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| + | ==Setting up a workstation== | ||
| + | See our [[Complete_Workstation]] write-up on how to get a desktop system up and running. | ||
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==Installation== | ==Installation== | ||
| − | You can get these by [[ | + | You can get these by [[Installing ports]] or by [[Installing packages]] |
==Web Browsing== | ==Web Browsing== | ||
| − | Firefox, Mozilla, links, lynx | + | [[Firefox]], [[Mozilla]], links, [[lynx]], [[dillo]], Opera. |
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| + | Since 05 Nov 2005 06:04:48 the Development Branch of Firefox is also included in the Ports Tree under <i>/usr/ports/www/firefox-devel</i>. | ||
==Email== | ==Email== | ||
| − | Thunderbird, mutt, sylpheed | + | Thunderbird, Mozilla Mail, mutt, sylpheed, pine |
==Multimedia== | ==Multimedia== | ||
| + | Note that to get sound working under FreeBSD, you'll need to enable your [[sound card]] | ||
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| + | beep-media-player, [[xmms]], [[Mplayer]], [[helix]], [[realplayer]], [[VLC]], [[amarok]] | ||
| − | + | ==CD burning and ripping== | |
| − | + | [[X-CDRoast]], cdrtools [burncd], [[k3b]], [[grip]] | |
| − | + | If you get any errors along the lines of "can't access /dev/acd0" from one of your CD reading/writing applications, your problem is probably the permissions on /dev/acd0 (or whatever your device is). A quick | |
| + | chmod 644 /dev/acd0 | ||
| + | will probably fix it. | ||
| + | ==Productivity== | ||
| + | [[OpenOffice.org]] (requires [[Java]]), AbiWord (no Java required), xpdf, evince (also does pdf) | ||
[[Category:FreeBSD for Workstations]] | [[Category:FreeBSD for Workstations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:21, 20 June 2007
Contents |
[edit] Setting up a workstation
See our Complete_Workstation write-up on how to get a desktop system up and running.
[edit] Installation
You can get these by Installing ports or by Installing packages
[edit] Web Browsing
Firefox, Mozilla, links, lynx, dillo, Opera.
Since 05 Nov 2005 06:04:48 the Development Branch of Firefox is also included in the Ports Tree under /usr/ports/www/firefox-devel.
[edit] Email
Thunderbird, Mozilla Mail, mutt, sylpheed, pine
[edit] 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, amarok
[edit] CD burning and ripping
X-CDRoast, cdrtools [burncd], k3b, grip
If you get any errors along the lines of "can't access /dev/acd0" from one of your CD reading/writing applications, your problem is probably the permissions on /dev/acd0 (or whatever your device is). A quick
chmod 644 /dev/acd0
will probably fix it.
[edit] Productivity
OpenOffice.org (requires Java), AbiWord (no Java required), xpdf, evince (also does pdf)
