DarkMate 13.0

desktop install script for FreeBSD

About

This script helps you set up a desktop system on top of FreeBSD 13.0. It will install PKG, X, MATE, a login manager, some additional tools and set up a 'wheel video [cups]' user.

Usage

Install a minimal image of FreeBSD 13.0 in Bios/MBR mode (not UEFI), select with sources if you plan on using nVidia drivers, and do not create any additional users.
Boot your new FreeBSD system and log in as root.
Navigate to yout TMP directory, fetch the install script from GitHub, and run it:

$ cd /tmp
$ fetch --no-verify-peer http://trisymphony.com/darkMate13
$ chmod +x darkMate13
$ sh darkMate13

Follow the instructions on screen. If you made a mistake, use CTRL+C to abort, then simply run the script again.

Installation tutorial on YouTube

You can find a step-by-step guide on YouTube which covers creating a FreeBSD installation image, installing the OS, and installing DarkMate: https://youtu.be/1jIoSwwz2ak

Advanced options

You can launch the script with additional parmeters:

-x skips the Xorg installation
-u forces freebsd-update
-d skips the new dialog UI

Keyboard Shortcuts

SUPER+left, SUPER+right: tile windows left/right
SUPER+up: maximize window
SUPER+down: minimize window
SUPER+e: launch file manager
SUPER+t: launch terminal
SUPER+b: launch browser
SUPER+c: launch calculator
SUPER+m: launch mail

Wallpaper location

The custom wallpapers can be found in /usr/local/share/backgrounds/fbsd

Screenshots

Grey theme

Alternative red wallpaper

Keyboard codes without dialog

If you do not use the new dialog UI, the script will ask you to define your keyboard layout. If you go with the defaults, you will be getting the standard US layout. A full list of language and variant codes can be found here: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/43976/list-all-valid-kbd-layouts-variants-and-toggle-options-to-use-with-setxkbmap

The layout can be changed later at any point.

For MATE, simply navigate to the Keyboard Settings.
For SLiM, edit the file /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/10-keyboard.conf

Untested

My hardware selection is limited. Only current nVidia drivers and AMDGPU are tested. If you have older hardware and/or intel graphics, please let me know if/how it works.

Differences to previous version

dialog UI is the new default
graphics support for AMD and Intel
almost all config files are pulled out of the script and have been put on github as separate files, which will be downloaded as needed

Changelog

2021-04-22: options for SLiM and LightDM, fix for user name (pw add -c)
2021-03-10: bug fixes, Mint-Y dark themes, new features: keyboard layout/variant selection, dialog, amd, intel, switch to FreeBSD 13.0-rc1
2020-05-02: refactoring, printf, new feature: tmpfs directory
2020-03-27: DarkMate 12.1 release, switch to FreeBSD 12.1
2019-03-29: first DarkMate release, switch to FreeBSD 12
2018-01-11: added -x -u parameters, fixes for KDE/VLC, new network check, Xorg installed by default, echo -y removed, added freebsd-update
2018-01-02: Initial release for FreeBSD 10/11

Credits

dialog by Thomas E. Dickey https://invisible-island.net/dialog/
icon theme is PAPIRUS https://github.com/PapirusDevelopmentTeam/papirus-icon-theme
desktop theming guide by olivierd https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/gschema-override-not-holding.69973/#post-422183
Arc Grey Theme avaialble on https://github.com/pinpox/arc-grey-theme, retrieved from https://www.gnome-look.org/p/1135255/

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