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1# et
2# Anisoptera
3*The following is an unpaid personal wiki page. The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of the DragonFly BSD mascot nor its management.*
4
5## Table of Contents
6
71. **Featured**
8
9* Walkthrough of Xfce 4.6 Installation via Custom DVD/IMG Installer
10
112. **Tidbits**
12
13* Hammer
14* DragonFly BSD
15* Xfce
16* Dissonance/Apache Harmony
17* Jython/Python
18* ee/nano
19* pkgin/apt-get
20
213. **Reminders**
22
23* DNS Settings in Debian Squeeze
24* Shutdown command in DragonFly BSD
25
264. **Issues**
27
28* Disclaimer
29* Default GUI Too Bare
30* Early Keyboard Selection
31* GUI Keyboard Selection
32* Encryption Keyboard Selection
33* Disabled Caps Lock in GUI
34* Random Key for Encrypted Swap
35* Stay Decrypted for Configuration
36* No Confirmation for Decryption
37* Plain Text Password in Install Log
38* USB Installation Media Named Uniquely
39* 3TB+ HD Install
40* Overwrite 3TB+ Partition Table
41* Lackluster Default Shell
42* Wiki Centered Text
43* XOrg Quit Errors
44
455. **Workarounds**
46
47* Enable Caps Lock in GUI
48* Install Non-GUI on 3TB+ Hard Drive
49* Install Xfce 4.6 (Notes)
50* Install Xfce 4.8 (Stub)
51* Install Xfce 4.10 (Stub)
52* Set GUI Keyboard Layout
53
545. **Contribute**
55
56* Port VirtualBox to DragonFly BSD
57* Port Xfce 4.10 to DragonFly BSD
58* DragonFly BSD Network Shares Walkthrough
59* Port bxpkg to DragonFly BSD
60
61## Featured
62
63**Walkthrough of Xfce 4.6 Installation via Custom DVD/IMG Installer**
64
65There is a new [Xfce based DVD/IMG installer](http://island.quantumachine.net/~swildner/LiveDVD/x86_64/) which is built by [one of](http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/mailarchive/users/2012-07/msg00123.html) the [DragonFly BSD team members](http://www.dragonflybsd.org/team/). As far as I can tell it is functionally identical to the official GUI installer except that it includes the Xfce 4.6 desktop environment rather than the FVWM window manager. Please help test it out so that we can hopefully get it included in the next stable release!
66
671. Download and extract the [Xfce installer](http://island.quantumachine.net/~swildner/LiveDVD/).
682. If the version of the installer is less than or equal to 20120826-2055, then installing onto a uniprocessor computer may not work.
693. If installng onto a VirtualBox virtual machine, the recommended operating system type is FreeBSD (64 bit).
704. If installing onto a VirtualBox virtual machine, set the hardware clock to UTC time.
715. After starting the computer but before it finishes booting, you will be greeted with the following boot menu.
72
73
74 DragonFly/i386 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1
75 (s@advancer.yo, Sun Aug 26 21:24:11 CEST 2012)
76 |
77 1. Boot DragonFly [kernel] | ,--, | ,--,
78 2. Boot DragonFly in Safe Mode | | `-, ,^, ,-' |
79 3. Boot DragonFly without AHCI driver | `, `-, (/ \) ,-' ,'
80 4. Boot DragonFly without ACPI driver | `-, `-,/ \,-' ,-'
81 9. Escape to loader prompt (also ESC) | `------( )------'
82 s. Boot DragonFly in single user mode | ,----------( )----------,
83 v. Boot DragonFly with verbose logging | | _,-( )-,_ |
84 R. Reboot | `-,__,-' \ / `-,__,-'
85 | | |
86 | | |
87 | | |
88 | | |
89 | | |
90 | | |
91 | `|'
92 |
93 Booting in 10 seconds... _
94
956. After the computer finishes booting, you will be greeted with the following welcome message and login prompt.
96
97 Welcome to DragonFly!
98
99 To Start the installer, login as 'installer'. To just get a shell prompt,
100 login as 'root'. To start a root gui, login as 'root' and run 'startx'.
101
102 DragonFly/x86_64 (dflyd.yo) (ttyv0)
103
104 login: _
105
1067. Type 'installer' without quotes and press enter.
1078. You will be greeted with the following menu.
108
109 F10=Refresh Display .
110 .
111 ,--, | ,--, .
112 ------------------------| Welcome to DragonFly BSD |------------------------- .
113 | |.
114 | Welcome to the DragonFly BSD Live CD. |.
115 | |.
116 | DragonFly BSD is an efficient and elegant BSD Unix-derived operating |.
117 | system. For more information, see http://www.dragonflybsd.org |.
118 | |.
119 | From this CD, you can boot into DragonFly BSD ``live'' (without installing |.
120 | it) to evaluate it, to install it manually, or to troubleshoot problems |.
121 | with an existing installation, using either a command prompt or menu-driven |.
122 | utilities. |.
123 | |.
124 | Also, you can use this automated application to assist you in installing |.
125 | DragonFly BSD on this computer and configuring it once it is installed. |.
126 | |.
127 | < Install DragonFly BSD >_ < Configure an Installed System > |.
128 | < Live CD Utilities > < Exit to Live CD > < Reboot this Computer > |.
129 | < Setup NetBoot Install Services > |.
130 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- .
131 .
132 .
133 Install DragonFly BSD on a HDD or HDD partition on this computer .
134
13510. The bottom line changes depending on which option is selected.
13611. Highlight the option < Install DragonFly BSD > and press enter.
13712. You will then be greeted by the following menu.
138
139 F10=Refresh Display .
140 .
141 ,--, | ,--, .
142 | `-, ,^, ,-' | .
143 `, `-, (/ \) ,-' ,' .
144 --------------------------| Begin Installation |----------------------------- .
145 | |.
146 | This application will install DragonFly BSD on one of the hard disk drives |.
147 | attached to this computer. It has been designed to make it easy to install |.
148 | DragonFly BSD in the typical case. If you have special requirements that |.
149 | are not addressed by this installer, or if you have problems using it, you |.
150 | are welcome to install DragonFly BSD manually. To do so select Exit to Live |.
151 | CD, login as root, and follow the instructions given in the file /README . |.
152 | |.
153 | NOTE! As with any installation process, YOU ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO BACK |.
154 | UP ANY IMPORTANT DATA ON THIS COMPUTER BEFORE PROCEEDING! |.
155 | |.
156 | < Install DragonFly BSD >_ < Return to Welcome Menu > < Exit to Live CD > |.
157 ----------------------------| Press F1 for Help |---------------------------- .
158 .
159 .
160 .
161 .
162 .
163 .
164 .
165
16613. Highlight the option < Install DragonFly BSD > and press enter.
16714. The following menu, specific to your hardware, will be displayed.
168
169 F10=Refresh Display .
170 .
171 ,--, | ,--, .
172 | `-, ,^, ,-' | .
173 `, `-, (/ \) ,-' ,' .
174 `-, `-,/ \,-' ,-' .
175 `------( )------' .
176 ,----------( )----------, .
177 | _,-( )-,_ | .
178 ----------------------| Select Disk |----------------------,__,-' .
179 | | .
180 | Select a disk on which to install DragonFly BSD | .
181 | | .
182 | < ad1: 1337TB <VBOX HARDDISK 1.0> at ata0-master UDMA33 >_| .
183 | < Return to Begin Installation > | .
184 ----------------------------------------------------------- .
185 `|' .
186 .
187 .
188 .
189 .
190 .
191 .
192 .
193 .
194
19515. Highlight the disk on which to install DragonFly BSD and press Enter.
19616. The following menu will be displayed.
197
198 F10=Refresh Display .
199 .
200 ,--, | ,--, .
201 | `-, ,^, ,-' | .
202 `, `-, (/ \) ,-' ,' .
203 `-, `-,/ \,-' ,-' .
204 `------( )------' .
205 ,----------( )----------, .
206 ----------------------------| Select Disk |---------------------- | .
207 | |' .
208 | Select how much of this disk you want to use for DragonFly BSD | .
209 | | .
210 | ad1: 1337TB <VBOX HARDDISK 1.0> at ata0-master UDMA33 | .
211 | | .
212 | < Use Entire Disk >_ < Use Part of Disk > | .
213 | < Return to Select Disk > | .
214 ----------------------------------------------------------------- .
215 .
216 .
217 .
218 .
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220 .
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222 .
223
22417. If you would like to use your entire disk, then highlight < Use Entire Disk > and press enter.
22518. The following menu will be displayed.
226
227 F10=Refresh Display .
228 .
229 ,--, | ,--, .
230 | `-, ,^, ,-' | .
231 ------| Are you absolutely sure? |------/ \) ,-' ,' .
232 | | \,-' ,-' .
233 | WARNING! ALL data in ALL partitions on | )------' .
234 | the disk | )----------, .
235 | | )-,_ | .
236 | ad1: 1337TB <VBOX HARDDISK 1.0> at | / `-,__,-' .
237 | ata0-master UDMA33 | | .
238 | | | .
239 | will be IRREVOCABLY ERASED! | | .
240 | | | .
241 | Are you ABSOLUTELY SURE you wish to | | .
242 | take this action? This is your LAST | | .
243 | CHANCE to cancel! ||' .
244 | | .
245 | < OK >_ < Cancel > | .
246 ---------------------------------------- .
247 .
248 .
249 .
250 .
251 .
252
25319. If you are absolutely sure, highlight < OK > and press enter.
25420. The following menu will be displayed.
255
256 F10=Refresh Display .
257 .
258 ,--, | ,--, .
259 | `-, ,^, ,-' | .
260 `, `-, (/ \) ,-' ,' .
261 `-, `-,/ \,-' ,-' .
262 `------( )------' .
263 ---------| Information |-------------( )----------, .
264 | |( )-,_ | .
265 | The disk |\ / `-,__,-' .
266 | | | | .
267 | ad1: 1337TB <VBOX HARDDISK 1.0> at | | | .
268 | ata0-master UDMA33 | | | .
269 | | | | .
270 | was formatted. | | | .
271 | | | | .
272 | < OK > | `|' .
273 ------------------------------------ .
274 .
275 .
276 .
277 .
278 .
279 .
280 .
281
28221. Press enter.
28322. The following menu will be displayed.
284
285 F10=Refresh Display .
286 .
287 ,--, | ,--, .
288 | `-, ,^, ,-' | .
289 `, `-, (/ \) ,-' ,' .
290 `-, `-,/ \,-' ,-' .
291 `------( )------' .
292 -----------------| Select file system |------------------------, .
293 | | | .
294 | Please select the file system you want to use with |,__,-' .
295 | DragonFly BSD. | .
296 | | .
297 | HAMMER is the new DragonFly BSD file system. UFS is the | .
298 | traditional BSD file system. | .
299 | | .
300 | < Use HAMMER >_ < Use UFS > < Return to Select Disk > | .
301 --------------------------------------------------------- .
302 .
303 .
304 .
305 .
306 .
307 .
308 .
309 .
310
31123. If you want to use HAMMER, and honestly why wouldn't you, then highlight HAMMER and press enter.
31224. The following menu will be displayed.
313
314 F10=Refresh Display .
315 .
316 ,--, | ,--, .
317 --------------------| Create Subpartitions |--------------------- | .
318 | | ,' .
319 | Set up the partitions (also knows as just `partitions' in |' .
320 | BSD tradition) you want to have on this primary partition. In | .
321 | most cases you should be fine with the default settings. |-, .
322 | | | .
323 | For Capacity, use 'M' to indicate megabytes, 'G' to indicate |-' .
324 | gigabytes, or a single '*' to indicate 'use the remaining space | .
325 | on the primary partition'. | .
326 | | .
327 | Mountpoint Capacity Encrypted | .
328 | [/boot_ ] [768M ] [ ] < Ins > < Del > | .
329 | [swap ] [2048M ] [ ] < Ins > < Del > | .
330 | [/ ] [* ] [ ] < Ins > < Del > | .
331 | < Add > | .
332 | | .
333 | < Accept and Create > < Return to Select Disk > | .
334 -------------------| Press F1 for Help |------------------------- .
335 .
336 .
337 .
338 .
339
34025. Highlight < Accept and Create > and press enter.
34126. The following menu will be displayed.
342
343 F10=Refresh Display .
344 .
345 ,--, | ,--, .
346 | `-, ,^, ,-' | .
347 `, `-, (/ \) ,-' ,' .
348 `-, `-,/ \,-' ,-' .
349 -------------------------| Install OS |-------------------------- .
350 | |-, .
351 | Everything is now ready to install the actual files which | | .
352 | comprise the DragonFly BSD operating system on the selected |-' .
353 | partition of the selected disk. | .
354 | | .
355 | Note that this process will take quite a while to finish. You | .
356 | may wish to take a break now and come back to the computer in a | .
357 | short while. | .
358 | | .
359 | < Begin Installing Files >_ < Return to Create Subpartitions > | .
360 ----------------------------------------------------------------- .
361 .
362 .
363 .
364 .
365 .
366 .
367 .
368 .
369
37027. Highlight < Begin Installing Files > and press enter.
37128. The following progress bar will be displayed.
372
373 F10=Refresh Display .
374 .
375 ,--, | ,--, .
376 | `-, ,^, ,-' | .
377 `, `-, (/ \) ,-' ,' .
378 `-, `-,/ \,-' ,-' .
379 `------( )------' .
380 ,----------( )----------, .
381 -------------------| Executing Commands |------------------- | .
382 | |_,-' .
383 | /bin/cpdup -o -vvv -u /usr/pkg /mnt/usr/pkg | .
384 | | .
385 | [*#################58%# ] | .
386 | | .
387 | < Cancel >_ | .
388 ------------------------------------------------------------ .
389 `|' .
390 .
391 .
392 .
393 .
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395 .
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397 .
398
39929. Go brush your teeth. And don't forget to floss.
40030. When it finishes, the following menu will be displayed.
401
402 F10=Refresh Display .
403 .
404 ,--, | ,--, .
405 | `-, ,^, ,-' | .
406 ---------------| Install Bootblock(s) |----------------,-' ,' .
407 | | ,-' .
408 | You may now wish to install bootblocks on one or more |--' .
409 | disks. If you already have a boot manager installed, |------, .
410 | you can skip this step (but you may have to configure | | .
411 | your boot manager separately.) If you installed |-,__,-' .
412 | DragonFly BSD on a disk other than your first disk, | .
413 | you will need to put the bootblock on at least your | .
414 | first disk and the DragonFly disk. | .
415 | | .
416 | Disk Drive Install Bootblock? Packet Mode? | .
417 | [ad1_ ] [X] [X] | .
418 | | .
419 | < Accept and Install Bootblocks > | .
420 | < Skip this Step > | .
421 -----------------| Press F1 for Help |----------------- .
422 .
423 .
424 .
425 .
426 The disk on which you wish to install a bootblock .
427
42831. Highlight < Accept and Install Bootblocks > and press enter.
42932. An Information dialog box will be displayed which says: Bootblocks were successfully installed!
43033. Press enter.
43134. The following menu will be displayed.
432
433 ---| DragonFly BSD is Installed! |--
434 |
435 | Congratulations!
436 |
437 | DragonFly BSD has successfully been installed on this computer.
438 | You may now proceed to configure the installation. Alternately,
439 | you may wish to reboot the computer and boot into the installed
440 | system to confirm that it works.
441 |
442 | < Configure this System >_ < Reboot >
443 | < Return to Welcome Menu >
444 ---
445
44635. Highlight < Configure this System > and press enter.
44736. The following menu will be displayed.
448
449 ---| Configure an Installed System |--
450 |
451 | The options on this menu allow you to
452 | configure a DragonFly BSD system after
453 | it has already been installed.
454 | < Select timezone >_
455 | < Set date and time >
456 | < Set keyboard map >
457 | < Set root password >
458 | < Add a user >
459 | < Configure network interfaces >
460 | < Configure hostname and domain >
461 | < Set console font >
462 | < Set screen map >
463 | < Remove software packages >
464 | < Return to Welcome Menu >
465 ---
466
46737. Highlight < Select timezone > and press enter.
468
469(The only purpose of this line is to reduce the indentation of the following bullet points.)
470
471* Highlight < Set keyboard map > and press enter.
472* Highlight < Set root password > and press enter.
473* changeme
474* Highlight < Add a user > and press enter.
475* Password: changeme
476* Highlight < Configure network interfaces > and press enter.
477* Highlight < Configure hostname and domain > and press enter.
478* Highlight < Return to Welcome Menu > and press enter.
479* Highlight < Reboot this Computer > and press enter.
480* Highlight < Reboot > and press enter.
481* Remove installation media.
482* The operating system has halted.
483* Please press any key to reboot.
484* Log in as root.
485* Change password.
486* ee /etc/hosts
487* # Replace hostname and domain with the ones that you chose during configuration.
488* ::1 localhost hostname.domain
489* 127.0.0.1 localhost hostname.domain
490* Ctrl-[
491* a) leave editor
492* a) save changes
493* exit
494* Log in as user.
495* Change password.
496* startxfce4 (I think that running startx from the root user starts Xfce, but running it from a regular user starts the non-Xfce GUI.)
497
498## Tidbits
499* **Hammer** is hands down the best file system currently in existence. It has block level deduplication, it is supported out of the box by operating system with great underpinnings, and it runs great on regular hardware.
500* **DragonFly BSD** is an awesome operating system for many reasons other than that it's the only OS with Hammer, but Hammer is why I'm making the switch. DragonFly's default GUI configuration is a bit rough around the edges for everyday use. But it's nothing that a little ironing can't fix.
501* **[Xfce](http://xfce.org/)** is a lightweight yet feature rich desktop environment. It has maintains an excellent balance between [innovation and compatibility](http://lwn.net/Articles/430598/).
502* **[Dissonance](https://bitbucket.org/varialus/dissonance)** is my fork of Apache Harmony, which is a clean room implementation of Java with a permissive license. Sun and now Oracle refuse to license the TCK, a tool used to validate Java compatibility, for use with Harmony. As a result of the dissonance caused by this refusal to cooperate with the community, Apache retired Harmony and resigned from the Java Community Process Executive Committee. I would have preferred for Apache and the community to have instead just written their own TCK, but I don't know what effects the dissonance had on their organization and it was their decision to make, so I can't blame them. It's unfortunate that such a great project has been effectively abandoned, and so it it is with that in mind that I call on the community to support Dissonance; make your own TCK and make it so much better so as to make passing Oracle's TCK effectively meaningless.
503* **[Jython](http://www.jython.org/)** is Python written in Java. It's not included in DragonFly BSD by default, but it's a great tool and I use it.
504* **ee** is roughly equivalent to **nano**. They are both easy to use command line text editors. The exit option will ask you whether you want to save. You can get to the exit confirmation by pressing Ctrl-[ and selecting 'a) leave editor'.
505* **pkgin** is roughly equivalent to **apt-get**. They are both fairly straightforward command line package management utilities.
506
507## Reminders
508* If NetworkManager Applet is installed, use it to override an unreliable DNS server rather than editing /etc/resolv.conf directly. Observed in NetworkManager 0.8.1 on Debian Squeeze.
509* In DragonFly BSD the command *shutdown -p now* will shutdown and turn off your computer. Using the -h switch instead of -p will shutdown and halt the computer but not turn it off. In Debian and probably other Linux distributions, the command *shutdown -h now* will shutdown and turn off your computer. The -p switch isn't available, but there may be a way to shutdown and halt without turning off your computer.
510
511## Issues
512* Varialus should ensure that these issues are properly logged. Yes, I know that they should be properly logged and I intend to eventually get them all logged. In the mean time hopefully my notes will help someone still trying to find the answers to life's persistent questions.
513* The installer should offer the Xfce desktop environment as a supported option. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2. See workaround below.
514* The installer should set the keyboard layout before any typing is required. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.
515* The installer should set the keyboard layout for the GUI. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2. See workaround below.
516* The installer should set the keyboard layout for the encryption password prompt. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.
517* The installer should configure the keyboard within the GUI to be able to use the caps lock key. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2. See workaround below.
518* When encrypting the swap partition, the installer should configure the boot loader to generate a random key each time the system is booted so that the password doesn't have to be typed twice when the system is booted. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.
519* When configuring the system from the installer, if the system just finished installing with encryption, the hard drive should stay unlocked so that the user doesn't have to type in his password again. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.
520* When configuring the system from the installer, if the system is encrypted but was not just barely installed, the user should only have to type in his password once, not twice. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.
521* When creating a user password in the installer, the password should not be written to a plain text installation log. Observed in DragonFly BSD 3.0.2.
522* When installing from a USB device onto a USB device, the installer should ensure that installed media is named such that when booted without the USB installer, the installed device name doesn't change. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.
523* When installing onto a 3TB+ hard drive, the default partition table should be able to handle that size. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2. Fixed and tested in snapshot on 8/14/2012. See workaround below.
524* After selecting to install using all of a 3TB+ hard drive that already has an MS-DOS/MBR partition table on it, the installer should overwrite the partition table with an adequate partition table such as GPT. Observed in snapshot on 8/14/2012.
525* The default shell provided by the installer should list valid auto completion options after typing a partial command and then pressing tab two or more times. Observed in DragonFly 3.0.2.
526* ->Excepting the bullet point, this syntax should center text in this wiki.<- Observed on 8/25/2012.
527* The following errors should not occur when quitting from the GUI.
528
529 waiting for X server to shut down xterm: fatal IO error 35 (Resource temporarily unavailable) or KillClient on X server ":0.0"
530 xterm: fatal IO error 35 (Resource temporarily unavailable) or KillClient on X server "0.0"
531 failed to unset mtrr: Device not configured
532
533
534 xauth: (argv):1: bad display name "myhostname.mysubdomain.mytld:0" in "remove" command
535
536 Observed in DragonFly BSD 3.0.2 64-bit on VirtualBox 4.1.20 in Debian Squeeze.
537
538## Workarounds
539**Enable the Caps Lock Key within the GUI**
540
541Edit the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
542
543 ee /etc/X11/xorg.conf
544
545Delete the ctrl:nocaps XkbOptions option from the InputDevice section with the identifier Keyboard0 of the xorg.conf file. Or comment it out by prefixing the line with the # symbol.
546
547 Section "InputDevice"
548 Identifier "Keyboard0"
549 Driver "kbd"
550 #Option "XkbOptions" "ctrl:nocaps"
551 EndSection
552
553Observed in DragonFly BSD 3.0.2.
554
555**Install Non-GUI on 3TB+ Hard Drive**
556
557*WARNING:* This workaround includes instructions which will delete all data from a hard drive.
558
559Delete the partition table from the hard drive. There are various tools with which to do this, one particularly easy to use tool is the [GParted Live CD/USB](http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php).
560
561Install from a [snapshot version of DragonFly](http://avalon.dragonflybsd.org/snapshots/). Be aware that snapshot versions are less thoroughly tested than stable releases.
562
563Tested in snapshot on 8/14/2012.
564
565**Install Xfce 4.6**
566
567*WARNING:* This workaround is not yet complete. Contributions are welcome.
568
569The following testing is being done with a root account and no user account. Additional testing with a regular user account will be done later.
570
571*DragonFly BSD 3.1-DEVELOPMENT Non-GUI Instructions*
572
573Summary
574
575* Install XOrg if it's not already installed.
576* Ensure that mouse works.
577* Get the xfce4 meta-package make file.
578* Install binary files listed in xfce4 meta-package make file.
579
580These instructions are currently a mess. They're currently just a rough outline of how I got it working. I'll go through and clean it up later.
581
582Get a list of which packages would be included if Xfce was installed from source. If you haven't already done so, [create and update the pkgsrc tree](http://www.dragonflybsd.org/docs/howtos/HowToPkgsrc/#index2h2). Running make pkgsrc-create failed for me when I ran it in my virtual machine with 2 GB, but succeeded when I ran it with 3171 MB.
583
584 cd /usr/
585 make pkgsrc-create
586 make pkgsrc-update
587 cd /usr/pkgsrc/meta-pkgs/xfce4
588 pkgin update
589 pkgin in `cat Makefile | grep -E "xfce4.*mk" | sed -e 's/.include.*\/xf/xf/g' -e 's/\/.*/ /g' | tr -d "\n"`
590 pkg_radd modular-xorg
591 ls /dev/
592
593Log into another console window by pressing Ctrl-Alt-F2 or in VirtualBox, Alt-F2.
594
595 man moused
596
597Scroll down until you find where it mentions mouse dev names.
598
599 ee /etc/X11/xorg.conf
600
601Comment out the /dev/sysmouse line by putting a # in front of it. Add the following line.
602
603 Option "Device" "/dev/psm0"
604
605Except replace psm0 with whichever mouse you've got listed in /dev. Then save the file.
606
607 startxfce4
608
609*DragonFly BSD 3.0.2 GUI Instructions*
610
611I got the message Error Code 1 while creating and updating my pkgsrc tree. I haven't yet looked into it further.
612
613Get a list of which packages would be included if Xfce was installed from source. If you haven't already done so, [create and update the pkgsrc tree](http://www.dragonflybsd.org/docs/howtos/HowToPkgsrc/#index2h2).
614
615 cd /usr/
616 make pkgsrc-create
617 make pkgsrc-update
618
619Get a list of which packages would be included if Xfce was installed from source. The pkgsrc tree was maybe already created by default on this version of DragonFly BSD. If it has not already been created, you'd first want to [create it](http://www.dragonflybsd.org/docs/howtos/HowToPkgsrc/#index2h2) before continuing. Update the pkgsrc tree.
620
621 cd /usr/
622 make pkgsrc-update
623
624*Notes*
625
626* [XFCE based LiveDVD/IMG](http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/mailarchive/users/2012-07/msg00123.html)
627* [Installing a Desktop Environment: Xfce4](http://www.dragonflybsd.org/docs/how_to_get_to_the_desktop/#index11h3)
628* [Desktop Environments: Xfce](http://www.dragonflybsd.org/docs/newhandbook/X/#index9h3)
629* [Longest DragonFly BSD Review: Running Xfce in DragonFlyBSD 3.0.1](http://insidesocal.com/click/2012/04/review-dragonflybsd-301----the-5.html)
630* [Instructions via Google Translate](http://www.google.com/translate_c?langpair=en&u=http://dragonflybsd.fr/index.php?page=Installation+de+Xfce4)
631* [Installing pkgsrc](http://www.dragonflybsd.org/docs/howtos/HowToPkgsrc/#index2h2)
632
633 pkgin search xfce
634
635**Install Xfce 4.8**
636
637*WARNING:* This workaround is not yet complete. Contributions are welcome.
638
639* [Choosing between portability and innovation](http://lwn.net/Articles/430598/)
640* [Xfce 4.8 on BSD flavors](http://gezeiten.org/post/2011/01/Xfce-4.8-on-BSD-flavors)
641* [Xfce 4.8 tour](http://xfce.org/about/tour48)
642
643**Install Xfce 4.10**
644
645*WARNING:* This workaround is not yet complete. Contributions are welcome.
646
647* [Xfce 4.10 released](http://www.xfce.org/about/news/?post=1335571200)
648* [Xfce 4.10 tour](http://xfce.org/about/tour)
649
650**Set the GUI Keyboard Layout**
651
652Edit the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.
653
654 ee /etc/X11/xorg.conf
655
656Set the XkbVariant option to your keyboard variant.
657
658 Section "InputDevice"
659 Identifier "Keyboard0"
660 Driver "kbd"
661 Option "XkbVariant" "dvorak"
662 EndSection
663
664Valid keyboard options can be found by searching through /usr/pkg/share/X11/xkb/symbols/ for example to find references to the dvorak keyboard layout, run the following command.
665
666 grep --color -n -r dvorak /usr/pkg/share/X11/xkb/symbols
667
668If too many lines scroll by, you can use your arrow buttons to scroll back within the non-graphical console screen by pressing the Scroll Lock button on your keyboard.
669
670Tested in DragonFly 3.0.2.
671
672## Contribute
673
674**Port VirtualBox to DragonFly BSD**
675
676 - Build VirtualBox in GhostBSD (GhostBSD is FreeBSD with Gnome or LXDE installed out of the box.)
677 - Install GhostBSD (Gnome version 3.0 RC1 in VirtualBox)
678 - It's easier to change the keyboard layout in the Gnome version.
679 - If your keyboard stops working during the install then do the following.
680 - Restart GhostBSD LiveCD/LiveUSB
681 - Applications > Accessories > Text Editor
682 - Type your answers to the following fields.
683 - root password
684 - username
685 - full name of user
686 - user password
687 - hostname.
688 - Copy and paste your answers into the installer.
689 - Initialize build environment: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading-portsnap.html
690 - Handbook Instructions: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/updating-upgrading-portsnap.html
691 - portsnap fetch (68 MB as root)
692 - portsnap extract (as root)
693 - portsnap update (as root)
694 - Install Guest Additions (from FreeBSD, not from Oracle)
695 - Initialize build environment (See above)
696 - Wiki Instructions: http://wiki.freebsd.org/VirtualBox#Installing_Guest_Additions_for_FreeBSD_guests
697 - Handbook Instructions: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/virtualization-guest.html
698 - Notes: http://forums.ghostbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=693
699 - More Notes: http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=29172
700 - Create a supfile.
701 - ee /root/9rel-supfile (as root)
702 - Firefox within VM http://www.dragonflybsd.org/varialus/
703 - Copy and paste the following into your supfile.
704 *default host=CHANGE_THIS.FreeBSD.org
705 *default base=/var/db
706 *default prefix=/usr
707 *default release=cvs tag=RELENG_9_1
708 *default delete use-rel-suffix
709 *default compress
710 src-all
711 - Firefox http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/cvsup.html#CVSUP-MIRRORS
712 - Pick close server and change line *default host=CHANGE_THIS.FreeBSD.org
713 - Optionally pick fastest server: http://www.freshports.org/sysutils/fastest_cvsup
714 - Ctrl-[
715 - a) leave editor
716 - a) save changes
717 - cd /root/ (as root)
718 - csup 9rel-supfile (as root)
719 - cd /usr/ports/emulators/virtualbox-ose-additions && make install clean (as root)
720 - The following console dialog will be be displayed.
721 - Options for virtualbox-ose-additions 4.1.22
722 - [ ] DEBUG Install debug symbols
723 - [ ] OPENGL OpenGL support
724 - [X] X11 X11 support (graphics)
725 - < OK > <Cancel>
726 - Highlight < OK > and press enter.
727 - The first time I ran this I got a missing dependency error because there had been a minor version update recently. The dependency error was fixed a few hours later. Right after that, the official version of 4.2 was released. To see the original error error, see the edit from 01:48:39 09/13/12.
728 - The following console dialog will be be displayed.
729 - Options for help2man1.40.11
730 - [X] NLS Native Language Support
731 - < OK > <Cancel>
732 - Highlight < OK > and press enter.
733 - The following console dialog will be be displayed.
734 - Options for m4 1.4.16_1,1
735 - [ ] LIBSIGSEGV Use libsigsegv for better diagnostics
736 - < OK > <Cancel>
737 - Highlight < OK > and press enter.
738 - Wait for a little while until it successfully finishes.
739 - Restart virtual machine. (This probably wasn't needed yet.)
740 - Screen resolution increased, but no mouse integration nor copy and paste. Host is Debian Squeeze.
741 - ee /etc/rc.conf (as root)
742 - Add the following lines
743
744 vboxguest_enable="YES"
745 vboxservice_enable="YES"
746
747 - The notes at the URL above mention adding lines to xorg.conf for mouse integration, but I didn't see an xorg.conf in /etc/X11 or in /etc so I skipped this step for now.
748 - The notes also mentioned creating a file for HAL users or copying it, but I didn't see a file at /usr/local/share/hal/fdi/policy/10osvendor/90-vboxguest.fdi so I am skipping this step for the moment.
749 - Restart.
750 - I just noticed that the lines had already been added to /etc/rc.conf, so I removed the extra ones that I had added.
751 - Changed to terminal without X server. Host+F2 in VirtualBox, Ctrl-Alt-F2 on hardware.
752 - Log in as root.
753 - The following didn't work.
754 - killall -9 gdm gdm-binary Xorg
755 - Xorg -configure
756 - Xorg -config /root/xorg.conf.new
757 - X started with black screen, no mouse.
758 - I've run out of time to look into this at the moment. I'll return to it later.
759 - Build VirtualBox
760 - Initialize build environment (See above)
761 - Build Guest Additions
762 - Build VirtualBox in DragonFly BSD
763 - Install DragonFly BSD (Xfce IMG/ISO Installer)
764 - Build VirtualBox
765 - Install VirtualBox
766 - Test VirtualBox
767 - Build Guest Additions
768 - Install Guest Additions
769 - Test Guest Additions
770 - Package for pkgsrc
771 - Upload to pkgsrc
772
773**Port Xfce 4.10 to DragonFly BSD**
774
775 - Install DragonFly BSD (Xfce IMG/ISO Installer in VirtualBox)
776 - Build Instructions: http://docs.xfce.org/xfce/building
777 - Package for pkgsrc
778 - Upload to pkgsrc
779
780**DragonFly BSD Network Shares Walkthrough**
781
782 - Install DragonFly BSD (Xfce IMG/ISO Installer in VirtualBox)
783
784**Port bxpkg to DragonFly BSD**
785
786 - Install DragonFly BSD (Xfce IMG/ISO Installer in VirtualBox)
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