====== Desktop Integration in FreeBSD ======

This page aims to assist porters and desktop integrators on methods of unifying and improving the desktop experience in %%FreeBSD%%.

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===== Resources =====

==== Related Handbook Chapters ====

  * [[https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/x.html|Chapter 11. The X Window System and Virtual Consoles]]

==== Related Wiki Pages ====

  * [[DesktopIntegration/FAQ]]
  * [[Graphics/FAQ|Graphics/FAQ]]
    * [[Graphics/Brightness|Graphics/Brightness]]
  * [[Laptops]]
  * [[WiFi/FAQ]]

==== Related Tutorials ====

See //Tutorials/Desktop// in [[Community/Resources]].

==== Related Ports ====

  * [[https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/desktop-installer/|sysutils/desktop-installer]]
    * From the description:

<code>
Desktop-installer is a post-install script to assist in setting up a FreeBSD desktop system using any of the mainstream desktop systems. It automatically installs essential software and configures subsystems such as HAL, CUPS, etc. for typical use.
</code>

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===== Mailing List =====

http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-desktop

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===== Ports Improvement Ideas =====

  * Develop unified port scheme to flag or include XDG meta-data, such as desktop icons, menu icons, mime-types
    * bsd.port.mk already has a DESKTOP_ENTRIES macro. For creating .desktop files for ports that don't ship with them. No translation though if we want that.

  * Begin marking port "types" in each port, such as "Application,Library,Data"

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===== FreeBSD Base Improvement Ideas =====

Items and projects needing to be addressed on %%FreeBSD%% to improve the desktop experience

  * [[Intel_GPU|Support for GEM / KMS]]

  * [[OliverFromme/BootLoader|Graphical Boot-Loader]]

  * Animated / interactive boot-splash screen

  * Switch to flip webcam video vertically

  * [[http://www.freshports.org/devel/libinotify|inotify support in Linux emulation (For Dropbox support)]]

  * Improved audio daemon to better work with Pulse / ALSA and such?

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