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by daylight
Sat Aug 15, 2020 7:17 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: dead link in documentation
Replies: 2
Views: 3088

Re: dead link in documentation

opps, didn't realize i could correct it
by daylight
Sat Aug 15, 2020 4:35 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: dead link in documentation
Replies: 2
Views: 3088

dead link in documentation

not sure where to post this..... on this page: https://wiki.ghostbsd.org/index.php/XFCE_Apps within this section: The best way to find a package for XFCE Apps, we recommend to search the Icon FreeBSD.pngPorts: Xfce with more than 76 ports. the "Icon FreeBSD.png" link points to: https://www...
by daylight
Fri Aug 14, 2020 8:57 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: rc versus openrc questions
Replies: 2
Views: 4505

Re: rc versus openrc questions

to answer my own question, openrc is symlink driven by entries in the /etc/runlevels/xxx directories
by daylight
Thu Aug 13, 2020 2:13 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: rc versus openrc questions
Replies: 2
Views: 4505

rc versus openrc questions

i am working on wrapping my understanding around how openrc affects operations in GhostBSD. some entries in /etc/rc.conf do not seem to have any affect. for example - an explicit webcamd_enable="NO" in /etc/rc.conf does not block the webcam, it still shows up in rc-status as being active a...
by daylight
Tue Aug 11, 2020 12:33 pm
Forum: General Questions
Topic: initial update overwrites root dot files
Replies: 2
Views: 2086

Re: initial update overwrites root dot files

many times i will be working shell sessions on multiple systems in different networks at the same time, so it is critical for me to have my prompts display the network indicator, hostname, current working directory, command number, and privilege level in a standardized format across all systems that...
by daylight
Tue Aug 11, 2020 2:45 am
Forum: General Questions
Topic: initial update overwrites root dot files
Replies: 2
Views: 2086

initial update overwrites root dot files

first off some background info - i have been using freebsd since version 3 for many types of headless servers (both personally and professionally) and have literally built hundreds of systems - all command line, never gui. now being retired i wanted to run a freebsd desktop system for the first time...