How-to install freeBSD 10.1Plus the mate desktop and basic applications



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In this video i am going to show how-to install freeBSD 10.1 with the mate desktop and some basic applications.

FreeBSD is a UNIX-like operating system for the i386, amd64, IA-64, arm, MIPS, powerpc, ppc64, PC-98 and UltraSPARC platforms based on U.C. Berkeley's "4.4BSD-Lite" release, with some "4.4BSD-Lite2" enhancements. It is also based indirectly on William Jolitz's port of U.C. Berkeley's "Net/2" to the i386, known as "386BSD", though very little of the 386BSD code remains. FreeBSD is used by companies, Internet Service Providers, researchers, computer professionals, students and home users all over the world in their work, education and recreation. FreeBSD comes with over 20,000 packages (pre-compiled software that is bundled for easy installation), covering a wide range of areas: from server software, databases and web servers, to desktop software, games, web browsers and business software - all free and easy to install.

Commands

Select the install option

Select your keyboard

Choose your hostname

Choose optional components

Partition management

Set the root password

Network management

Set your time zone

Choose services to start on boot

Create a user

Exit reboot and remove the cd

Login as root

Install the nano text editor
pkg install nano 

Install the xorg
pkg install xorg

Install the Mate desktop
pkg install mate-desktop mate

Install slim display manager
pkg install slim

Edit the rc.conf file
nano /etc/rc.conf

Add to the file
dbus_enable="YES"

Add to the file
hald_enable="YES"

Add to the file
slim_enable="YES"

Close the file and save
Ctrl+x

Open and edit the root user .xinitrc file
nano .xinitrc

Add to the file
exec mate-session

Close the file and save
Ctrl+x

Open and edit your regular user .xinitrc file
nano /home/youruser/.xinitrc

Add to the file
exec mate-session

Close the file and save
Ctrl+x

Install some basic applications
pkg install firefox libreoffice gimp thunderbird rhythmbox vlc

Reboot
reboot