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FreeBSD 15.2 Will Aim For The Nice KDE Desktop Installation Experience

FreeBSD 15.0 had aimed to provide a KDE desktop install option from its text-based OS installer to make for a more compelling FreeBSD out-of-the-box desktop experience. That was then delayed to FreeBSD 15.1 but that didn't end up materializing. Now the KDE desktop install option is diverted to FreeBSD 15.2...

• https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.2-KDE-Desktop

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[CiotBSD]

26/07/13

⇒ FreeBSD Desktop Installer Option Working Through NVIDIA Driver Handling, Licensing

Alfonso Siciliano, who has been one of the FreeBSD developers leading the effort on adding a KDE-based desktop option to the FreeBSD installer, provided an update on recent work around adding integrating this desktop option.

• https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Desktop-Install-NVIDIA

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26/07/14

⇒ FreeBSD 16 Retires The Last Of Its GPL Code From Its Base System

As of this past week in the FreeBSD source tree for FreeBSD 16, the last of the GNU GPL licensed code from the base system has been retired.

• https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-16-Goes-GPL-Free

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26/07/15

⇒ FreeBSD Laptop Support Continues Improving With WiFi, GPU & Audio Driver Work

The FreeBSD Foundation's Laptop Support and Usability Project, which has received more than $750k USD in funding to improve the experience of FreeBSD on laptops, is out with its newest monthly progress report. A lot continues to happen for improving the FreeBSD laptop story, which in many aspects also benefits FreeBSD on the desktop too.

• https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Laptops-June-2026