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Recommended applications

2005-08-20T19:25:19Z

Mixx941: Added Mozilla Mail, pine, VLC, and AbiWord.

==Setting up a workstation==
See our [[Complete_Workstation]] write-up on how to get a desktop system up and running.

==Installation==

You can get these by [[Installing ports]] or by [[Installing packages]]

==Web Browsing==

Firefox, Mozilla, links, lynx

==Email==

Thunderbird, Mozilla Mail, mutt, sylpheed, pine

==Multimedia==
Note that to get sound working under FreeBSD, you'll need to enable your [[sound card]]

beep-media-player, xmms, [[Mplayer]], helix, realplayer, VLC

==CD burning==

X-CDRoast, cdrtools [burncd]

[http://www.k3b.org/ K3b - CD/DVD Kreator for KDE]. GPL 2 licensed. Features include:

* Supports CD-R(W), DVD-R(W), and DVD+R(W)
* Creating data, audio, mixed mode, CD-i, and Video CDs -- DVD data projects, too.
* CD/DVD ripping and cloning
* Supports image burning (ISO and CUE/BIN) to CD or DVD recordable media.
* Optional verification of written data for any and all burn modes, projects, and supported recordable media.
* [http://developer.kde.org/documentation/library/kdeqt/dcop.html DCOP interface], allowing K3b to be controlled from another program or script. ''(not yet available in the stable branch as of 22 May 2005)''
* More details on the project's [http://k3b.plainblack.com/about About page].

==Productivity==

OpenOffice.org, AbiWord (No Java Required)

[[Category:FreeBSD for Workstations]]

.cshrc

2005-08-20T17:14:16Z

Mixx941: Formatting mistake.

As you may be able to guess, this is the [[shell configuration file]] for the C-shell.

==Prompts==
Modifying your prompt can make your work experience more productive. Here are some common variables for customizing your C-Shell prompt:

* %/ - The current working directory shown as /home/user/
* %~ - The current working directory with your own home directory shown as "~" and other users shown as "~user"
* %m - The machine's hostname up until the first . (Ex: freebsd.yourdomain.com would show up as simply "freebsd")
* %n - Displays the username you are logged on as
* %M - The machine's full hostname (Ex: freebsd.yourdomain.com)
* %t - Shows the time in 12 hour format (Ex: 4:04pm)
* %T - Shows the time in 24 hour format (Ex: 16:04)
* %p - Shows the "precise" time of day in 12 hour format (Ex: 4:04:01)
* %P - Shows the "precise" time of day in 24 hour format (Ex: 16:04:01)

To experiment with various prompts, use the command '''set prompt'''. Here is an example:

% set prompt='[%t][%n@%m:%~]% '

Now your prompt looks like this:

[4:04pm][mixx941@freebsd:~]%

To make these changes permanent, you can add the "set prompt" line above into your .cshrc file. If you wish to make them global for all accounts, add that line into /etc/csh.cshrc

[[Category:Important Config Files]]

.cshrc

2005-08-20T17:12:21Z

Mixx941: Added prompt variables

As you may be able to guess, this is the [[shell configuration file]] for the C-shell.

==Prompts==
Modifying your prompt can make your work experience more productive. Here are some common variables for customizing your C-Shell prompt:

* %/ - The current working directory shown as /home/user/
* %~ - The current working directory with your own home directory shown as "~" and other users shown as "~user"
* %m - The machine's hostname up until the first . (Ex: freebsd.yourdomain.com would show up as simply "freebsd")
* %n - Displays the username you are logged on as
* %M - The machine's full hostname (Ex: freebsd.yourdomain.com)
* %t - Shows the time in 12 hour format (Ex: 4:04pm)
* %T - Shows the time in 24 hour format (Ex: 16:04)
* %p - Shows the "precise" time of day in 12 hour format (Ex: 4:04:01)
* %P - Shows the "precise" time of day in 24 hour format (Ex: 16:04:01)

To experiment with various prompts, use the command '''set prompt''. Here is an example:

% set prompt='[%t][%n@%m:%~]% '

Now your prompt looks like this:

[4:04pm][mixx941@freebsd:~]%

To make these changes permanent, you can add the "set prompt" line above into your .cshrc file. If you wish to make them global for all accounts, add that line into /etc/csh.cshrc

[[Category:Important Config Files]]

Dmesg

2005-08-20T16:42:01Z

Mixx941:

'''dmesg''' displays the system message buffer. It's output is just like /var/run/dmesg.boot, although '''dmesg''' displays things that occur after boot as well. It can be helpful in tracking down problems that might not otherwise be noticed.

For example:

'''> dmesg'''
[snip]
ad0: 194481MB <Maxtor 6B200R0/BAH41BM0> [395136/16/63] at ata0-master UDMA133
ad1: 194481MB <Maxtor 6B200P0/BAH41BM0> [395136/16/63] at ata0-slave UDMA133
acd0: DVDR <SONY DVD RW DRU-500A/2.1a> at ata1-slave PIO4
ad1: WARNING - WRITE_DMA UDMA ICRC error (retrying request) LBA=3205439

Or:

'''> dmesg'''
[snip]
Mounting root from ufs:/dev/ad0s1a
pid 6152 (audacity), uid 1001: exited on signal 11 (core dumped)

[[Category : System Commands]]

Ports, Installing

2005-08-20T16:18:27Z

Mixx941: Added "make config"

See also: [[Ports]]

Installing software in FreeBSD is very easy if you use the ports tree. To use the ports tree you will first need to [[Installing the Ports Tree | install]] it. If you have the ports tree installed on your system you should try and keep it [[Update the ports tree | updated]] with the most recent software.

Remember you can always get help with ports by typing:
> '''man ports'''

To install a specific program you can [[Searching ports | search]] the ports tree to see if there is a port.
> '''cd /usr/ports/'''
> '''make search name=bash
(listing of all the ports that have 'bash' in their '''name''')
> '''make search key=bash'''
(listing of all the ports that have 'bash' anywhere in the '''description''')

The top command will return a number of results that look something like:
Port: bash-2.05b.007_2
Path: /usr/ports/shells/bash2
Info: The GNU Bourne Again Shell
Maint: obrien@FreeBSD.org
B-deps:
R-deps:

This listing tells you where the port you want to install is, in this case it is in shells/bash2. Now there are a number of things you can do to install a port such as
> '''cd /usr/ports/shells/bash2'''
> '''make install'''
(this will download, compile, and install the port and all of its dependencies)
> '''make clean'''
(this will clean up the port directory as well as dependencies after an install)
> '''make distclean'''
(same as clean but will remove the distfiles for the ports aswell)
> '''make config'''
(this will allow you to configure options for the port via a dialog)
> '''make fetch'''
(this will just download the source tarball to "/usr/ports/distfiles")
> '''make extract'''
(this will just extract the port to a ./work directory)
> '''make patch'''
(this will just patch the source files)
> '''make depends'''
(this will install (or compile) all of the dependencies of the current port)
> '''make install distclean'''
(commands can be written in sequence like this one to install a port then distclean)

Ports can also be deinstalled easily. You can do this:
> '''cd /usr/ports/shells/bash2'''
> '''make deinstall'''
But be careful, since deinstalling from the ports tree can break things if the port you are issuing ''make deinstall'' for is a dependency of any other ports. It is safer to use [[pkg_deinstall]] instead.

If a port can't be deinstalled or installed, verify that it is a port and not a [[Package]]. If it's a port or you're having other problems, see [[Port Install Troubleshooting]].

== External Links ==
[http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html FreeBSD Handbook]

[[Category:Common Tasks]]
[[Category:FreeBSD for Workstations]]