Name: Anonymous 2008-08-22 21:44
I installed a new operating system, FreeBSD, on my desktop recently. I think I have some sort of OCD or something because after I installed it, I just sat in the terminal after logging in for the first time after the initial install. I didn't want to mess up the filesystem or change it from its default in any way. That makes me feel dirty. So, there I sat, typing random commands such as
I finally worked up the courage to type
Then, when I came to the realization that I couldn't do much without a web browser installed, I tried to install Firefox 3. I tried to do the normal
Does anyone else have similar experiences?
ps, top, who, ls.I finally worked up the courage to type
startx. But it didn't properly detect my mouse! Ugh. I would have to create a xorg.conf file. This would pollute the filesystem!Then, when I came to the realization that I couldn't do much without a web browser installed, I tried to install Firefox 3. I tried to do the normal
pkg_add -r firefox to install it. It didn't work. It wasn't in the 7.0-RELEASE package repository, only the 7.0-STABLE repository. I would have to set an environment variable in my .tcshrc. Ugh! Ugh!Does anyone else have similar experiences?