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facilities from sysinstall(8) since 5.3-R and let's point reader to the
X11 chapter instead.

Reminded by: docs/73985 [1] and freebsd-stable@
Submitted by:	Josh Paetzel <josh@tcbug.org> [1]
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<sect2 id="x-server">
<title>Configure X Server</title>
<note>
<para>As of &os;&nbsp;5.3-RELEASE, the X server configuration
facility has been removed from
<application>sysinstall</application>, you have to install
and configure the X server after the installation of &os;.
More information regarding the installation and the
configuration of a X server can be found in <xref
linkend="x11">. You can skip this section if you are not
installing a &os; version prior to 5.3-RELEASE.</para>
</note>
<para>In order to use a graphical user interface such as
<application>KDE</application>, <application>GNOME</application>,
or others, the X server will need to be configured.</para>
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<sect2 id="default-desktop">
<title>Select Default X Desktop</title>
<note>
<para>As of &os;&nbsp;5.3-RELEASE, the X desktop selection
facility has been removed from
<application>sysinstall</application>, you have to configure
the X desktop after the installation of &os;. More
information regarding the installation and the configuration
of a X desktop can be found in <xref linkend="x11">. You
can skip this section if you are not installing a &os;
version prior to 5.3-RELEASE.</para>
</note>
<para>There are a variety of window managers available. They range
from very basic environments to full desktop environments with a
large suite of software. Some require only minimal disk space and