freebsd12.1-virtualbox61-twm-lumina.txt

Episode 2
Basic X Windows Environment
TWM & Lumina

This video is drawn from the July 31 presentation of FreeBSD Fridays:
FreeBSD InstallFest- Part 2 by rollerangel

Prereqs
Base System Install on VirtualBox (see the first video)

Overview

Objectives:
* Get Xorg running with TWM
* Get Lumina running

Steps:
1. Snapshot the base system
2. Change the Graphics Controller from VMSVGA to VBoxSVGA 
3. Check for updates (system & packages)
4. Reduce the boot delay
5. Install packages, configure, and test
6. Snapshot the working system

Details
1. Snapshot the base system
In VirtualBox:
Select the VM
Machine->Tools->Snapshots
Click Take, name the snapshot and click OK

2. Change the Graphics Controller from VMSVGA to VBoxSVGA 

3. Check for updates (system & packages)
Start the VM (headless or normal)
log in (over ssh or the via the console, your choice)
become root (su -, sudo -s, etc.)

# update the system
freebsd-update fetch install

reboot if prompted

# as root, update the packages
pkg update && pkg upgrade -y

4. Reduce the boot delay
cat /boot/defaults/loader.conf |grep auto
sudo sysrc -f /boot/loader.conf autoboot_delay="1"

reboot (reboot or shutdown -r now)

5. Install packages, configure, and test

# first, we are going to install xorg and firefox as a useful first desktop

# as root, install the packages

pkg install xorg firefox
1:06

start x

# next, we will install the vm guest additions
# if you insist on running the VMSVGA adpater, you will need
# the xf86-video-vmware driver as well
# pkg install xf86-video-vmware

pkg install virtualbox-ose-additions

sysrc dbus_enable="YES"
sysrc vboxguest_enable="YES"
sysrc vboxservice_enable="YES"

dbus-uuidgen >  /etc/machine-id

# check the configuration by starting dbus
service dbus start

reboot

# and finally, we will install the lumina desktop
sudo -s
pkg install lumina

exit

vi ~/.xinitrc 
exec start-lumina-desktop

startx

 
changed the display resolution in Lumina and see it work.

6. Snapshot the working system