A script to install VMware tools, xfce and lightdm on a freshly installed FreeBSD system.

freebsd-vmware.sh

#!/bin/sh

username=$1

if [ ! "$username" ]; then
	echo usage: $0 username >&2
	exit 1
fi

if [ "`id -u`" != 0 ]; then
	echo $0: run as root >&2
	exit 1
fi

# Prepare pkg
ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=YES pkg bootstrap

# Install Xorg
pkg install -y xorg

# Install and configure VMware tools
pkg install -y open-vm-tools xf86-video-vmware xf86-input-vmmouse
Xorg -configure
sed '
/Driver[[:blank:]]*"mouse"/s/mouse/vmmouse/
/Driver[[:blank:]]*"vesa"/s/vesa/vmware/
' /root/xorg.conf.new > /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/vmware.conf
rm /root/xorg.conf.new

# Install login manager. Example: lightdm
pkg install -y lightdm lightdm-gtk-greeter
sysrc lightdm_enable=yes

# Install login manager. Example: xdm
# pkg install -y xdm
# echo '/\/usr\/local\/bin\/xdm/s/off/on/ | x' | ex /etc/ttys

# Install desktop environment. Example: xfce
pkg install -y xfce
sysrc dbus_enable=yes
su "$username" <<EOF
ln -s /usr/local/etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc ~/.xinitrc # allow using startx
ln -s .xinitrc ~/.xsession # allow using xdm
EOF

echo reboot now