Essential software to run FreeBSD as a desktop

Tag: freebsd, os
"selectwm
/usr/ports/x11-wm/selectwm
A GTK application to let you select a window manager when starting X.
Edit ~.xinitrc and add: selectwm
-> command to start kde: startkde
-> command to star xfce4: startxfce4
Reference: man selectwm

kmplayer
/usr/ports/multimedia/kmplayer
Provides mplayer integration with the KDE desktop environment

gimp-print & cups
/usr/ports/print/gimp-print -> Make sure you compile with CUPS support (WITH_CUPS=yes)!
/usr/ports/print/cups

To configure cups the better way is perhaps to use kprinter.

Anyway, the «trick» to get it going with an USB printer is to to set
Device URI: serial:/dev/ulpt0
The «serial» part is less evident.

Cups admin interface: http://localhost:631