PC-BSD® User Guide 10.3

Contents:

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Goals and Features
  • 1.2. What’s New in 10.3
  • 1.3. PC-BSD® for Linux Users
• 2. Pre-Installation Tasks
  • 2.1. Minimum Requirements
  • 2.2. Supported Hardware
    • 2.2.1. Laptops
    • 2.2.2. Touch Screens
  • 2.3. Creating Free Space
  • 2.4. Obtaining PC-BSD®
    • 2.4.1. Data Integrity Check
  • 2.5. Burning the Installation Media
    • 2.5.1. Burning to DVD on Windows
    • 2.5.2. Burning to DVD on a BSD or Linux System
    • 2.5.3. Burning to DVD on a Mac OS X System
    • 2.5.4. Writing to a USB Device
  • 2.6. Virtualization
    • 2.6.1. Creating a Virtual Machine for an ISO File
    • 2.6.2. Using the Downloadable VirtualBox or VMWare Disk
    • 2.6.3. Using the Downloadable .ova File
• 3. Installing PC-BSD®
  • 3.1. Language Selection Screen
  • 3.2. System Selection Screen
  • 3.3. Disk Selection Screen
    • 3.3.1. Basic Mode
    • 3.3.2. Advanced Mode
      • 3.3.2.1. ZFS Overview
      • 3.3.2.2. ZFS Layout
    • 3.3.3. FreeBSD Expert Mode
  • 3.4. Installation Progress Screen
  • 3.5. Installation Finished Screen
• 4. Post Installation Configuration and Installation Troubleshooting
  • 4.1. Booting Into PC-BSD®
    • 4.1.1. If you Encrypted Your Disks
    • 4.1.2. If Your Display is Not Automatically Detected
  • 4.2. Language Screen
  • 4.3. Time Zone Selection Screen
  • 4.4. Set Root Password Screen
  • 4.5. Create a User Screen
  • 4.6. Configure Audio Output
  • 4.7. Connect to a Wireless Network
  • 4.8. Enable Optional Services
  • 4.9. Logging In
  • 4.10. Installation Troubleshooting
• 5. Advanced Installation Topics
  • 5.1. Using the Text Installer
    • 5.1.1. Using the System Utilities Menu
  • 5.2. Install a Server
  • 5.3. Using the TrueOS® CD
  • 5.4. Dual Booting
    • 5.4.1. GRUB Boot Loader
  • 5.5. Creating an Automated Installation
• 6. Desktops
  • 6.1. Awesome
  • 6.2. Cinnamon
  • 6.3. Fluxbox
  • 6.4. FVWM
  • 6.5. GNOME
  • 6.6. i3
  • 6.7. IceWM
  • 6.8. KDE4
  • 6.9. Lumina
  • 6.10. LXDE
  • 6.11. MATE
  • 6.12. Openbox
  • 6.13. Ratpoison
  • 6.14. spectrwm
  • 6.15. WindowLab
  • 6.16. Window Maker
    • 6.16.1. Working with the Dock
    • 6.16.2. DockApps
  • 6.17. XFCE4
    • 6.17.1. XFCE Plugins
• 7. Installing Applications and Keeping PC-BSD® Updated
  • 7.1. AppCafe®
    • 7.1.1. Configuring AppCafe®
    • 7.1.2. Software Management
  • 7.2. Using the CLI pkg Utilities
  • 7.3. Managing Jails from the CLI
  • 7.4. Update Manager
    • 7.4.1. How PC-BSD® Updating Works
    • 7.4.2. Manual Updates (GUI Method)
    • 7.4.3. Manual Updates (CLI Method)
    • 7.4.4. Upgrading from 9.x to 10.x
    • 7.4.5. Upgrading from 10.x to 10.3
  • 7.5. Create a Local Package Mirror
• 8. Control Panel
  • 8.1. About
  • 8.2. Active Directory & LDAP
  • 8.3. Boot Manager
    • 8.3.1. Managing Boot Environments from the Command Line
  • 8.4. Hardware Compatibility
  • 8.5. Login Manager
  • 8.6. Service Manager
  • 8.7. System Manager
  • 8.8. User Manager
    • 8.8.1. Managing User Accounts
    • 8.8.2. PersonaCrypt
    • 8.8.3. Managing Groups
  • 8.9. Disk Manager
  • 8.10. Display
    • 8.10.1. Desktop Effects and Compositing
    • 8.10.2. Display Troubleshooting
  • 8.11. Mount Tray
    • 8.11.1. pc-sysconfig
  • 8.12. PC-BSD Keyboard Settings
  • 8.13. PC-BSD Mixer Tray
    • 8.13.1. Troubleshooting Sound
  • 8.14. Printing
    • 8.14.1. Researching your Printer
    • 8.14.2. Adding a Printer
    • 8.14.3. Manually Adding a Driver
    • 8.14.4. Printer Troubleshooting
  • 8.15. Scanner
  • 8.16. Firewall Manager
  • 8.17. Network Configuration
    • 8.17.1. Ethernet Adapters
    • 8.17.2. Wireless Adapters
    • 8.17.3. Network Configuration (Advanced)
    • 8.17.4. Proxy Settings
    • 8.17.5. Configuring a Wireless Access Point
    • 8.17.6. Troubleshooting Network Settings
  • 8.18. Life Preserver
    • 8.18.1. Scheduling a Backup
    • 8.18.2. Life Preserver Options
    • 8.18.3. Replication over SSH
      • 8.18.3.1. Replication to a FreeNAS® System
    • 8.18.4. Replicating Encrypted Backups
      • 8.18.4.1. Using FreeNAS® as the Backup System
      • 8.18.4.2. Configuring the System to Backup
    • 8.18.5. Restoring the Operating System
    • 8.18.6. Using the lpreserver CLI
      • 8.18.6.1. Mirroring the System to a Local Disk
  • 8.19. Report a bug
• 9. Using PC-BSD®
  • 9.1. Java and Flash
  • 9.2. Installing Custom Fonts
  • 9.3. Multimedia
    • 9.3.1. Kodi
    • 9.3.2. PlexHome Theater
  • 9.4. Files and File Sharing
  • 9.5. Windows Emulation
    • 9.5.1. Running Steam
  • 9.6. Remote Desktop
    • 9.6.1. Connecting with KRDC
    • 9.6.2. Connecting with VNC
    • 9.6.3. Using Desktop Sharing
  • 9.7. Thin Client
    • 9.7.1. PXE Boot Desktop Server
    • 9.7.2. PXE Boot Install Server
  • 9.8. Security
    • 9.8.1. Tor Mode
  • 9.9. Accessibility
    • 9.9.1. GNOME Universal Access
    • 9.9.2. KDE Accessibility Tools
• 10. Finding Help
  • 10.1. PC-BSD® Forums
  • 10.2. PC-BSD® IRC Channel
  • 10.3. Mailing Lists
  • 10.4. FreeBSD Handbook and FAQ
  • 10.5. Social Media
  • 10.6. Search and Portals
  • 10.7. Other Resources
• 11. Supporting PC-BSD®
  • 11.1. Become a Beta Tester
  • 11.2. Become a Translator
    • 11.2.1. Interface Translation
    • 11.2.2. Documentation Translation
    • 11.2.3. Website Translation
  • 11.3. Become a Developer
    • 11.3.1. Getting the Source Code
    • 11.3.2. Design Guidelines
  • 11.4. Make Minor Modifications to a PBI Module
  • 11.5. Purchase PC-BSD® Swag
  • 11.6. Become an Advocate

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