FreeBSD06KDE.md

Refer to the documentation.

1. Install kde windows manager.

Using pkg just do

pkg install kde5

1.1. Mount /proc with vi /etc/fstab

proc  /proc procfs  rw  0 0

1.2. Enable hald (Hardware Abstraction Layer Daemon, provides services to the desktop) and dbus (Desktop Bus, an interprocess communications mechanism)

Enable them in vi /etc/rc.conf

dbus_enable="YES"
hald_enable="YES"

1.3. Start KDE

1.3.1. Command line approach

echo "exec ck-launch-session startplasma-x11" >> .xinitrc

Then in command line startx.

1.3.2. Install SDDM, simple desktop display manager

This is because KDE no longer develops its KDM (KDE Desktop Manager)

pkg install -y sddm

Then enable it in vi /etc/rc.conf with

sddm_enable="YES"

Tip Shortcut to return to console CTRL+ALT+F1

1.4. Troubleshooting

1.4.1. Reset KDE Plasma Taskbar (panel with widgets) to default

Delete plasma file and restart.

rm -rf ~/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc

Or you may move the file as a backup and restart.

mv ~/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc ~/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc-old