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Hello,

I just installed FreeBSD 8.2 and followed the installation guide. My laptop boots up and I press F1, and then the next screen I press '1' and it loads, then I get login and password, so I type them in.

Then the next screen it says 'Welcome to BSD' and says about the handbook, and bottom of the screen there is $

Have I done something wrong? As it won't boot into the system.

Derek.
 
Welcome to the command line. FreeBSD doesn't have a graphical interface with the base installation. If you are looking for an experience more like that, please look at something like PC-BSD (http://www.pcbsd.org/).
 
PC-BSD is 3.8GB download, is there any other BSD that I can download? I have had a look at distrowatch.com.
 
Of course you can use a window manager plus other applications or a full desktop environment, but you'll have to install them first. FreeBSD is an operating system, it "only" provides basic command-line applications.

Gordon proposed you use PC-BSD instead of vanilla FreeBSD because it's FreeBSD with KDE already installed, so it's more appropriate for newcomers like yourself.

Now if you want to take the long way round, you'll have to do your homework Reading The Fabulous Manual, as we all did. :)
This is how you install applications. Packages and ports are very different and you'll have to read this entire chapter and understand which one to choose and why before proceeding anywhere else.

More specifically, this is how you install X11, and this is how you install desktop environments that run on top of X.
 
I can't download xfce as I can't connect to the net with FreeBSD. Don`t know how to set up my wifi.

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I downloaded xfce-4.8.tar.bz2 from my desktop to a USB pen drive, but am confused how to install it.
 
I see you haven't read this part of my post:
Beastie said:
Now if you want to take the long way round, you'll have to do your homework Reading The Fabulous Manual, as we all did. :)
This is how you install applications. Packages and ports are very different and you'll have to read this entire chapter and understand which one to choose and why before proceeding anywhere else.

More specifically, this is how you install X11, and this is how you install desktop environments that run on top of X.
Click to expand...

If you're particularly impatient, check section 5.7.4.1 About Xfce.

If you don't have Internet access on this computer, you'll have to download the TBZ archives for both Xfce and all its dependencies from the FTP server, move them to that machine and install them locally.
Internet access is highly recommended.
 
I can't seem to work this system out, so I have given up on it. Too complicated for me.

I might buy PC-BSD instead.

Thanks for your help!
 
A GUI is not a replacement for reading documentation, but never mind.
 
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