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Flash 9 for 7.X. In both cases, for 7.X and 8.X, I privileged an installation of the Flash plugin with the default linux_base without the need of tweaks that may be obsolete/wrong when the ports are updated.
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<chapter id="desktop">
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<chapterinfo>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>
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<firstname>Christophe</firstname>
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<surname>Juniet</surname>
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<contrib>Contributed by </contrib>
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</author>
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</authorgroup>
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</chapterinfo>
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<title>Desktop Applications</title>
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<sect1 id="desktop-synopsis">
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<title>Synopsis</title>
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<para>FreeBSD can run a wide variety of desktop applications, such
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as browsers and word processors. Most of these are available as
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packages or can be automatically built from the ports
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collection. Many new users expect to find these kinds of
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applications on their desktop. This chapter will show you how
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to install some popular desktop applications effortlessly,
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either from their packages or from the Ports Collection.</para>
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<para>Note that when installing programs from the ports, they are
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compiled from source. This can take a very long time, depending
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on what you are compiling and the processing power of your
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machine(s). If building from source takes a prohibitively long
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amount of time for you, you can install most of the programs of
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the Ports Collection from pre-built packages.</para>
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<para>As FreeBSD features Linux binary compatibility, many
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applications originally developed for Linux are available for
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your desktop. It is strongly recommended that you read
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<xref linkend="linuxemu"> before installing any of the Linux
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applications. Many of the ports using the Linux binary
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compatibility start with <quote>linux-</quote>. Remember this
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when you search for a particular port, for instance with
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&man.whereis.1;. In the following text, it is assumed that you
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have enabled Linux binary compatibility before installing any of
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the Linux applications.</para>
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<para>Here are the categories covered by this chapter:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Browsers (such as <application>Firefox</application>,
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<application>Opera</application>,
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<application>Konqueror</application>)</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Productivity (such as
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<application>KOffice</application>,
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<application>AbiWord</application>,
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<application>The GIMP</application>,
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<application>OpenOffice.org</application>)</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Document Viewers (such as <application>&acrobat.reader;</application>,
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<application>gv</application>,
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<application>Xpdf</application>,
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<application>GQview</application>)</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Finance (such as
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<application>GnuCash</application>,
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<application>Gnumeric</application>,
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<application>Abacus</application>)</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>Before reading this chapter, you should:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>Know how to install additional third-party software
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(<xref linkend="ports">).</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Know how to install additional Linux software
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(<xref linkend="linuxemu">).</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>For information on how to get a multimedia environment, read
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<xref linkend="multimedia">. If you want to set up and use
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electronic mail, please refer to <xref linkend="mail">.</para>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="desktop-browsers">
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<title>Browsers</title>
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<indexterm>
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<primary>browsers</primary>
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<secondary>web</secondary>
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</indexterm>
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<para>FreeBSD does not come with a particular browser
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pre-installed. Instead, the
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<ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/www.html">www</ulink>
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directory of the Ports Collection contains a lot of browsers
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ready to be installed. If you do not have time to compile
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everything (this can take a very long time in some cases) many
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of them are available as packages.</para>
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<para><application>KDE</application> and
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<application>GNOME</application> already provide HTML browsers.
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Please refer to <xref linkend="x11-wm"> for more information on
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how to set up these complete desktops.</para>
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<para>If you are looking for light-weight browsers, you should
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investigate the Ports Collection for
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<filename role="package">www/dillo2</filename>,
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<filename role="package">www/links</filename>, or
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<filename role="package">www/w3m</filename>.</para>
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<para>This section covers these applications:</para>
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<informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1">
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<tgroup cols="4">
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<thead>
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<row>
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<entry>Application Name</entry>
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<entry>Resources Needed</entry>
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<entry>Installation from Ports</entry>
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<entry>Major Dependencies</entry>
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</row>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<row>
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<entry><application>Firefox</application></entry>
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<entry>medium</entry>
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<entry>heavy</entry>
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<entry><application>Gtk+</application></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><application>Opera</application></entry>
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<entry>light</entry>
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<entry>light</entry>
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<entry>FreeBSD and Linux versions available. The Linux
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version depends on the Linux Binary Compatibility and
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<application>linux-openmotif</application>.</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><application>Konqueror</application></entry>
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<entry>medium</entry>
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<entry>heavy</entry>
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<entry><application>KDE</application> Libraries</entry>
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</row>
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</tbody>
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</tgroup>
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</informaltable>
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<sect2>
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<title>Firefox</title>
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<indexterm>
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<primary><application>Firefox</application></primary>
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</indexterm>
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<para><application>Firefox</application> is a modern, free,
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open-source stable browser that is fully ported to &os;: it
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features a very standards-compliant HTML display engine,
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tabbed browsing, popup blocking, extensions, improved
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security, and more. <application>Firefox</application> is
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based on the <application>Mozilla</application>
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codebase.</para>
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<para>Install the package by typing:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r firefox</userinput></screen>
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<para>This will install <application>Firefox</application> 2.X,
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if you want to run <application>Firefox</application> 3.X,
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use instead:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r firefox3</userinput></screen>
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<para>You can also use the Ports Collection if you
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prefer to compile from source code:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/www/firefox</userinput>
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&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
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<para>For <application>Firefox</application> 3.X, in the
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previous command replace <literal>firefox</literal> with
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<literal>firefox3</literal>.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="moz-java-plugin">
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<title>Firefox and &java; Plugin</title>
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<note>
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<para>In this section and in the next one, we assume you have
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already installed <application>Firefox</application>.</para>
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</note>
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<para>The &os; Foundation has a license with Sun Microsystems to
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distribute &os; binaries for the Java Runtime Environment
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(&jre;) and Java Development Kit (&jdk;). Binary packages for
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&os; are available on the <ulink
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url="http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/downloads/java.shtml">&os;
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Foundation</ulink> web site.</para>
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<para>To add &java; support to
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<application>Firefox</application>, you first have to install
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the <filename
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role="package">java/javavmwrapper</filename> port. Then,
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download the <application>Diablo &jre;</application> package
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from <ulink
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url="http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/downloads/java.shtml"></ulink>,
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and install it with &man.pkg.add.1;.</para>
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<para>Start your browser, enter
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<literal>about:plugins</literal> in the location bar and press
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<keycap>Enter</keycap>. A page listing the installed plugins
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will be displayed; the <application>&java;</application>
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plugin should be listed there now. If it is not, as
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<username>root</username>, run the following command:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>ln -s /usr/local/diablo-jre1.6.0/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so \
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/usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/</userinput></screen>
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<para>Then relaunch your browser.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="moz-flash-plugin">
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<title>Firefox and ¯omedia; &flash; Plugin</title>
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<indexterm>
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<primary>Flash</primary>
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</indexterm>
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<para>¯omedia; &flash; plugin is not available for &os;. However,
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a software layer (wrapper) for running the Linux version of the plugin
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exists. This wrapper also supports &adobe; &acrobat; plugin,
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&realplayer; plugin and more.</para>
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<para>According to the version of &os; you run various steps are
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required:</para>
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<procedure>
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<step>
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<title>Under &os; 7.X</title>
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<para>Install the <filename
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role="package">www/nspluginwrapper</filename> port. This
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port requires <filename
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role="package">emulators/linux_base-fc4</filename> which
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is a large port.</para>
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<para>The next step is to install the <filename
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role="package">www/linux-flashplugin9</filename>
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port. This will install &flash; 9.X, this version is
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known to run correctly under &os; 7.X.</para>
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<note>
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<para>On &os; versions older than &os; 7.1-RELEASE you have
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to install <filename
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role="package">www/linux-flashplugin7</filename> and
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skip the &man.linprocfs.5; part below.</para>
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</note>
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</step>
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<step>
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<title>Under &os; 8.X</title>
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<para>Install the <filename
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role="package">www/nspluginwrapper</filename> port. This
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port requires <filename
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role="package">emulators/linux_base-f10</filename> which
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is a large port.</para>
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<para>The next step is to install the <filename
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role="package">www/linux-f10-flashplugin10</filename>
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port. This will install &flash; 10.X, this version is
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known to run correctly under &os; 8.X.</para>
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<para>This version will require the following link to be
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created:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>ln -s /usr/local/lib/npapi/linux-f10-flashplugin/libflashplayer.so \
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/usr/local/lib/browser_plugins/</userinput></screen>
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</step>
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</procedure>
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<para>Once the right &flash; port, according to the &os; version
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you run,
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is installed, the plugin must be installed by each
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user with <command>nspluginwrapper</command>:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>nspluginwrapper -v -a -i</userinput></screen>
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<para>The &linux; process file system, &man.linprocfs.5; has to
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be mounted on <filename
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class="directory">/usr/compat/linux/proc</filename>, if one
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wants to play &flash; animations. This can be done via the
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following command:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>mount -t linprocfs linproc /usr/compat/linux/proc</userinput></screen>
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<para>This point can be automated at boot time with the addition
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of the matching line in
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<filename>/etc/fstab</filename>:</para>
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<programlisting>linproc /usr/compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0 0</programlisting>
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<para>Then, start your browser, enter
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<literal>about:plugins</literal> in the location bar and press
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<keycap>Enter</keycap>.
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A list should appear with all the currently
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available plugins.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="moz-swfdec-flash-plugin">
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<title>Firefox and Swfdec &flash; Plugin</title>
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<para>Swfdec is the library for decoding and rendering &flash; animations.
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And Swfdec-Mozilla is a plugin for <application>Firefox</application>
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browsers that uses the Swfdec library for playing SWF files.
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It is still in heavy development.</para>
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<para>If you cannot or do not want to compile it, just install
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the package from the network:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r swfdec-plugin</userinput></screen>
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<para>If the package is not available, you can compile and install it
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from the Ports Collection:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/www/swfdec-plugin</userinput>
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&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
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<para>Then, restart your browser for this plugin taking effect.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Opera</title>
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<indexterm>
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<primary><application>Opera</application></primary>
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</indexterm>
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<para><application>Opera</application> is a
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full-featured and standards-compliant browser. It also
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comes with a built-in mail and news reader, an IRC client,
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an RSS/Atom feeds reader and much more. Despite this,
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<application>Opera</application> is relatively lightweight
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and very fast. It comes in two flavors: a <quote>native</quote>
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FreeBSD version and a version that runs under Linux
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emulation.</para>
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<para>To browse the Web with the FreeBSD version of <application>Opera</application>,
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install the package:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r opera</userinput></screen>
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<para>Some FTP sites do not have all the packages, but
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<application>Opera</application> can still be obtained
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through the Ports Collection by typing:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/www/opera</userinput>
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&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
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<para>To install the Linux version of
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<application>Opera</application>, substitute
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<literal>linux-opera</literal> in place of
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<literal>opera</literal> in the examples above. The Linux
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version is useful in situations requiring the use of plug-ins
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that are only available for Linux, such as <application>Adobe
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&acrobat.reader;</application>. In all other respects, the
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FreeBSD and Linux versions should be functionally
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identical.</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Konqueror</title>
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<indexterm>
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<primary><application>Konqueror</application></primary>
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</indexterm>
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<para><application>Konqueror</application> is part of
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<application>KDE</application> but it can also be used outside
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of <application>KDE</application> by installing
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<filename role="package">x11/kdebase3</filename>.
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<application>Konqueror</application> is much more than a browser,
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it is also a file manager and a multimedia viewer.</para>
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<para>There is also a set of plugins available for
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<application>Konqueror</application>,
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available in <filename role="package">misc/konq-plugins</filename>.</para>
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<para><application>Konqueror</application> also supports <application>&flash;</application>; a <quote>How To</quote> guide
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for getting <application>&flash;</application> support on
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<application>Konqueror</application>
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is available at <ulink url="http://freebsd.kde.org/howtos/konqueror-flash.php"></ulink>.</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="desktop-productivity">
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<title>Productivity</title>
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<para>When it comes to productivity, new users often look for a
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good office suite or a friendly word processor. While some
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<link linkend="x11-wm">desktop environments</link> like
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<application>KDE</application> already provide an office suite,
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there is no default productivity package. FreeBSD can provide all that is
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needed, regardless of your desktop environment.</para>
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<para>This section covers these applications:</para>
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<informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1">
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<tgroup cols="4">
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<thead>
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<row>
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<entry>Application Name</entry>
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<entry>Resources Needed</entry>
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<entry>Installation from Ports</entry>
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<entry>Major Dependencies</entry>
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</row>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<row>
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<entry><application>KOffice</application></entry>
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<entry>light</entry>
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<entry>heavy</entry>
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<entry><application>KDE</application></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><application>AbiWord</application></entry>
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<entry>light</entry>
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<entry>light</entry>
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<entry><application>Gtk+</application> or <application>GNOME</application></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><application>The Gimp</application></entry>
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<entry>light</entry>
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<entry>heavy</entry>
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<entry><application>Gtk+</application></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><application>OpenOffice.org</application></entry>
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<entry>heavy</entry>
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<entry>huge</entry>
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<entry><application>&jdk; 1.4</application>, <application>Mozilla</application></entry>
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</row>
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</tbody>
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</tgroup>
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</informaltable>
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<sect2>
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<title>KOffice</title>
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<indexterm>
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<primary><application>KOffice</application></primary>
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</indexterm>
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<indexterm>
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<primary>office suite</primary>
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<secondary><application>KOffice</application></secondary>
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</indexterm>
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<para>The KDE community has provided its desktop environment
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with an office suite which can be used outside
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<application>KDE</application>. It includes the four standard
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components that can be found in other office suites.
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<application>KWord</application> is the word processor,
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<application>KSpread</application> is the spreadsheet program,
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<application>KPresenter</application> manages slide
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presentations, and <application>Kontour</application> lets you
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draw graphical documents.</para>
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<para>Before installing the latest
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<application>KOffice</application>, make sure you have an
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up-to-date version of <application>KDE</application>.</para>
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<para>To install <application>KOffice</application> as a
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package, issue the following command:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r koffice</userinput></screen>
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<para>If the package is not available, you can use the ports
|
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collection. For instance, to install
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<application>KOffice</application> for
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<application>KDE3</application>, do:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/editors/koffice-kde3</userinput>
|
|
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>
|
|
<title>AbiWord</title>
|
|
<indexterm>
|
|
<primary><application>AbiWord</application></primary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
|
|
<para><application>AbiWord</application> is a free word
|
|
processing program similar in look and feel to <application>µsoft; Word</application>.
|
|
It is suitable for typing papers, letters, reports, memos, and
|
|
so forth. It is very fast, contains many features, and is
|
|
very user-friendly.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para><application>AbiWord</application> can import or export
|
|
many file formats, including some proprietary ones like
|
|
µsoft;'s <filename>.doc</filename>.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para><application>AbiWord</application> is available as a
|
|
package. You can install it by:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r abiword</userinput></screen>
|
|
|
|
<para>If the package is not available, it can be compiled from
|
|
the Ports Collection. The Ports Collection should be more
|
|
up to date. It can be done as follows:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/editors/abiword</userinput>
|
|
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>
|
|
<title>The GIMP</title>
|
|
<indexterm>
|
|
<primary><application>The GIMP</application></primary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
|
|
<para>For image authoring or picture retouching,
|
|
<application>The GIMP</application> is a very sophisticated
|
|
image manipulation program. It can be used as a simple paint
|
|
program or as a quality photo retouching suite. It supports a
|
|
large number of plug-ins and features a scripting interface.
|
|
<application>The GIMP</application> can read and write a wide
|
|
range of file formats. It supports interfaces with scanners
|
|
and tablets.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>You can install the package by issuing this
|
|
command:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r gimp</userinput></screen>
|
|
|
|
<para>If your FTP site does not have this package, you can use
|
|
the Ports Collection. The
|
|
<ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/graphics.html">graphics</ulink>
|
|
directory of the Ports Collection also contains
|
|
<application>The Gimp Manual</application>. Here is how to
|
|
get them installed:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/graphics/gimp</userinput>
|
|
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput>
|
|
&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/graphics/gimp-manual-pdf</userinput>
|
|
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
|
|
|
|
<note>
|
|
<para>The
|
|
<ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/graphics.html">graphics</ulink>
|
|
directory of the Ports Collection holds the development
|
|
version of <application>The GIMP</application> in
|
|
<filename role="package">graphics/gimp-devel</filename>.
|
|
An HTML version of
|
|
<application>The Gimp Manual</application> is available from
|
|
<filename role="package">graphics/gimp-manual-html</filename>.</para>
|
|
</note>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>
|
|
<title>OpenOffice.org</title>
|
|
<indexterm>
|
|
<primary><application>OpenOffice.org</application></primary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm>
|
|
<primary>office suite</primary>
|
|
<secondary><application>OpenOffice.org</application></secondary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
|
|
<para><application>OpenOffice.org</application> includes all of the
|
|
mandatory applications in a complete office productivity
|
|
suite: a word processor, a spreadsheet, a presentation manager,
|
|
and a drawing program. Its user interface is very similar
|
|
to other office suites, and it can import and export in various
|
|
popular file formats. It is available in a number of
|
|
different languages — internationalization has been
|
|
extended to interfaces, spell checkers, and
|
|
dictionaries.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>The word processor of
|
|
<application>OpenOffice.org</application> uses a native XML
|
|
file format for increased portability and flexibility. The
|
|
spreadsheet program features a macro language and it can be
|
|
interfaced with external databases.
|
|
<application>OpenOffice.org</application> is already stable
|
|
and runs natively on &windows;, &solaris;, Linux, FreeBSD,
|
|
and &macos; X. More
|
|
information about <application>OpenOffice.org</application>
|
|
can be found on the
|
|
<ulink url="http://www.openoffice.org/">OpenOffice.org web site</ulink>.
|
|
For FreeBSD specific information, and to directly
|
|
download packages, use the <ulink
|
|
url="http://porting.openoffice.org/freebsd/">FreeBSD OpenOffice.org
|
|
Porting Team</ulink>'s web site.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>To install <application>OpenOffice.org</application>,
|
|
do:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r openoffice.org</userinput></screen>
|
|
|
|
<note>
|
|
<para>When running a -RELEASE version of &os;, this should work.
|
|
Otherwise, you should look on the &os; <application>OpenOffice.org</application> Porting Team's
|
|
web site to download and install the appropriate package
|
|
using &man.pkg.add.1;. Both the current release and
|
|
development version are available for download at this
|
|
location.</para>
|
|
</note>
|
|
|
|
<para>Once the package is installed, you just have to type the
|
|
following command to run
|
|
<application>OpenOffice.org</application>:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>openoffice.org</userinput></screen>
|
|
|
|
<note>
|
|
<para>During the first launch, you will be asked some
|
|
questions and a <filename>.openoffice.org2</filename> folder
|
|
will be created in your home directory.</para>
|
|
</note>
|
|
|
|
<para>If the <application>OpenOffice.org</application> packages
|
|
are not available, you still have the option to compile the
|
|
port. However, you must bear in mind that it requires a lot of
|
|
disk space and a fairly long time to compile.</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/editors/openoffice.org-2</userinput>
|
|
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
|
|
|
|
<note>
|
|
<para>If you want to build a localized version, replace the
|
|
previous command line with the following:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>make LOCALIZED_LANG=<replaceable>your_language</replaceable> install clean</userinput></screen>
|
|
|
|
<para>You have to replace
|
|
<replaceable>your_language</replaceable> with the correct
|
|
language ISO-code. A list of supported language codes is
|
|
available in the
|
|
<filename>files/Makefile.localized</filename> file, located
|
|
in the port directory.</para>
|
|
</note>
|
|
|
|
<para>Once this is done,
|
|
<application>OpenOffice.org</application> can be launched with
|
|
the command:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>openoffice.org</userinput></screen>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
<sect1 id="desktop-viewers">
|
|
<title>Document Viewers</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>Some new document formats have gained popularity since
|
|
the advent of &unix;;
|
|
the standard viewers they require may not be available in the
|
|
base system. We will see how to install such viewers in this
|
|
section.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>This section covers these applications:</para>
|
|
|
|
<informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1">
|
|
<tgroup cols="4">
|
|
<thead>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry>Application Name</entry>
|
|
<entry>Resources Needed</entry>
|
|
<entry>Installation from Ports</entry>
|
|
<entry>Major Dependencies</entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
</thead>
|
|
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry><application>&acrobat.reader;</application></entry>
|
|
<entry>light</entry>
|
|
<entry>light</entry>
|
|
<entry>Linux Binary Compatibility</entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry><application>gv</application></entry>
|
|
<entry>light</entry>
|
|
<entry>light</entry>
|
|
<entry><application>Xaw3d</application></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry><application>Xpdf</application></entry>
|
|
<entry>light</entry>
|
|
<entry>light</entry>
|
|
<entry><application>FreeType</application></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry><application>GQview</application></entry>
|
|
<entry>light</entry>
|
|
<entry>light</entry>
|
|
<entry><application>Gtk+</application> or <application>GNOME</application></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
</tbody>
|
|
</tgroup>
|
|
</informaltable>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>
|
|
<title>&acrobat.reader;</title>
|
|
<indexterm>
|
|
<primary><application>Acrobat Reader</application></primary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm>
|
|
<primary>PDF</primary>
|
|
<secondary>viewing</secondary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
|
|
<para>Many documents are now distributed as PDF files,
|
|
which stands for <quote>Portable Document Format</quote>. One
|
|
of the recommended viewers for these types of files is
|
|
<application>&acrobat.reader;</application>, released by Adobe
|
|
for Linux. As FreeBSD can run Linux binaries, it is also
|
|
available for FreeBSD.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>To install <application>&acrobat.reader; 7</application> from
|
|
the Ports collection, do:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/print/acroread7</userinput>
|
|
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
|
|
|
|
<para>A package is not available due to licencing restrictions.</para>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>
|
|
<title>gv</title>
|
|
<indexterm>
|
|
<primary><application>gv</application></primary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm>
|
|
<primary>PDF</primary>
|
|
<secondary>viewing</secondary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm>
|
|
<primary>PostScript</primary>
|
|
<secondary>viewing</secondary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
|
|
<para><application>gv</application> is a &postscript; and PDF
|
|
viewer. It is originally based on
|
|
<application>ghostview</application> but it has a nicer look
|
|
thanks to the <application>Xaw3d</application> library. It is fast and its interface is
|
|
clean. <application>gv</application> has many features, such as
|
|
orientation, paper size, scale, and anti-aliasing. Almost any
|
|
operation can be done with either the keyboard or the
|
|
mouse.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>To install <application>gv</application> as a package,
|
|
do:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r gv</userinput></screen>
|
|
|
|
<para>If you cannot get the package, you can use the Ports
|
|
collection:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/print/gv</userinput>
|
|
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>
|
|
<title>Xpdf</title>
|
|
<indexterm>
|
|
<primary><application>Xpdf</application></primary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm>
|
|
<primary>PDF</primary>
|
|
<secondary>viewing</secondary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
|
|
<para>If you want a small FreeBSD PDF viewer,
|
|
<application>Xpdf</application> is a light-weight and
|
|
efficient viewer. It requires very few resources and is
|
|
very stable. It uses the standard X fonts and does not
|
|
require <application>&motif;</application> or any other X toolkit.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>To install the <application>Xpdf</application> package,
|
|
issue this command:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r xpdf</userinput></screen>
|
|
|
|
<para>If the package is not available or you prefer to use the
|
|
Ports Collection, do:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/graphics/xpdf</userinput>
|
|
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
|
|
|
|
<para>Once the installation is complete, you can launch
|
|
<application>Xpdf</application> and use the right mouse button
|
|
to activate the menu.</para>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>
|
|
<title>GQview</title>
|
|
<indexterm>
|
|
<primary><application>GQview</application></primary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
|
|
<para><application>GQview</application> is an image manager.
|
|
You can view a file with a single click, launch an external
|
|
editor, get thumbnail previews, and much more. It also
|
|
features a slideshow mode and some basic file operations. You
|
|
can manage image collections and easily find duplicates.
|
|
<application>GQview</application> can do full screen viewing
|
|
and supports internationalization.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>If you want to install the
|
|
<application>GQview</application> package, do:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r gqview</userinput></screen>
|
|
|
|
<para>If the package is not available or you prefer to use the
|
|
Ports Collection, do:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/graphics/gqview</userinput>
|
|
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
</sect1>
|
|
|
|
<sect1 id="desktop-finance">
|
|
<title>Finance</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>If, for any reason, you would like to manage your personal
|
|
finances on your FreeBSD Desktop, there are some powerful and
|
|
easy-to-use applications ready to be installed. Some of them
|
|
are compatible with widespread file formats, such as the formats used by
|
|
<application><trademark class="registered">Quicken</trademark></application> and <application>Excel</application> to store documents.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>This section covers these programs:</para>
|
|
|
|
<informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1">
|
|
<tgroup cols="4">
|
|
<thead>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry>Application Name</entry>
|
|
<entry>Resources Needed</entry>
|
|
<entry>Installation from Ports</entry>
|
|
<entry>Major Dependencies</entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
</thead>
|
|
|
|
<tbody>
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry><application>GnuCash</application></entry>
|
|
<entry>light</entry>
|
|
<entry>heavy</entry>
|
|
<entry><application>GNOME</application></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry><application>Gnumeric</application></entry>
|
|
<entry>light</entry>
|
|
<entry>heavy</entry>
|
|
<entry><application>GNOME</application></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry><application>Abacus</application></entry>
|
|
<entry>light</entry>
|
|
<entry>light</entry>
|
|
<entry><application>Tcl/Tk</application></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry><application>KMyMoney</application></entry>
|
|
<entry>light</entry>
|
|
<entry>heavy</entry>
|
|
<entry><application>KDE</application></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
</tbody>
|
|
</tgroup>
|
|
</informaltable>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>
|
|
<title>GnuCash</title>
|
|
<indexterm>
|
|
<primary><application>GnuCash</application></primary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
|
|
<para><application>GnuCash</application> is part of the
|
|
<application>GNOME</application> effort to provide
|
|
user-friendly, yet powerful, applications to end-users. With
|
|
<application>GnuCash</application>, you can keep track of your
|
|
income and expenses, your bank accounts, and your stocks. It
|
|
features an intuitive interface while remaining very
|
|
professional.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para><application>GnuCash</application> provides a smart
|
|
register, a hierarchical system of accounts, and many keyboard
|
|
accelerators and auto-completion methods. It can split a
|
|
single transaction into several more detailed pieces.
|
|
<application>GnuCash</application> can import and merge
|
|
<application>Quicken</application> QIF files. It also handles most international date
|
|
and currency formats.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>To install <application>GnuCash</application> on your
|
|
system, do:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r gnucash</userinput></screen>
|
|
|
|
<para>If the package is not available, you can use the ports
|
|
collection:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/finance/gnucash</userinput>
|
|
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>
|
|
<title>Gnumeric</title>
|
|
<indexterm>
|
|
<primary><application>Gnumeric</application></primary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm>
|
|
<primary>spreadsheet</primary>
|
|
<secondary><application>Gnumeric</application></secondary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
|
|
<para><application>Gnumeric</application> is a spreadsheet program, part
|
|
of the <application>GNOME</application> desktop environment.
|
|
It features convenient automatic <quote>guessing</quote> of user
|
|
input according to the cell format with an autofill system for
|
|
many sequences. It can import files in a number of popular
|
|
formats like those of <application>Excel</application>, <application>Lotus 1-2-3</application>, or <application>Quattro Pro</application>.
|
|
<application>Gnumeric</application> supports graphs through
|
|
the <filename role="package">math/guppi</filename> graphing
|
|
program. It has a large number of built-in functions and
|
|
allows all of the usual cell formats such as number, currency,
|
|
date, time, and much more.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>To install <application>Gnumeric</application> as a
|
|
package, do:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r gnumeric</userinput></screen>
|
|
|
|
<para>If the package is not available, you can use the ports
|
|
collection by doing:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/math/gnumeric</userinput>
|
|
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>
|
|
<title>Abacus</title>
|
|
<indexterm>
|
|
<primary><application>Abacus</application></primary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
<indexterm>
|
|
<primary>spreadsheet</primary>
|
|
<secondary><application>Abacus</application></secondary>
|
|
</indexterm>
|
|
|
|
<para><application>Abacus</application> is a small and easy to
|
|
use spreadsheet program. It includes many built-in functions useful
|
|
in several domains such as statistics, finances, and
|
|
mathematics. It can import and export the <application>Excel</application> file format.
|
|
<application>Abacus</application> can produce &postscript;
|
|
output.</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>To install <application>Abacus</application> as a
|
|
package, do:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r abacus</userinput></screen>
|
|
|
|
<para>If the package is not available, you can use the ports
|
|
collection by doing:</para>
|
|
|
|
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/deskutils/abacus</userinput>
|
|
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>
|
|
<title>KMyMoney</title>
|
|
|
|
<indexterm><primary><application>KMyMoney</application></primary></indexterm>
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<indexterm>
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<primary>spreadsheet</primary>
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<secondary><application>KMyMoney</application></secondary>
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</indexterm>
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<para><application>KMyMoney</application> is a personal finance
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manager built for <application>KDE</application>. <application>KMyMoney</application> intends to provide and
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incorporate all the important features found in commercial
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personal finance manager applications. It also highlights
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ease-of-use and proper double-entry accounting among its
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features. <application>KMyMoney</application> imports from standard Quicken Interchange
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Format (QIF) files, tracks investments, handles multiple
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currencies, and provides a wealth of reports. OFX import
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capabilities are also available through a separate plugin.</para>
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<para>To install <application>KMyMoney</application> as a
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package, do:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg_add -r kmymoney2</userinput></screen>
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<para>If the package is not available, you can use the Ports
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Collection by doing:</para>
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<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/finance/kmymoney2</userinput>
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&prompt.root; <userinput>make install clean</userinput></screen>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="desktop-summary">
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<title>Summary</title>
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<para>While FreeBSD is popular among ISPs for its performance and
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stability, it is quite ready for day-to-day use as a desktop.
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With several thousand applications available as
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<ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/where.html">packages</ulink> or
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<ulink url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/ports/index.html">ports</ulink>,
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you can build a perfect desktop that suits all your needs.</para>
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<para>Here is a quick review of all the desktop applications
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covered in this chapter:</para>
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<informaltable frame="none" pgwide="1">
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<tgroup cols="3">
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<thead>
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<row>
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<entry>Application Name</entry>
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<entry>Package Name</entry>
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<entry>Ports Name</entry>
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</row>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<row>
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<entry><application>Opera</application></entry>
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<entry><literal>opera</literal></entry>
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<entry><filename role="package">www/opera</filename></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><application>Firefox</application></entry>
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<entry><literal>firefox</literal></entry>
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<entry><filename role="package">www/firefox</filename></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><application>KOffice</application></entry>
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<entry><literal>koffice-kde3</literal></entry>
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<entry><filename role="package">editors/koffice-kde3</filename></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><application>AbiWord</application></entry>
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<entry><literal>abiword</literal></entry>
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<entry><filename role="package">editors/abiword</filename></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><application>The GIMP</application></entry>
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<entry><literal>gimp</literal></entry>
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<entry><filename role="package">graphics/gimp</filename></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><application>OpenOffice.org</application></entry>
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<entry><literal>openoffice</literal></entry>
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<entry><filename role="package">editors/openoffice-1.1</filename></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><application>&acrobat.reader;</application></entry>
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<entry><literal>acroread</literal></entry>
|
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<entry><filename role="package">print/acroread7</filename></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><application>gv</application></entry>
|
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<entry><literal>gv</literal></entry>
|
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<entry><filename role="package">print/gv</filename></entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry><application>Xpdf</application></entry>
|
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<entry><literal>xpdf</literal></entry>
|
|
<entry><filename role="package">graphics/xpdf</filename></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
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<row>
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<entry><application>GQview</application></entry>
|
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<entry><literal>gqview</literal></entry>
|
|
<entry><filename role="package">graphics/gqview</filename></entry>
|
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</row>
|
|
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|
<row>
|
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<entry><application>GnuCash</application></entry>
|
|
<entry><literal>gnucash</literal></entry>
|
|
<entry><filename role="package">finance/gnucash</filename></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
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|
<row>
|
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<entry><application>Gnumeric</application></entry>
|
|
<entry><literal>gnumeric</literal></entry>
|
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<entry><filename role="package">math/gnumeric</filename></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
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|
<row>
|
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<entry><application>Abacus</application></entry>
|
|
<entry><literal>abacus</literal></entry>
|
|
<entry><filename role="package">deskutils/abacus</filename></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
|
|
|
<row>
|
|
<entry><application>KMyMoney</application></entry>
|
|
<entry><literal>kmymoney2</literal></entry>
|
|
<entry><filename role="package">finance/kmymoney2</filename></entry>
|
|
</row>
|
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|
</tbody>
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</tgroup>
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</informaltable>
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</sect1>
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