How To

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Introduction

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

How to find Software on GhostBSD

Go to GhostBSD Wiki or Applications
Than to Application Management and choose your preferred method for installation.

How to find multiple interface language packs on GhostBSD

Go to Profile

How to get some Information about your running system

Get some system information, kernel version, release date by using sysctl
With

uname -a
You get: FreeBSD slughorn.ghostbsd-pc.home 12.1-STABLE FreeBSD 12.1-STABLE GENERIC amd64
It is a summary of kernel information, you can get with sysctl NAME.

Search for Files in GhostBSD

There is a very useful application called catfish that can be used to search your computer for files. Read more on the GhostBSD Forum. Author: Neville Goddard

How to Run Orchestrator on Ghost/FreeBSD

Use this tip: percona

How to set openrc parallel service startup

Put in
/etc/rc.conf
rc_parallel="YES"
"But I don't think it works properly yet."
Source: Neville Goddard on Telegram on 16.02.2020 at 15:40

How is the battery optimization for GhostBSD

Eric Turgeon, [21.02.20 11:50] [In reply to Jared] sudo rc-update add powerd default helps a lot.

Some issues with WLAN/WiFi

Proposals from the community see on special page WLAN

Using Ports

"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
Source: ericbsd

Looking for devtools?

"Devtools are not installed by default" on GhostBSD You have to install them:
sudo pkg install os-generic-userland-devtools Source: 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."
Source: 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|br/> See: 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

Migrate from Linux to GhostBSD and take your E-Mails and bookmarks with you

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 on Linux 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

Source: Tested by Slughorn
Thanks to:user hunghung

mount FAT32

System sticks during shutdown

If your 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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