[ug-bosug] Fwd: [osol-discuss] Re: Could we have XFCE/KDE in the next OpenSolaris build?

[Joe G (Joseph George)]

Maybe, someone on this list would be interested in putting together a  
script that can download and install xfce/kde.

~Joe


Begin forwarded message:

> From: Doug Scott <dougs at truemail.co.th>
> Date: 24 April 2007 9:40:31 PM GMT+05:30
> To: opensolaris-discuss at opensolaris.org
> Subject: [osol-discuss] Re: Could we have XFCE/KDE in the next  
> OpenSolaris build?
>
> Hey,
>    For Xfce on Solaris 8, 9, & 10, I would suggest you use the  
> blastwave packages (Note: They are built for Solaris 8 - no DBUS,  
> HAL etc). For Solaris Express >= build 61, there is now a Xfce  
> (+extras) binary release for x86 hardware (sorry no SPARC yet) on  
> the Open Solaris Xfce project site. Anywhere in between, you should  
> build from the spec files.
>
> To add something like Xfce to Solaris Express would mean that it  
> will need to go through ARC and Sun's Marketing and Legal  
> Departments. You have to remember that Solaris Express is a Sun  
> distribution. Other distros can easily include it if they wish.
>
> May be a compromise would be to include a nice script to do the  
> download and install of Xfce (or KDE) after the install. A semi- 
> automated compiz+Xfce+KDE (JDS CBE and SFE...) script would be nice.
>
> Doug
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Could we have XFCE/KDE in the next OpenSolaris build?
>> Both of them work on OpenSolaris.
>> KDE 3.4.3 has been built using Sun Studio.
>>
>> It would be great for KDE users (like me) or other
>> XFCE users (I am sure
>> there must be some)
>>
>> KDE is good for the power users , IMHO (I have no
>> intention of a DE
>> flamewar. Just saying some people like KDE or XFCE)
>>
>> Regards
>> Manish
>>
>> PS: Can fluxbox be included as well?
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Joe G (Joseph George)
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