Beam me out!Mar 29
Alfonso Siciliano

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

Mar 26 at 11:33amWeb
Show threadHarald EilertsenMar 26
@Alfonso Siciliano Yay! Congrats, and great work!
Show threadAlfonso SicilianoMar 27
@harald Thanks!
Show threadMaciej BarćMar 28

@alfonsosiciliano

when is the wayland option coming in?

/me hides

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.
Show threadlibUnderseaMonkey.so 🇪🇺Mar 29
@alfonsosiciliano This is awesome work.
Show threadBeam me out!Mar 29
@alfonsosiciliano Great work!
Show threadKarma Sahne - R.I.P @natenomMar 30
@alfonsosiciliano I can't remember that running a graphical desktop was that difficult when using NetBSD/m68k on my Amiga 4000 a few decades ago.
Show threadMoxMar 30
@alfonsosiciliano While I use NetBSD, I'd suggest a method to install and setup Fluxbox and probably other window managers in the setup for people who don't like the overhead having a full DE brings, assuming those aren't already there in the installation environment.
Show threadAlfonso SicilianoMar 31
@mox Obviously, if there are requests, more options and graphical environments can be added in the future.