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diff --git a/website/content/en/status/report-2023-07-2023-09/desktop-convenience.adoc b/website/content/en/status/report-2023-07-2023-09/desktop-convenience.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f20a86311e --- /dev/null +++ b/website/content/en/status/report-2023-07-2023-09/desktop-convenience.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +=== Filling gaps in the FreeBSD desktop experience + +Links: + +link:https://github.com/outpaddling/qmediamanager[External media manager] URL: link:https://github.com/outpaddling/qmediamanager[] + +link:https://github.com/outpaddling/devd-mount[devd-based automounter] URL: link:https://github.com/outpaddling/devd-mount[] + +link:https://github.com/outpaddling/npmount[SUID mount tool] URL: link:https://github.com/outpaddling/npmount[] + +link:https://github.com/outpaddling/freebsd-update-notify[Popup notification for updates] URL: link:https://github.com/outpaddling/freebsd-update-notify[] + +Contact: Jason Bacon <jwb@FreeBSD.org> + +The package:sysutils/desktop-installer[] port, available for over a decade now, quickly configures a bare FreeBSD system with any desktop environment or window manager. +However, the FreeBSD base and ports collection has been missing some common features that end users expect from a desktop OS. + +The desktop-installer battery monitor script has been enhanced to display popup notifications at various levels of charge/discharge. + +package:deskutils/qmediamanager[], in conjunction with package:sysutils/devd-mount[] and package:sysutils/npmount[], mounts inserted media upon notification from devd, and displays a popup window offering the user options to show filesystem information, open a file manager, reformat, copy a disk image to the device, or unmount. +It provides a convenient and secure way to work with external media such as USB sticks. + +A fourth new port -- package:deskutils/freebsd-update-notify[] -- displays a popup when new base updates are available, or when a configurable time limit has elapsed. +If the user chooses to proceed with updates, the entire system is updated (packages, ports, and base) with man:auto-update-system[1] (a feature of package:sysutils/auto-admin[]). + +These new tools bring the FreeBSD desktop experience a step closer to the convenience of the most popular desktop operating systems. + +The tools are effectively prototypes, stable and reliable, but in need of review. +Feedback from users regarding default behavior and configuration options will be appreciated. |