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Tue, 12 Sep 2023 14:41:06 GMT (envelope-from git) Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2023 14:41:06 GMT Message-Id: <202309121441.38CEf6mk064332@gitrepo.freebsd.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org From: Lorenzo Salvadore Subject: git: 943e0c02b0 - main - Status/2023Q3/desktop-convenience.adoc: Add report List-Id: Commit messages for all branches of the doc repository List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/dev-commits-doc-all List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: Sender: owner-dev-commits-doc-all@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: dev-commits-doc-all@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Git-Committer: salvadore X-Git-Repository: doc X-Git-Refname: refs/heads/main X-Git-Reftype: branch X-Git-Commit: 943e0c02b0c450d18c294e8dbee32d79147c2a16 Auto-Submitted: auto-generated The branch main has been updated by salvadore: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=943e0c02b0c450d18c294e8dbee32d79147c2a16 commit 943e0c02b0c450d18c294e8dbee32d79147c2a16 Author: Jason Bacon AuthorDate: 2023-09-12 13:53:09 +0000 Commit: Lorenzo Salvadore CommitDate: 2023-09-12 14:39:00 +0000 Status/2023Q3/desktop-convenience.adoc: Add report Reviewed by: grahamperrin, status (Pau Amma ) Pull Request: https://github.com/freebsd/doc/pull/253 --- .../desktop-convenience.adoc | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) 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..305a75d13b --- /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 + +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 have come to expect from a desktop OS. + +The desktop-installer battery monitor script has been enhanced to display popup notifications at various levels of charge/discharge. + +The new port, 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. + +The package:sysutils/freebsd-update-notify[] port 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 auto-update-system (part 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. + +These tools are effectively prototypes, stable and reliable, but in need of review. +Feedback from users regarding default behavior and configuration options would be appreciated.