Post #928129

2026-03-26 11:33 UTC

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

Replies (6)

@harald@hub.volse.no 2026-03-26 11:48

@@alfonsosiciliano@mastodon.bsd.cafe Yay! Congrats, and great work!

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@xgqt@functional.cafe 2026-03-28 17:51

@alfonsosiciliano@mastodon.bsd.cafe when is the wayland option coming in? /me hides

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@underseamonkey@fosstodon.org 2026-03-29 18:30

@alfonsosiciliano@mastodon.bsd.cafe This is awesome work.

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@BeamMeOut@mastodon.social 2026-03-29 18:46

@alfonsosiciliano@mastodon.bsd.cafe Great work!

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@neuimneuland@mastodon.social 2026-03-30 13:10

@alfonsosiciliano@mastodon.bsd.cafe I can't remember that running a graphical desktop was that difficult when using NetBSD/m68k on my Amiga 4000 a few decades ago.

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@mox@social.4572.fyi 2026-03-30 18:36

@alfonsosiciliano@mastodon.bsd.cafe 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.

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