Freebsd only gives a terminal after installing, how do I get to the point of GhostBSD? I would like to be able to ask questions here?

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cedric538

I've tested both FreeBSD and GhostBSD. FreeBSD gives only a text-based environment. GhostBSD gives a graphical environment.

I've read in the forum rules I should not come here with questions about my GhostBSD install. This is quite understandable. However I do like a graphical environment, while still be able to ask questions here.

So I'll install freeBSD again, and see if the steps described here are enough to give me a graphical environment:
docs.freebsd.org

Chapter 8. Desktop Environments

This chapter demonstrates how to install numerous desktop environments, including web browsers, productivity software, document viewers, and financial software
docs.freebsd.org docs.freebsd.org
 
SirDice said:
You don't need to reinstall FreeBSD for this. Just work from the console until you get through the installation and configuration process for X and the desktop environment of your choice.
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I have overwritten my test harddrive with ghostBSD, so I need to undo that.
(Maybe I should buy a few extra SSD's).
 
Note that FreeBSD is a generic "base OS".

Admins / distro vendors can add softwares from ports collection whichever they want, like in GhostBSD.

Anyone who want non-default configs and original additional softwares can fork and create their own version of FreeBSD like HardenedBSD (enables security features that FreeBSD has but cannot make default for backward compatibilities).

Anyone who want to port FreeBSD into some architectures that FreeBSD doesn't support can fork and implement with specific required features like CheriBSD.

And more, anyone who want FreeBSD to work on resource-limited IoTs/appliances (embedded environment) can fork and drop anything they don't need (drivers, commands, ...) and add what they need like Junos and PlayStation (3 and later), would be many.

Because of these, vanilla FreeBSD doesn't come with specific GUIs, not to make the last use-cases too hard.
 
cedric538 said:
I've tested both FreeBSD and GhostBSD. FreeBSD gives only a text-based environment. GhostBSD gives a graphical environment.

I've read in the forum rules I should not come here with questions about my GhostBSD install. This is quite understandable. However I do like a graphical environment, while still be able to ask questions here.

So I'll install freeBSD again, and see if the steps described here are enough to give me a graphical environment:
docs.freebsd.org

Chapter 8. Desktop Environments

This chapter demonstrates how to install numerous desktop environments, including web browsers, productivity software, document viewers, and financial software
docs.freebsd.org docs.freebsd.org
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After you have installed FreeBSD, you simply need to run pkg install -y xorg lxde-meta and you will have a graphical envronment.
 
cedric538 , just to add, after you have installed LXDE you need to launch it by running startx but before you do you need to have ~/.xinitrc which you can create using:-

Bash: 
cat  << EOF >>~/.xinitrc                                                                                                                                                         
xrdb -load ~/.Xresources                                                                                                                                                         
ck-launch-session dbus-launch --exit-with-session startlxde                                                                                                                     
EOF

Hope this works, but is not guaranteed, although it should get you close.
 
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