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==Web Browsing==
 
==Web Browsing==
  
Firefox, Mozilla, links, lynx
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[[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==
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Note that to get sound working under FreeBSD, you'll need to enable your [[sound card]]
 
Note that to get sound working under FreeBSD, you'll need to enable your [[sound card]]
  
beep-media-player, xmms, [[Mplayer]], helix, realplayer, VLC
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beep-media-player, [[xmms]], [[Mplayer]], [[helix]], [[realplayer]], [[VLC]], [[amarok]]
 
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==CD burning==
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X-CDRoast, cdrtools [burncd]
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==CD burning and ripping==
  
[http://www.k3b.org/ K3b - CD/DVD Kreator for KDE]. GPL 2 licensed. Features include:
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[[X-CDRoast]], cdrtools [burncd], [[k3b]], [[grip]]
  
* Supports CD-R(W), DVD-R(W), and DVD+R(W)
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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
* Creating data, audio, mixed mode, CD-i, and Video CDs -- DVD data projects, too.
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chmod 644 /dev/acd0
* CD/DVD ripping and cloning
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will probably fix it.
* Supports image burning (ISO and CUE/BIN) to CD or DVD recordable media.
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* Optional verification of written data for any and all burn modes, projects, and supported recordable media.
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* [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)''
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* More details on the project's [http://k3b.plainblack.com/about About page].
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==Productivity==
 
==Productivity==
  
OpenOffice.org, AbiWord (No Java Required)
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[[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 09:21, 20 June 2007

Contents

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, 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.

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, 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)

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