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Introduction

Here we will collect some tips and tricks from users to users. 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.

Tips and Tricks

Issue solution Addition or Link
WLAN proposals from the community see connected page
don't use FreeBSD ports via portsnap 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? sudo pkg install nvidia-driver-440.31 will install the latest nvidia driver from pkg Frostygoth on Telegram on 24.01.2010 at 21:18
But how to apply it kldload_nvidia="nvidia-modeset nvidia set in /etc/rc.conf file; Also set the line Driver "nvidia in /etc/X11/xorg.conf

You need to install the driver with pkg install nvidia-driverXXXXX. Then once it's installed you want to make sure that you load the driver at boot by making sure that the line kldload_nvidia="nvidia-modeset nvidia is present in your /etc/rc.conf file. You may need to add this line to /etc/rc.conf. You also need to make sure that your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file has the Driver identified as "nvidia", which may require you to replace 'nv' with 'nvidia'. </br> kldload_nvidia="nvidia-modeset nvidia" —> /etc/rc.conf Driver "nvidia" —> /etc/X11/xorg.conf kldload | grep nvidia That'll tell you if the drivers are loaded at least</br> But as long as you've got the kldload_nvidia="nvidia-modeset nvidia line in your /etc/rc.conf then they'll load automatically after a reboot.

Frostygoth on Telegram on 24.01.2010 at 21:24 -51
But how to apply it sudo nvidia-xconfig Lilly Elijah Victoria Evans on Telegram on 24.01.2010 at 21:48 and confirmation from Neville Goddard 25.01.2020 00:11 And then reboot
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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