This effort culminated in the presentation of a functional graphical installer during the WIP session of AsiaBSDCon 2024, showcasing significant progress in making FreeBSD’s installation process more …

May 5, 2024 · The objective here was to consider a procedure that FreeBSD could adopt as part of its base system, in order to ship a graphical installer much like the current installer.

Jul 28, 2025 · The FreeBSD Foundation states, "For FreeBSD 15.0, our goal is to extend the FreeBSD installer to offer a minimal KDE-based desktop as an install option. The initial concept is a low …

Jul 23, 2025 · FreeBSD 15.0 aims to introduce a KDE desktop installation option, allowing users to boot directly into a graphical login with minimal setup required.

Jul 22, 2025 · For FreeBSD 15.0, our goal is to extend the FreeBSD installer to offer a minimal KDE-based desktop as an install option. The initial concept is a low-interaction installation process that, …

About GUI installation for FreeBSD OS. This includes xorg and some well known Desktop Environment like KDE , GNOME, Mate etc.

Aug 10, 2025 · The new graphical installer aims to dismantle this barrier, presenting a clear pathway for users who might be more familiar with graphical user interfaces (GUIs) to successfully install and …

Mar 24, 2025 · To quickly establish a graphical user interface (GUI) on your BSD system, first install the X Window System using pkg install xorg. Next, select a display manager such as LightDM or SDDM …

FreeBSD 15 is coming, maybe at the end of this year – and along with other improvements, it may finally offer the option of installing with a graphical desktop.…

Jul 24, 2025 · Yes, the upcoming FreeBSD 15's installer will offer an option to install the full KDE Plasma desktop environment directly. Up until now, if you wanted to run FreeBSD with a graphical …