Desktop Integration in FreeBSD

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

• Chapter 11. The X Window System and Virtual Consoles

• FAQ
• Graphics/FAQ
  • Graphics/Brightness
• Laptops
• FAQ

See Tutorials/Desktop in Resources.

• sysutils/desktop-installer
  • From the description:

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.

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

• 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”

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

• Support for GEM / KMS

• Graphical Boot-Loader

• Animated / interactive boot-splash screen

• Switch to flip webcam video vertically

• inotify support in Linux emulation (For Dropbox support)

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