Full install of Gnome on OpenBSD 4.4

[mfaridi]

I want install OpenBSD 4.4 and I want install full Gnome on it , I want install Gnome with everything ,
How I can do this ?


when I use OpenBSD 4.2 I found best link about this topic in bsdforums.org
but right now I can not find it

[Nightweaver]

I usually install gnome-desktop and gnome-session. That should do it.

[jggimi]

The full list of Gnome applications can be found in the ports tree, by perusing the www/gnome hierarchy. One can produce a list of packages for install by using:

$ cd /usr/ports/www/gnome
$ make show=pkgname

[mfaridi]

But I want install ALL Gnome Packages by pkg_add from internet
I found good way before in BSDforums.org but right now this is site is down

[jggimi]

[Spoon Feed]

Take the output from make show=pkgnames, and produce a list of packages which are used as input to pkg_add. Here is one possible method:

$ cd /usr/ports/www/gnome
$ pkg_add `make show=pkgname | awk '{if(NF==1) print $1}'`

[/Spoon Feed]

Note: any packages marked broken will obviously not be included in available packages. Rather than routing the output from the "make show" directly into pkg_add, you may wish to place it in a file that you can edit.

[ai-danno]

I think jggimi's method is more complete than the one I'm about to propose.

#pkg_info -Q gnome

I think jggimi's is more complete because it will mention packages that are for Gnome that don't necessarily have the word "gnome" in them. But it's nice to see different ways to do things, imho.

[mfaridi]

can someone put here all thing I must install for Gnome on OpenBSD 4.4 like text file and I do install all of them with pkg_add ?

[ocicat]

Originally Posted by mfaridi

can someone put here all thing I must install for Gnome on OpenBSD 4.4 like text file and I do install all of them with pkg_add ?

Because a number of us run 4.4-current, any type of output provided may not match what is found in 4.4-release.

Thus, you can generate your own list by writing a simple shell or Perl script which will isolate the package name from the command previously provided by jggimi:

#!/usr/bin/perl

foreach (`make show=pkgname`) {
    next if $_ eq "\n";
    s!^.*/!!;
    print;
}

You really need to consider spending the time needed to learn how to write simple scripts for yourself.

[mfaridi]

Originally Posted by jggimi

[Spoon Feed]

Take the output from make show=pkgnames, and produce a list of packages which are used as input to pkg_add. Here is one possible method:

$ cd /usr/ports/www/gnome
$ pkg_add `make show=pkgname | awk '{if(NF==1) print $1}'`

[/Spoon Feed]

Note: any packages marked broken will obviously not be included in available packages. Rather than routing the output from the "make show" directly into pkg_add, you may wish to place it in a file that you can edit.

when I run

pkg_add -rv `make show=pkgname | awk '{if(NF==1) print $1}'`

I see this error

/usr/sbin/pkg_add: Missing pkgname
Usage: pkg_add [-acIinqruvx] [-A arch] [-B pkg-destdir] [-F keywords]
       [-L localbase] [-P type] [-Q quick-destdir] pkg-name [...]

[ocicat]

Originally Posted by mfaridi

when I run

pkg_add -rv `make show=pkgname | awk '{if(NF==1) print $1}'`

I see this error

/usr/sbin/pkg_add: Missing pkgname
Usage: pkg_add [-acIinqruvx] [-A arch] [-B pkg-destdir] [-F keywords]
       [-L localbase] [-P type] [-Q quick-destdir] pkg-name [...]

Correct. Look at the output of the following to see why:

$ make show=pkgname

...where the output is:

===> x11/gnome/alacarte

===> x11/gnome/applets2

===> x11/gnome/at-spi

===> x11/gnome/audio

===> x11/gnome/backgrounds

===> x11/gnome/baker

===> x11/gnome/build
...

Piping this output into the awk script if (NF == 1) print $1; will generate no output because the script looks for lines containing only one field. There is no lines found in the output of make show=pkgname which only contains one field.

As has been mentioned to you before, you need to understand what the commands used do. If you don't understand, learn. This is what will make your efforts effective.

The Perl script I supplied strips out everything except for the name of the package. Don't only use it, but find an online tutorial to explain what it does. Read the manpage to perl(1) too. Learn.

[ephemera]

mfaridi,

have you noticed ports/x11/gnome ?

i think that will give you a good set of gnome program / packages.

why would you want to install ALL gnome packages?
gnome is bloatware as it is even with the minimal set of packages.

[mfaridi]

Originally Posted by ephemera

mfaridi,

have you noticed ports/x11/gnome ?

i think that will give you a good set of gnome program / packages.

why would you want to install ALL gnome packages?
gnome is bloatware as it is even with the minimal set of packages.

I like install Gnome with pkg_add and I do not like install it with ports

[ephemera]

Originally Posted by mfaridi

I like install Gnome with pkg_add and I do not like install it with ports

well, in that case give Ocicat's script a try.
i don't know why you haven't tried it already.

[jggimi]

NEVER blindly type something in you read in a "HowTo", in a FAQ, or from here.

You should always know what a command you type will do ... and why.

Originally Posted by ocicat

Piping this output into the awk script...will generate no output...

That's because the line was typed in a hurry, without testing. The correct make show would be

show=PKGNAME

not

show=pkgname

...Learn.

It was an unintentional error, but I hope you can understand this lesson, mfaridi. Other commands you type blindly may cause damage.

[ocicat]

Originally Posted by mfaridi

I like install Gnome with pkg_add and I do not like install it with ports

You appear to be missing the point. The list jggimi gave you is the list of all packages for GNOME. The list just happens to be created from information found in the ports tree (which is the definitive source for this information...). If for some reason you don't want to install the ports tree for this task, consider installing it on a USB drive. The ports tree itself is ~250MB in size. If you don't want to install the ports tree at all, I'm afraid that no one can/will help you.

[mfaridi]

thanks all guys
After one day I install Gnome with

pkg_add -rv gnome-session

and after that install XFCE4 , everything is OK and I use OpenBSD 4.4 with Gnome ,
good thing I see I can install many package like k3b and other thing in OpenBSD 4.4 , before I use OpenBSD 4.2 and I can not many package like K3B

[jggimi]

XFCE is not Gnome. K3B is a KDE application. KDE is not Gnome, either.

[mfaridi]

Originally Posted by jggimi

XFCE is not Gnome. K3B is a KDE application. KDE is not Gnome, either.

Yes I know , I say I install some XFCE packages and some KDE packages too.