XFCE in FreeBSD
December 23 201682 words, ~1 min. read
freebsd, xfce, desktop
Please find below the steps to get XFCE on a FreeBSD,
- Install the packages
pkg install xorg xfce - Edit
/etc/rc.conffor the following
dbus_enable="YES"
hald_enable="YES"
moused_enable="YES"
If you wish to start using startx, perform the following steps,
- Edit
~/.xinitrc
/usr/local/bin/xfce4-session
chmod +x ~/.xinitrc
If you need VNC support, perform the following steps,
pkg install tigervnc- Add
xfce4-session &in~/.vnc/xstartup - Run
vncserver; provide password, when prompted - Run
vncserver -listand or tail the log in~/.vnc/directory, to confirm the display