alt Hacker NewsAnd, again, "pkg install <your_favorite_desktop>" done. Quit pulling blurbs out of thin air when you don't know how it works.
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alex1138 • today at 12:30 AM
Linking directly to documentation is thin air?
And, again, "pkg install <your_favorite_desktop>" done. Quit pulling blurbs out of thin air when you don't know how it works.
Linking directly to documentation is thin air?
The truth is that FreeBSD doesn't want casual users, though.
The Linux (Ubuntu, etc) install experience leads to a usable desktop. Heck, the installer disc boots to a usable desktop.
Also no unsophisticated users even know the name of their favorite DE. Or what a DE is.
Requiring a text login and a shell command, even one as simple as "pkg install KDE" is a big ask for a casual user these days. Also, that command line will probably fail. :)
I write these things as a very big fan of FreeBSD! I think not catering to casual users keeps FreeBSD in a better technical place overall, but Linux is obviously much more popular. This carries risks too.