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On this page we will collect some tips and tricks from users to users. It is not always sure, that a tip helps for your issue, but if so, you can comment on the Discussions page or write you solution in this list with your name as source.

It is not a forum. If you have a question and no answer yet, go to GhostBSD Forums.
But if you got a solution for your issues, you are welcome to describe it here in a short way.

Some proposals need to get there own pages, because of there volume. (see the blue links)

Tips and Tricks

Issue or Question	Solution or Suggestion	Addition or Link
how to set openrc parallel service startup	Put in /etc/rc.conf rc_parallel="YES" But I don't think it works properly yet.	Neville Goddard on Telegram on 16.02.2020 at 15:40
WLAN	proposals from the community see connected page
don't use FreeBSD ports via portsnap on GhostBSD	install it from GhostBSD ports sudo git clone https://github.com/ghostbsd/ghostbsd-ports/ /usr/ports	ericbsd
devtools are not installed by default	you have to install them: sudo pkg install os-generic-userland-devtools	ericbsd
drm-fbsd12.0-kmod	Very importent when I send the next @GhostBSD packages everone that use drm-fbsd12.0-kmod need to make a sudo pkg upgrade -f drm-fbsd12.0-kmod or pkg upgrade -f if not on reboot you will have a kernel panic at less for intell.	Eric on Telegram 4.2.2020 15:23
Like to change the display manager	sudo rc-update delete lightdm sudo rc-update add gdm	Tip from Eric on Telegram at 27.01.2020 17:09
rc	command scripts for auto-reboot and daemon startup	Man Page
How to install Nvidia drivers?	look on the linked page
pkg is locked by an other process	sudo killall -9 pkg && sudo pkg update -f && sudo pkg upgrade -y	suggestion from #hd_scania on Telegram on 25.01.2020 at 11:10
You would like to move from a Linux OS to GhostBSD and take your settings and E-Mails from Thunderbird and bookmarks from Firefox to GhostBSD	Go to .thunderbird and .mozilla in your home directory and safe each folder /xyz.default and insert the contents in the folder /xyz.default-release on GhostBSD. xyz is only a replacement for bk3yc9n7 or something similar.	This worked from Debian to GhostBSD. Tested by Slughorn
Show USB devices	Connect USB device open a terminal change to root write: # gpart show gpart will show you the device dax and the partition sx
mount NTFS	do first gpart show install: ntfs-3g write: # ntfs-3g /dev/da5s1 /mnt da5s1 is an example /mnt is the mountpoint you wish open Thunar and go to /mnt Thunar shows you the content of your device and you can work with it Caja does not allways	tested by Slughorn thanks to:user hunghung
mount FAT32	see also msdosfs do first gpart show write:# mount -t msdosfs /dev/da5s1 /mnt da5s1 is an example /mnt is the mountpoint you wish open Thunar and go to /mnt Thunar shows you the content of your device and you can work with it Caja does not always	tested by Slughorn thanks to:user hunghung
If the system sticks during shutdown at: Saving dependencies cache	do: sudo rc-update delete savecache shutdown That will remove save cache.	Tip from Eric
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