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by i18nde
Mon Feb 03, 2020 1:04 pm
Forum: Lobby
Topic: What desktop or window manager you mostly use and why.
Replies: 19
Views: 46318

Re: What desktop or window manager you mostly use and why.

With GhostBSD and Linux I really like MATE, with FreeBSD rather WindowMaker. Compared to Linux (Debian, Ubuntu ...) WindowMaker and all the nice Apps like GNUMail, all the GNUStep stuff is still very useful and tiny at the BSDs, runs on old machines absolutely nice.
by i18nde
Tue Dec 31, 2019 9:58 am
Forum: Installation and Maintenance of software
Topic: PKG Mirror Locations
Replies: 11
Views: 22323

Re: PKG Mirror Locations

Thank you. I should put this into the wiki, so everyone can use it.
by i18nde
Tue Dec 31, 2019 4:58 am
Forum: Installation and Maintenance of software
Topic: PKG Mirror Locations
Replies: 11
Views: 22323

Re: PKG Mirror Locations

I'm in Europe. So, how do I tell the system I want to use the server in France?
Which file I have to change?

Thanks and regards
by i18nde
Mon Dec 16, 2019 2:01 pm
Forum: GhostBSD Website
Topic: Suggestion: Wiki for solutions
Replies: 3
Views: 13799

Re: Suggestion: Wiki for solutions

ericbsd wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:53 pm We already have a wiki for documenting everything but very few people are contributing to it.
I see, that's a problem. I just found it at the main GhostBSD site. Maybe it's a good idea to put a link here into the forum. Sometimes one has to point the finger ...
by i18nde
Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:43 pm
Forum: GhostBSD Website
Topic: Suggestion: Wiki for solutions
Replies: 3
Views: 13799

Suggestion: Wiki for solutions

It would be nice to have a wiki, where one can add a short description if he/she did found a solution how to install a software or solve a problem. For instance there is a very old pkg/portstree with TeX Live, there is a better and easy way to install it from tug.org. But, there are some things to d...
by i18nde
Mon Nov 25, 2019 12:12 pm
Forum: Installation and Maintenance of software
Topic: installation from ports is unable to determine OS version
Replies: 7
Views: 25288

Re: installation from ports is unable to determine OS version

I had the same problem trying to install exfat. I need this to see the right names at mit US stick. I'm German, so we have a lot äöü and ß. SO, do i understand your post right: You solved your problem by installing exfat-utils? Only after installing install os-generic-userland-devtools, of course. O...