how to install gnome 3

[philo_neo71]

hi,
i have installed netbsd 6.1.5 on quad cores q6600, the system run, also i hvae installed pkgin command,

dct-ulyss# pkgin install gnome
gnome is not available on the repository
calculating dependencies... done.
nothing to do.
dct-ulyss#

i'm not sure that the path of

export PKG_PATH=”http://ftp.fr.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/i386/6.1.4/All/"

are the good prametre !
So the distribution 6.1.5 run with 6.1.4 packages ?

Regards
Philippe

[pawaan]

To my understanding , 6.1.5 binary packages are built on latest stable pkgsrc , which is 6.0_2014Q3

http://pkgsrc.org/

[pawaan]

gnome is more complete here :
http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/pac..._2014Q3/gnome/

so you may change your PKG_PATH

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EDIT :

Having just installed NetBSD i386 then gnome-desktop and -session resulted in a 'lame' but still usable barebone desktop.

[philo_neo71]

hi,
i do the export path of

http://ftp.fr.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/....0_2014Q3/All/

, but there no changes !
-pkgin doesn't resolv
-pkg_add doesn't resolv

what can i do

Regards
Philippe

[aicardi]

After exporting PKG_PATH did you update?

# pkgin update

[philo_neo71]

hi,
i do

"pkgin update"

and also edit /usr/pkg/etc/pkgin/repositories.conf and add the path !

i don't anderstand

Regards
philippe

[aicardi]

Perhaps a different mirror?

http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/i386/6.0_2014Q3/All/

I am curious. Did you install 32bit i386 on your quad core or amd64?
If you installed amd64 you might try.

http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/amd64/6.0_2014Q3/All/

[pawaan]

Hi Philipe and sorry for my being stupidly off-topic as you were asking for gnome3 then I suggest you opt for another BSD variant* ... otherwise you may choose kde on NetBSD which works fine

*OpenBSD for instance offers a more straightforward and easy install
http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=artic...20140219085851

[philo_neo71]

hi,
I try to install KDE !
but when i do the command "startkde" i have this error message :

dct-viper# startkde
xsetroot:  unable to open display ''
xset:  unable to open display ""
xsetroot:  unable to open display ''
startkde: Starting up...
startkde: Running kpersonalizer...
kwin: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
^Xkpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
kpersonalizer: cannot connect to X server 
^C
dct-viper# 
dct-viper#

also, I used another account that root's user !

Regards
Philippe

[fn8t]

maybe this?

# cp /usr/pkg/share/examples/rc.d/dbus /etc/rc.d
# cp /usr/pkg/share/examples/rc.d/hal /etc/rc.d
# echo dbus=YES >> /etc/rc.conf
# echo hal=YES >> /etc/rc.conf
# /etc/rc.d/dbus start
# /etc/rc.d/hal start

then

# startkde

I don't know what you've set up so far?

#evilwm -t mrxvt -bw 4 might be a more interesting option. But, I'm just a snob.

[tuotila]

I don't use kde, but it looks to me like startkde is supposed to go into your .xinitrc, to be started with startx command.

(Also, xfce4 is another alternative for desktop such as gnome. I seem to recall that startxfce4 does work from commandline, though I could be wrong.)

[batence]

I can't do Gnome and Kde too, I used before Xfce4