Installed FreeBSD 8.1 on Dell Optiplex GX110

commands
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pkg_add -r xorg
pkg_add -r icewm
pkg_add -r xfce4
pkg_add -r mutt
pkg_add -r rxvt
pkg_add -r xchat
pkg_add -r mplayer
pkg_add -r lsof
pkg_add -r ntp        (includes ntpdate)
pkg_add -r bash
pkg_add -r cmus
pkg_add -r wget
pkg_add -r screen
pkg_add -r mtools
pkg_add -r unadf
pkg_add -r unzip
pkg_add -r ted
pkg_add -r crafty
pkg_add -r xboard
pkg_add -r linux_base
pkg_add -r htop
pkg_add -r pkg_remove
pkg_add -r simh       (old computer emulator)
pkg_add -r autotools
pkg_add -r xfce4-weather-plugin
pkg_add -r xfce4-clipman-plugin
pkg_add -r hercules   (another old computer emulator)
pkg_add -r x3270      (3270 emulator)
pkg_add -r scid
pkg_add -r bsdgames
pkg_add -r frotz
pkg_add -r netpbm     (necessary for xwdtopnm)

pkg_info    list software packages

if files are bad, e.g. /etc/rc.conf

mount /usr
mount /

alt-ctrl-f1 and ctrl-c then reboot should work even if you can't see
alt-ctrl-f9 for X session

left click on desktop brings up menu on twm (default)

cat /dev/sndstat     display specific sound driver in use

chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash

kbdcontrol -l local.kbd (seems to be broken in FreeBSD 8.1)

                     change shell to bash

kldload snd_driver   load sound driver
kldstat              list kernel modules

md5                  same as md5sum on linux

pw usermod test -G wheel
                     add user test to the wheel group
startx    starts the x server

shutdown -p now      shutdown immediately

sysctl kern.boottime
                     display last boottime

vidcontrol -i mode   displays which modes are supported by video card

xwd | xwdtopnm | pnmtopng > screenshot.png


applications
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orage     calendar program
mousepad  text editor
Ted       an editor that can read rtf files

files
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/boot/loader.conf    added snd_ich_load="YES" to get sound working

home -> usr/home     the home directory is linked to usr/home

install gqview:
/usr/ports/graphics/gqview
make clean ; make install

install qemu-devel:
cd /usr/ports/emulators/qemu-devel
make install && make clean

install mesa-demos:
cd /usr/ports/graphics/mesa-demos
make install

install x11-fonts:
cd /usr/ports/x11-fonts
make install