After installing FreeBSD with Xfce, I used "pkg install"+the program name. The output indicated every attempt to acquire a new application was a success. However, a number of them didn't appear on the menu. Some malfunctioned. For example, K3b, used to burn disks, asked whether I had invoked Hald ( I had) and said it could not see a CD/DVD drive. This drive works in Linux Mint 19 and was used to install FreeBSD. One post said to complete the menu, I needed to edit /usr/local/share/. So, to begin to iron this out, may I ask:
1. When pkg install grabs the app from the repository, where does it download it to, in general?
2. Do apps beginning with 'K' like K3b, KmPlot and more only work on a KDE gui for FreeBSD?
3. Does K3b have a problem irrespective of what desktop environment it's in? Why won't it "see" my working optical drive?
4. Are apps installed but not showing meant to be only executed from a command line?
5. Do the dependencies accompanying the apps only work on one DE or on several or on all?
I like the minimalist efficiency of Xfce but if 3/4 of the packages I install won't work or can't be found. It's over.
1. When pkg install grabs the app from the repository, where does it download it to, in general?
2. Do apps beginning with 'K' like K3b, KmPlot and more only work on a KDE gui for FreeBSD?
3. Does K3b have a problem irrespective of what desktop environment it's in? Why won't it "see" my working optical drive?
4. Are apps installed but not showing meant to be only executed from a command line?
5. Do the dependencies accompanying the apps only work on one DE or on several or on all?
I like the minimalist efficiency of Xfce but if 3/4 of the packages I install won't work or can't be found. It's over.