
Chapter 8. Desktop Environments - FreeBSD Documentation Portal
Dec 17, 2025 · This chapter demonstrates how to install numerous desktop environments, including web browsers, productivity software, document viewers, and financial software
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FreeBSD is an operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms.
Best (and Most Correct) Way to Run FreeBSD for Desktop
Oct 10, 2021 · I want to give FreeBSD another chance. I've used FreeBSD as a desktop a little bit for about a year. But I am a complete noob and need the help of The FreeBSD Forums once …
desktop-installer - FreeBSD Wiki
sysutils/desktop-installer is a pretty neat way to quickly install your choice of one of several Desktop Environments on FreeBSD. However, it does have some rough edges.
LXDE - FreeBSD Wiki
Now you will want to install a graphial desktop. Chapter 5.7 of the FreeBSD handbook covers how to install Gnome, KDE, & XFCE. There are many others. The instructions below cover a fourth …
desktop-installer (1) - FreeBSD
and unlike separate distributions, the resulting desktop system is a nearly pristine FreeBSD system with minimal differences from the de- fault install. The system can therefore be …
FreeBSD Handbook - FreeBSD Documentation Portal
Desktop: FreeBSD makes a fine choice for an inexpensive desktop solution using the freely available X11 server and Wayland display server. FreeBSD offers a choice from many open …
Desktop environments installation script - The FreeBSD Forums
Apr 6, 2024 · Hello everyone, I would like to offer, for those who might be interested, an automatic desktop environment installation script (probably yet another one) with bsddialog (GUI). …
Part I. Getting Started | FreeBSD Documentation Portal
Feb 18, 2025 · Introduce FreeBSD. Guide readers through the installation process. Teach UNIX® basics and fundamentals. Show how to install the wealth of third party applications available …
Resources for Newbies - The FreeBSD Project
Aug 30, 2023 · Together with automatic hardware detection and setup, it is configured to be used as a desktop system that works out of the box, but can also be used for data recovery, for …