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==Setting up a workstation==
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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 [[Installing_from_ports]] or by [[Installing_packages]]
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You can get these by [[Installing ports]] or by [[Installing packages]]
  
 
==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==
  
Thunderbird, mutt
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Thunderbird, Mozilla Mail, mutt, sylpheed, pine
  
 
==Multimedia==
 
==Multimedia==
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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]]
  
beep-media-player, xmms, mplayer, helix, realplayer
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==CD burning and ripping==
  
==CD burning==
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[[X-CDRoast]], cdrtools [burncd], [[k3b]], [[grip]]
  
X-CDRoast, k3b
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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
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chmod 644 /dev/acd0
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will probably fix it.
  
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==Productivity==
  
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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

[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)

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