FreeBSD12.1-VirtualBox6.1-InstallPlasma.txt

Episode 3
Full Blown X Windows Environment
Plasma (KDE)

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

Overview

Objectives:
* Get Plasma 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

sudo -s

# install guest additions
pkg install virtualbox-ose-additions

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

# as root, install the packages

pkg install xorg kde5 sddm plasma5-sddm-kcm firefox


sysrc dbus_enable="YES"
sysrc hald_enable="YES"
sysrc sddm_enable="YES"

exit

vi ~/.xinitrc 
exec /usr/local/bin/startplasma-x11

startx
 
changed the display resolution in Plasma and see it work.

6. Snapshot the working system