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How do i start the gui in FreeDOS

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sid86 Original post #1
May 22, 2012 at 12:08 PM
I know the command in Linux is startx, but what is the command for starting it in FreeDOS software..version is FreeCom 0.84-pre XMS_SWAP.

Thanks in advance,
Liverpool_fan
May 22, 2012 at 3:20 PM
X.org is not a part of the FreeBSD OS. You're supposed to install it via ports or pkg_add. Read this.

Installing X11

And with any *nix OS, X.org starts with startx.
coolpcguy
May 22, 2012 at 3:43 PM
^ fwiw he's using FreeDOS, not FreeBSD. Point still remains, there's no GUI
Liverpool_fan
May 22, 2012 at 3:56 PM
Whoops. What was I thinking.
Anish
Anish #5
May 27, 2012 at 7:52 PM
There is no default GUI for FreeDOS.
But there is a GUI called openGEM for freedos provided at freedos(dot)org
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Sanzu #6
Jun 13, 2012 at 4:53 PM
I was looking for similar help thank you.