Finally, I managed to install and configure a graphical environment directly during a #FreeBSD installation session 🎉

Most of the friction was around GPU drivers, but the feedback and suggestions I received were incredibly helpful. A lot of people want to use FreeBSD on their laptops and desktops, and that really shows.

For now, the goal was to provide a simple option to install #KDE Plasma. If there’s interest and more requests, we can definitely expand this in the future with additional desktop environments and options.

Special thanks to the FreeBSD Foundation for their support 🙌

#RUNBSD #FreeBSDDesktop #FreeBSD #BSD #OpenSource #Unix #KDE #KDEPlasma #DesktopEnvironment #GUI #Laptop #Desktop #FOSS #Tech #SysAdmin #DevOps #OperatingSystem

RE: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@alfonsosiciliano/116020502982048435

Thanks everyone for all the feedback, testing, and suggestions! I'm currently fixing things up and getting a version ready for bsdinstall.

#FreeBSD #UNIX #opensource #installer #TUI #shell #KDE #GUI #FreeBSDDesktop

Call for testing for a script that installs #KDE #PLASMA on a #FreeBSD desktop or laptop. Testing is aimed at users who already know FreeBSD, for example who can configure /etc/rc.conf and /boot/loader.conf.
I’m especially interested in feedback from people with NVIDIA GPUs, since I don’t have this hardware myself.

CFT GitHub: https://github.com/alfonsosiciliano/kde-installer-dialogs/blob/main/cft.md
CFT GitLab: https://gitlab.com/alfix/kde-installer-dialogs/-/blob/main/cft.md
Discussion to figure out which packages to install and which configurations to use for #NVIDIA GPUs (for example x11/nvidia-xconfig, linux_enable="YES", and so on): https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-desktop/2026-January/007438.html

@FreeBSDFoundation #CFT #UNIX #OpenSource #FreeBSDDesktop #FreeBSDLaptop #gpu #GUI

200 MB RAM FreeBSD Desktop

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/200-mb-ram-freebsd-desktop/

#HackerNews #200MBRAM #FreeBSD #Desktop #RAMOptimization #FreeBSDDesktop #LightweightOS #TechTrends

Step By Step FreeBSD Desktop - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP1185OfCco&ab_channel=RoboNuggie

#RoboNuggie #FreeBSD #RunBSD #Desktop #Unix #FreeBSDDesktop #VirtualBox via @robonuggie

Freshly built #FreeBSD CURRENT
make buildworld ; make buildkernel ; pkg upgrade  👨‍💻 😀

#unix #opensource #laptop #freebsdDesktop

I just found an old project in my repositories: a script to install a graphical environment using some checklist on FreeBSD. Unfortunately the project remained incomplete.

...Work in progress 👨‍💻 to complete the utility, it will be available in a new project/repository!

#FreeBSD #FreeBSDDesktop #FreeBSDLaptop #UNIX