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Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 10:35:38 UTC
The branch main has been updated by salvadore: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=0abcf06951761ef50c5009eb11024efebfe83715 commit 0abcf06951761ef50c5009eb11024efebfe83715 Author: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> AuthorDate: 2023-09-28 10:30:49 +0000 Commit: Lorenzo Salvadore <salvadore@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2023-09-28 10:35:07 +0000 Status/2023Q3/desktop-convenience.adoc: Fixes Reviewed by: Mina Galić <freebsd@igalic.co> Approved by: jwb (report author) Pull Request: https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-doc/pull/256 --- .../status/report-2023-07-2023-09/desktop-convenience.adoc | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) 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 index 305a75d13b..f20a86311e 100644 --- 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 @@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ link:https://github.com/outpaddling/freebsd-update-notify[Popup notification for 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 have come to expect from a desktop OS. +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. -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. +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[]). +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. -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. +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.