Editing Desktop Environment

{{Welcome Desktop Environment}}

==Introduction==

[https://forums.ghostbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=1499 '''Eric:''']
"Our official desktop is MATE, which means that the leading developer of GhostBSD does not officially support XFCE. Community releases are maintained by the community and for the community. GhostBSD project will provide help to build and to host the community release. If anyone wants to have a particular desktop supported, it is up to the community. Sure I will help where I can, answer questions and guide new community members that contribute to community release."

GhostBSD uses the [https://www.gtk.org/ GTK] environment as default to provide a beautiful looks and a comfortable experience on the modern BSD platform offering a natural and native Unix work environment.

[[File:Screenshot-gnome-desktop.png|500px]]

==MATE Desktop Environment==


"The MATE Desktop Environment is the continuation of GNOME 2. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.

MATE is under active development to add support for new technologies while preserving a traditional desktop experience." [https://mate-desktop.org/ Source: Mate homepage]


Mate is simple to use. You can place the panel on each side. So you can get the look and feel of
* pure MATE - panel on top
* GNOME 3 - panel on the left
* place a panel on the bottom like KDE, XFCE or Cinnamon 
* or you chose a additional panel for example on the left for application starters.
You may also place some starters on the desktop. It is all possible.

===Simple and Elegant===

[[File:Screenshot 2019-12-20 18-42-14.png|500px]]

[[File:Screenshot 2019-12-20 18-46-17.png|500px]]

===Components of the MATE Desktop environment===

Here you get [[Components of MATE]]

==Other Desktop Environments==

You may wish to install
* KDE 
* Cinnamon
* XFCE
* GNOME Shell
You will find all this in your [[Software Station]] or in the [[Ports]]. But these desktops are not supported yet properly. 

[https://forums.ghostbsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=1499 '''Eric:''']
"There is some effort going on for Plasma5 desktop. If anyone is interested in helping with XFCE and Plasma5 or in creating another community release, you are well come to contribute. Also, Contribution to the GhostBSD base system, to ports and new ports, and in house software are welcome."


==Community Build==

For GhostBSD with KDE = KhostBSD you can find: [https://github.com/khostbsd/ KhostBSD]

Some instructions from [https://github.com/KhostBSD/ghostbsd-build the Developers] :


Live media creator for GhostBSD distribution

===Introduction===

The purpose of this tool is quickly generate live images for GhostBSD.
Features

    Build GhostBSD with GhostBSD or TrueOS
    Mate, XFCE, and KDE desktop environments
    Hybrid DVD/USB image


'''Graphics Support'''

    Compatible with VirtualBox, VMware, NVIDIA graphics out of box
    SCFB support with automatic best resolution for UEFI enabled systems with Intel/AMD graphics


'''System Requirements'''

    Latest version of GhostBSD
    20GB of free disk space
    4GB of free memory

'''Note:''' GhostBSD 19.09 and later should be used to build ISO.


'''Initial Setup'''

Install the required packages:

<code>pkg install git transmission-cli rsync</code>


Make sure to have linux64 kernel module loaded

<code>kldload linux64</code>
<code>sysrc -f /etc/rc.conf kld_list="linux64"</code>


Clone the repo:

<code>git clone https://www.github.com/ghostbsd/ghostbsd-build.git</code>


Enter the directory for running the LiveCD build script:

<code>cd ghostbsd-build</code>


TrueOS Based GhostBSD

To build a GhostBSD with '''MATE''' as default desktop

<code>./build.sh mate</code>


(Option) To build GhostBSD with '''XFCE''' as default desktop

<code>./build.sh xfce</code>


(Option) To build GhostBSD with '''Cinnamon''' as default desktop

<code>./build.sh cinnamon</code>


(Option) To build GhostBSD without a '''default desktop'''

<code>./build.sh<code>


Burn an image to cd:

<code>cdrecord /usr/local/ghostbsd-build/iso/GhostBSD19.10.iso</code>


Write an image to usb stick:

<code>dd if=/usr/local/ghostbsd-build/iso/GhostBSD19.10.iso of=/dev/da0 bs=4m</code>

 
==Get Help==

It is possible, that some members of our community will help you. Ask on [[File:Telegram-messenger-icon.png|50px|link=https://telegram.org/]] '''Telegram''' or within the [https://forums.ghostbsd.org/index.php '''GhostBSD Forums'''] for help. There are always friendly [[File:10095-ogre-icon.png|50px]] folk around.

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