Alfonso SicilianoMar 26

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

Show threadMaciej Barć

@alfonsosiciliano

when is the wayland option coming in?

/me hides

Mar 28 at 5:51pmWeb
Show threadAlfonso SicilianoMar 29
@xgqt If there's interest or requests for Wayland, it can certainly be added. In fact, it's already in the pipeline because I'm currently working on accessibility, and several programmers are considering moving assistive technology development from X to Wayland (you can find several conference talks online).
Show threadJasper VinkenvleugelMar 29
@xgqt not related to the installer option as shown here, but KDE Plasma on FreeBSD with Wayland runs pretty well on my computer.