I'm a FreeBSD noob and was wondering if I could get some help installing Xfce. So far, I have basically only installed FreeBSD 12.0 on my computer.
In an earlier thread, I was told to do the following first:
My computer is this Lenovo ThinkPad X270 (I hope this helps people help me): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072KSFGYG/
A question I have is whether I could just follow the instructions at the following URL to get Xfce up and running: https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-xfce-desktop-in-freebsd
If not, could someone provide another URL for complete instructions on how to get Xfce up and running (including any graphics/KMS driver instructions -- if necessary) on my ThinkPad X270? I must say that the FreeBSD Handbook seems to include a lot of information and seems confusing, and I'm not even sure if all the information is necessary if other people online are suggesting to follow much more basic instructions.
Edit: Because of the generous support I received on this forum, I was able to get Xfce up and running. For easy-to-follow instructions, check out my blog post at https://www.linuxphoto.com/2019/06/25/how-i-installed-xfce-on-freebsd/
In an earlier thread, I was told to do the following first:
I hope you bought a Thinkpad that only has integrated Intel graphics.
pkg install drm-kmod
Then add to /etc/rc.conf
kld_list="/boot/modules/i915kms.ko"
That's the KMS driver part.
You can skip the parts in the Handbook, that explain how to set up xorg.conf, the KMS driver does that on it's own.
My computer is this Lenovo ThinkPad X270 (I hope this helps people help me): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072KSFGYG/
A question I have is whether I could just follow the instructions at the following URL to get Xfce up and running: https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-xfce-desktop-in-freebsd
If not, could someone provide another URL for complete instructions on how to get Xfce up and running (including any graphics/KMS driver instructions -- if necessary) on my ThinkPad X270? I must say that the FreeBSD Handbook seems to include a lot of information and seems confusing, and I'm not even sure if all the information is necessary if other people online are suggesting to follow much more basic instructions.
Edit: Because of the generous support I received on this forum, I was able to get Xfce up and running. For easy-to-follow instructions, check out my blog post at https://www.linuxphoto.com/2019/06/25/how-i-installed-xfce-on-freebsd/
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