Re: Debian 7 GNU/kFreeBSD Installation: Desktop Environment Default?
On Wed 22 May 2013 at 10:15:40 -0700, Artur Conley wrote:
> Hello! There's a bit of an issue with the Debian 7 GNU/kFreeBSD
> default desktop in the default installation. When I select any of the
> "default installation" options at the beginning of the installation
> the installer chooses XFCE desktop manager and desktop environment
> instead of the default Gnome installation and even on the KDE disc it
> does the same thing. It's installing XFCE instead of Gnome or KDE.
> Why is that? The documentation for Debian 7 GNU/kFreeBSD says that
> the default desktop is Gnome. What happened? Why are all the
> installation discs I find in the mirrors defaulting to XFCE? Where
> can I get a disc which defaults to Gnome or KDE? Even the disc
> labeled KDE version is defaulting to XFCE which is a minimalist
> desktop for people who don't really want a serious desktop package.
If the documentation is incorrect suggesting changes to the GNU/kFreeBSD
Manual would be made on debian-boot. Meanwhile you have
http://wiki.debian.org/Debian_GNU/kFreeBSD_Desktop
which has
XFCE is the default desktop for new kfreebsd installs.
For the rest of what you wrote you might find the thread starting at
http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2013/05/msg00074.html
to be informative.
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