when it does not work.
+Like FreeBSD, PC-BSD uses something called Linux Binary Compatability. In a nutshell, that means you can run many Linux applications as-is. This {{Citelink|fbsdh|url=linuxemu.html|txt=section}}  of the FreeBSD Handbook explains this compatability in more detail and describes when it does not work.
 However, you do not have to setup Linux Binary Compatability on your PC-BSD system as it is already configured for you and should "just work". To install applications, see the PC-BSD FAQ [[#How do I install software on my PC-BSD system? | ''How do I install software on my PC-BSD system?'']].

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 ''Please note that the original FAQ site at <nowiki>http://faqs.pcbsd.org/</nowiki> had been broken and woefully out-of-date for quite some time, and now is out of service. The original intent was that content from that FAQ site would be transferred here and updated in the process. '''There now is a [[Talk:PC-BSD FAQ|guideline]] for this page to assist those with desire to shape it - volunteers welcomed!'''''
-== Introduction ==
+=== Introduction ===
 The FAQ is divided into categories. Each category contains related questions which you can click on to find their answers. You can use your browser's search utility to search for key words to help find the answer you are looking for. Or, you can read through parts of the FAQ that sound interesting and learn something new along the way.

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 ==== How do I install software on my PC-BSD system? ====
-The easiest way is to install PBI software using Software Manager. This is the recommended method as it does everything for you and provides an easy way to find, install, upgrade, and uninstall applications that have been tested to run on your PC-BSD system. It also ensures that you do not inadvertantly overwrite or delete files or libraries needed by the operating system or other applications. Instructions on how to use Software Manager are in this [http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/PC-BSD_Users_Handbook#Installing_software_via_PBI section] of the  PC-BSD Users Handbook.
+The easiest way is to install PBI software using Software Manager. This is the recommended method as it does everything for you and provides an easy way to find, install, upgrade, and uninstall applications that have been tested to run on your PC-BSD system. It also ensures that you do not inadvertantly overwrite or delete files or libraries needed by the operating system or other applications. Instructions on how to use Software Manager are in this [[PC-BSD Users Handbook#Installing software via PBI | section]] of the  PC-BSD Users Handbook.
-Advanced users familiar with the FreeBSD ports and packages collection can use Ports Jail to safely manage their FreeBSD applications. Instructions on how to use Ports Jail can be found in this [http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/PC-BSD_Users_Handbook#Using_Ports_Jail section] of the PC-BSD Users Handbook. '''NOTE:''' using ports or packages outside of Ports Jail can over time render your system unusable, especially if a major library changes. Be forewarned and use Ports Jail.
+Advanced users familiar with the FreeBSD ports and packages collection can use Ports Jail to safely manage their FreeBSD applications. Instructions on how to use Ports Jail can be found in this [[PC-BSD Users Handbook#Using Ports Jail | section]] of the PC-BSD Users Handbook. '''NOTE:''' using ports or packages outside of Ports Jail can over time render your system unusable, especially if a major library changes. Be forewarned and use Ports Jail.
-It is not recommended that you download .tgz files directly from sites such as Sourceforge as most software needs to be ported to work on a FreeBSD/PC-BSD system. If the application you are looking for is not in Software Manager or {{Citelink|url=http://www.freshports.org|txt=Freshports}} (which allows you to search for all available FreeBSD ports/packages), it is better to [http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/PC-BSD_Users_Handbook#Submit_PBI_Requests submit a request for a PBI].
+It is not recommended that you download .tgz files directly from sites such as Sourceforge as most software needs to be ported to work on a FreeBSD/PC-BSD system. If the application you are looking for is not in Software Manager or {{Citelink|url=http://www.freshports.org|txt=Freshports}} (which allows you to search for all available FreeBSD ports/packages), it is better to [[PC-BSD Users Handbook#Submit PBI Requests | submit a request for a PBI]].
 When adding a new program without using the pbi system, you may want to use it immediately but all that is returned is a "no such command" error. In this situation, at the command prompt type ''rehash''. What this does is recalculates the hash table for the path variable, which basically means that the newly added program or command becomes recognized as having been installed and will now be accessible to you.
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 Like FreeBSD, PC-BSD uses something called Linux Binary Compatability. In a nutshell, that means you can run many Linux applications as-is. This {{Citelink|url=http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu.html|txt=section}}  of the FreeBSD Handbook explains this compatability in more detail and describes when it does not work.
-However, you do not have to setup Linux Binary Compatability on your PC-BSD system as it is already configured for you and should "just work". To install applications, see the PC-BSD FAQ [http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/PC-BSD_FAQS#How_do_I_install_software_on_my_PC-BSD_system.3F How do I install software on my PC-BSD system?].
+However, you do not have to setup Linux Binary Compatability on your PC-BSD system as it is already configured for you and should "just work". To install applications, see the PC-BSD FAQ [[#How do I install software on my PC-BSD system? | ''How do I install software on my PC-BSD system?'']].
 === Applications ===
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 You can use Software Manager to install Microsoft fonts, then launch OpenOffice and click: Tools -> Options -> OpenOffice.org -> View. Make sure the boxes "Use system font for user interface" and "Screen font antialiasing" are checked and increase the Pixels to 16. Click the OK button and OpenOffice should look like Microsoft Windows with clear and clean fonts.
-This [http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/PC-BSD_Users_Handbook#Installing_True_Type_Fonts section] of the PC-BSD Users Handbook has more information on using True Type fonts.
+This [[PC-BSD Users Handbook#Installing True Type Fonts | section]] of the PC-BSD Users Handbook has more information on using True Type fonts.
 === Application Problems ===
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 ==== How do I login to a window manager other than KDE? ====
-In order to switch to another desktop environment, you must first log out of KDE using the KDE menu -> Leave -> Logout. When you see the login screen, click the button in the lower left corner (round circle with lines). It will open a menu showing all of the currently installed window managers. By default, {{Citelink|wp|url=Fluxbox|txt=Fluxbox}} and {{Citelink|wp|url=TWM|txt=TWM}} are installed for you. Fluxbox is a light-weight window manager that is easy to use and makes a good choice for older hardware where KDE runs too slowly. TWM is designed for the user who prefers to use the command line and wants an extremely basic windowing system.
+In order to switch to another desktop environment, you must first log out of KDE using the KDE menu -> Leave -> Logout. When you see the login screen, click the button in the lower left corner (round circle with lines). It will open a menu showing all of the currently installed window managers. By default, {{Citelink|wp|url=Fluxbox|txt=Fluxbox}} and {{Citelink|wp|url=twm|txt=twm}} are installed for you. Fluxbox is a light-weight window manager that is easy to use and makes a good choice for older hardware where KDE runs too slowly. twm is designed for the user who prefers to use the command line and wants an extremely basic windowing system.
 Since these window managers are installed with PC-BSD, they provide access to the PC-BSD system tools. This means that you can still use PC-BSD specific utilities such as Software Manager and Update Manager. However, you will quickly discover which utilities came with KDE as these will be missing in the launch menus of other window managers.

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 Welcome to the PC-BSD FAQ!
-The FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is meant to answer the questions that users new to PC-BSD ask most. This document is under constant development, meaning that you may come across mistakes and out-of-date information. If you find a mistake or have a question you cannot find an answer to, let us know on the [http://forums.pcbsd.org/forumdisplay.php?f=25 Documentation Forum], the [http://lists.pcbsd.org/mailman/listinfo/docs Documentation Mailinglist], or by leaving a comment at the [http://blog.pcbsd.org/ PC-BSD Blog]. We hope this FAQ is both simple and useful and makes using PC-BSD an enjoyable experience. We value your opinion and thank you for your support.
+The FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is meant to answer the questions that users new to PC-BSD ask most. This document is under constant development, meaning that you may come across mistakes and out-of-date information. If you find a mistake or have a question you cannot find an answer to, let us know on the {{Citelink|url=http://forums.pcbsd.org/forumdisplay.php?f=25|txt=Documentation Forum}}, the {{Citelink|url=http://lists.pcbsd.org/mailman/listinfo/docs|txt=Documentation Mailinglist}}, or by leaving a comment at the {{Citelink|url=http://blog.pcbsd.org/|txt=PC-BSD Blog}}. We hope this FAQ is both simple and useful and makes using PC-BSD an enjoyable experience. We value your opinion and thank you for your support.
 ''Please note that the original FAQ site at <nowiki>http://faqs.pcbsd.org/</nowiki> had been broken and woefully out-of-date for quite some time, and now is out of service. The original intent was that content from that FAQ site would be transferred here and updated in the process. '''There now is a [[Talk:PC-BSD FAQ|guideline]] for this page to assist those with desire to shape it - volunteers welcomed!'''''
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 ==== Is it possible to install PC-BSD on an extended partition? ====
-No. PC-BSD can only be installed on primary partitions. Unless you are planning on using the entire hard disk, your partitions need to be created prior to starting the installation. This means that if you want to create multiple partitions or install other operating systems, you will need a third-party partition manager. If Windows or Mac OS X is already installed, you can use their disk management utility. You can also use an open source utility such as [http://partedmagic.com/ Parted Magic].
+No. PC-BSD can only be installed on primary partitions. Unless you are planning on using the entire hard disk, your partitions need to be created prior to starting the installation. This means that if you want to create multiple partitions or install other operating systems, you will need a third-party partition manager. If Windows or Mac OS X is already installed, you can use their disk management utility. You can also use an open source utility such as {{Citelink|url=http://partedmagic.com/|txt=Parted Magic}}.
 ==== How do I edit GRUB in Linux to boot PC-BSD? ====
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 Advanced users familiar with the FreeBSD ports and packages collection can use Ports Jail to safely manage their FreeBSD applications. Instructions on how to use Ports Jail can be found in this [http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/PC-BSD_Users_Handbook#Using_Ports_Jail section] of the PC-BSD Users Handbook. '''NOTE:''' using ports or packages outside of Ports Jail can over time render your system unusable, especially if a major library changes. Be forewarned and use Ports Jail.
-It is not recommended that you download .tgz files directly from sites such as Sourceforge as most software needs to be ported to work on a FreeBSD/PC-BSD system. If the application you are looking for is not in Software Manager or [http://www.freshports.org Freshports] (which allows you to search for all available FreeBSD ports/packages), it is better to [http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/PC-BSD_Users_Handbook#Submit_PBI_Requests submit a request for a PBI].
+It is not recommended that you download .tgz files directly from sites such as Sourceforge as most software needs to be ported to work on a FreeBSD/PC-BSD system. If the application you are looking for is not in Software Manager or {{Citelink|url=http://www.freshports.org|txt=Freshports}} (which allows you to search for all available FreeBSD ports/packages), it is better to [http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/PC-BSD_Users_Handbook#Submit_PBI_Requests submit a request for a PBI].
 When adding a new program without using the pbi system, you may want to use it immediately but all that is returned is a "no such command" error. In this situation, at the command prompt type ''rehash''. What this does is recalculates the hash table for the path variable, which basically means that the newly added program or command becomes recognized as having been installed and will now be accessible to you.
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 First, you should know that most "Linux" software is really "open source" software. That is, it is freely available for many operating systems, not just Linux. Most software that runs on Linux should also run on PC-BSD.
-Like FreeBSD, PC-BSD uses something called Linux Binary Compatability. In a nutshell, that means you can run many Linux applications as-is. This [http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu.html section] of the FreeBSD Handbook explains this compatability in more detail and describes when it does not work.
+Like FreeBSD, PC-BSD uses something called Linux Binary Compatability. In a nutshell, that means you can run many Linux applications as-is. This {{Citelink|url=http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu.html|txt=section}}  of the FreeBSD Handbook explains this compatability in more detail and describes when it does not work.
 However, you do not have to setup Linux Binary Compatability on your PC-BSD system as it is already configured for you and should "just work". To install applications, see the PC-BSD FAQ [http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/PC-BSD_FAQS#How_do_I_install_software_on_my_PC-BSD_system.3F How do I install software on my PC-BSD system?].
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 ==== How do I login to a window manager other than KDE? ====
-In order to switch to another desktop environment, you must first log out of KDE using the KDE menu -> Leave -> Logout. When you see the login screen, click the button in the lower left corner (round circle with lines). It will open a menu showing all of the currently installed window managers. By default, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluxbox Fluxbox] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twm TWM] are installed for you. Fluxbox is a light-weight window manager that is easy to use and makes a good choice for older hardware where KDE runs too slowly. TWM is designed for the user who prefers to use the command line and wants an extremely basic windowing system.
+In order to switch to another desktop environment, you must first log out of KDE using the KDE menu -> Leave -> Logout. When you see the login screen, click the button in the lower left corner (round circle with lines). It will open a menu showing all of the currently installed window managers. By default, {{Citelink|wp|url=Fluxbox|txt=Fluxbox}} and {{Citelink|wp|url=TWM|txt=TWM}} are installed for you. Fluxbox is a light-weight window manager that is easy to use and makes a good choice for older hardware where KDE runs too slowly. TWM is designed for the user who prefers to use the command line and wants an extremely basic windowing system.
 Since these window managers are installed with PC-BSD, they provide access to the PC-BSD system tools. This means that you can still use PC-BSD specific utilities such as Software Manager and Update Manager. However, you will quickly discover which utilities came with KDE as these will be missing in the launch menus of other window managers.
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 === Developer Documentation ===

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 Since these window managers are installed with PC-BSD, they provide access to the PC-BSD system tools. This means that you can still use PC-BSD specific utilities such as Software Manager and Update Manager. However, you will quickly discover which utilities came with KDE as these will be missing in the launch menus of other window managers.
-If you would like to use GNOME, see the FAQ [http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/PC-BSD_FAQS#How_do_I_use_GNOME_on_PC-BSD.3F How do I use GNOME on PC-BSD?]. If you would like to install another window manager, see the FAQ [http://wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/PC-BSD_FAQS#How_do_I_install_another_window_manager_on_PC-BSD.3F How do I install another window manager on PC-BSD?].
+If you would like to use GNOME, see the FAQ [[#How do I use GNOME on PC-BSD? | ''How do I use GNOME on PC-BSD?'']]. If you would like to install another window manager, see the FAQ [[#How do I install another window manager on PC-BSD? | ''How do I install another window manager on PC-BSD?'']].
 ==== How do I use GNOME on PC-BSD? ====

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 The FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is meant to answer the questions that users new to PC-BSD ask most. This document is under constant development, meaning that you may come across mistakes and out-of-date information. If you find a mistake or have a question you can't find an answer to, let us know on the [http://forums.pcbsd.org/forumdisplay.php?f=25 Documentation Forum], the [http://lists.pcbsd.org/mailman/listinfo/docs Documentation Mailinglist], or by leaving a comment at the [http://blog.pcbsd.org PC-BSD Blog]. We hope this FAQ is both simple and useful and makes using PC-BSD an enjoyable experience. We value your opinion and thank you for your support.
-''Please note that the original FAQ site at <nowiki>http://faqs.pcbsd.org/</nowiki> had been broken and woefully out-of-date for quite some time, and now is out of service. The original intent was that content from that FAQ site would be transferred here and updated in the process. A [[Talk:PC-BSD_FAQ#The Proposal|proposal]] for the future of this page may assist those with desire to shape it - volunteers welcomed!''
+''Please note that the original FAQ site at <nowiki>http://faqs.pcbsd.org/</nowiki> had been broken and woefully out-of-date for quite some time, and now is out of service. The original intent was that content from that FAQ site would be transferred here and updated in the process. '''There now is a [[Talk:PC-BSD FAQ|guideline]] for this page to assist those with desire to shape it - volunteers welcomed!'''''
 == Introduction ==