How to install XFCE Desktop in OpenBSD
To install XFCE Desktop
Xfce is an open - source, fast, lightweight, user friendly software for Unix/Linux distributions. The procedures to install XFCE Desktop is explained in detail in this article.
To install the XFCE Desktop environment in OpenBSD, use the following command.
Then install the display manager as follows.
Configure the x window system
Create a file called " .xinitrc" and add the following line into it.
exec startxfce4
Now create a file rc.local inside /etc/ directory to configure the system daemons.
Add the following lines into the file.
/usr/local/bin/slim -d
Then create a file rc.conf.local under the /etc/ directory.
Add the following lines to the file.
pkg_scripts=" dbus_daemon avahi_daemon" dbus_enable=YES
Reboot the system
After rebooting the Login screen appears. Enter the login credentials to proceed further.
Now, lets try to install some basic applications.
To install firefox
Run the following command to install firefox application into XFCE Desktop.
# pkg_add -iv firefox
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firefox-47.0.1:mozilla-dicts-en-GB-1.3p1: ok
firefox-47.0.1:hunspell-1.3.2p2: ok
firefox-47.0.1:nss-3.24: ok
firefox-47.0.1: ok
Look in /usr/local/share/doc/pkg-readmes for extra documentation.
--- +hunspell-1.3.2p2 -------------------
Install mozilla dictionaries for extra hunspell languages.
e.g.
# pkg_add mozilla-dicts-ca
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Then install thunderbird e-mail client.
# pkg_add -iv thunderbird
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thunderbird-45.2.0: ok
Look in /usr/local/share/doc/pkg-readmes for extra documentation.
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Check to install VLC media player.
# pkg_add -iv vlc
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vlc-2.2.4:libbluray-0.9.3: ok
vlc-2.2.4:libdvdcss-1.4.0: ok
&hellip
&hellip
&hellip
vlc-2.2.4: ok
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Execute the below command to install Libre office.
# pkg_add -iv libreoffice
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libreoffice-5.1.4.2p0v0:python-3.4.5: ok
libreoffice-5.1.4.2p0v0:libxslt-1.1.28p5: ok
&hellip
&hellip
&hellip
libreoffice-5.1.4.2p0v0: ok
The following new rcscripts were installed: /etc/rc.d/saslauthd
See rcctl(8) for details.
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Comments ( 4 )
either way.. this was the best guide for me..thanks again!!
pkg_scripts="messagebus"
xenodm_flags= # could use slim per your post, your choice
Then in the home folder craeted a file .xsession per the read-me
exec ck-launch-session startxfce4
This worked well.
Cheers!
Thank you a lot.
Command given: "pkg_add -iv xfce". Result is a list of added packages for xfce 4.12, as it's the current running version on openBSD. However, it'll state at the end not to be abled to install xfce-4.12p10 due to missing xfce4-terminal-0.8.7.4p0 and tumbler-0.2.3 packages. Upon careful scanning and searching, I've found out that the openBSD repository mirrors don't have those packages on them anymore. I wonder how to fix that?
Also: after rebooting, the system will use the graphical login and boot into xfce4 perfectly fine. The shutdown and hibernate buttons won't work though. I wonder if it's not working because I'm on a powerpc? Can they ever work on a powerpc?
And is there a way to install a package manager in xfce on openbsd, so that adding software becomes easier?
Which browsers of current date can be found and installed on openBSD and are there step-by-step guides available? Firefox and chromium are no longer supported by openBSD (since version 6.1) and hence I need an alternative. I'm asking for the guides, since it's my very first serious attempt at non Windows and non MacOS software on a dedicated platform. I do have some computer knowledge, but Unix/Linux at this level is new for me, so I should be considered Noob!
Any help will be greatly appreciated!