The Tutorial Show How-to Install and SetUp FreeBSD 9 Unix with KDE4 Powered Desktop.
The Process is Enough Long and Cumbersome to Describe in a Tutorial, So Best to Relax and Take the Time of Easily Following the Shots and Commands :)
But All Steps are Visually Shown by Installation Screenshots Just Check if the Proposed Setup is Right for yours Needs...
During Installation Use the Space-Bar and Arrows But Not the Enter Key to Make a Selection on a Menu.
The Partitioning Section is Reduced to a Simple Entire Disk Installation Setup, so if you need to have a Multi-boot Platform then you should find a Guide about How Editing your Partition on FreeBSD Installing.
The Steps about Booting from DVD or Setting the BIOS are Skipped... If you need Consult a Simple Guide about Booting your PC with FreeBSD Media.
Just Take the Time of Reading and Understanding to Get a Clear Insight...
Download FreeBSD 9:
- Select Install:
- Select Keyboard Layout:
- Set Hostname and Click on Enter:
- Select Distribution Components and Click on Enter:
- Automatic Checksum Verification:
- Automatic Archive Extraction:
- Select Guided Partitioning Schema:
Eventually Modify or Create the Partitions.
Then Execute the Partitioning
- Partition Editor:
- Set the Root Password:
- Start Network Configuration Setup:
- Set IPv4 On:
- Set DHCP On:
- Set IPv6 Off: If your Network Should be IPv6 Powered then Proceed to Turn it On...
- Final Network Setup:
- Select Time:
- Select Time Zone:
- For Big Countries Select Country Time Zone:
- Select Services to Start at Boot Time:
- Turn Dumpdev On or Off: In Case your System is of Particular Importance then Turn Dumpdev On.
- Next Create At Least One Normal User
In Fact this is Important For Booting Into the KDE4 Desktop!
- Apply Changes and Exit:
- Select Manual Configuration on Shell to Change Settings or Add Components:
- Install the nano Editor and then Start the Sysinstall Configuration:
The Two Command to Execute on Shell are:
pkg_add -r nano
After the nano has been Installed then Start Sysinstall:sysinstall
The Sysinstall Text Configuration Tool will Show Up. - Select Configure:
- Select Packages:
- Select CD/DVD: The Other Possibilities are Not Investigated here But Remains an Available Possibility...
- Select the X11 Group:
- Select the KDE 4 Package:
- Select the Xorg Package: Last Click on Enter to Finalize.
- Select Install with Tab and Then Confirm your Choice:
- Click the Tab Key and Enter to Exit:
- Reboot to Activate the Nano Editor:
On Shell Execute:
reboot
- After Rebooting on Shell Login as root
Then Edit /etc/rc.conf to Enable KDE Login at Boot
After Rebooting on Shell Login as root and Edit /etc/rc.conf:nano /etc/rc.conf
Below the Content to Insert inside the rc.conf:dbus_enable="YES" hald_enable="YES" kdm4_enable="YES" local_startup="${local_startup} /usr/local/kde4/etc/rc.d"
- Final Reboot to Start-Up Your Magically Powered KDE4 FreeBSD 9.0 Unix Desktop:
- Now you Should View the KDE 4 Login Screen:)
- Wait a Bit for KDE 4 Loading:)
Now Wait Until Package Installation Achievement
A FreeBSD Useful Guide contained here: