How to install xfce freebsd ?

mohamad wael
1 min readSep 25, 2020

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To install xfce on freebsd , this what must be done . First switch to root :

$ su — 
# switch to root , and enter your password .

Next install Xorg :

$ pkg install xorg 
# install xorg

Next install xfce :

$ pkg install xfce 
# install xfce

Next , edit the /etc/rc.conf file and enable hald , moused , and dbus :

$ edit /etc/rc.conf
# edit the the /etc/rc.conf file .
# add these lines .
hald_enable=” YES”
moused_enable=” YES”
dbus_enable=” YES”
# Press CTRL-[ for escape menu ,
# followed by : a
# to leave the editor ,
# followed by : a
# to save the changes .

Next reboot your system :

$ shutdown -r now 
# to reboot the system

After reboot , login as regular user , and issue the following command :

$ echo “. /usr/local/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc” > ~/.xinitrc

Now to start xfce , just type :

$ startx

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