New 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝟭𝟰.𝟯 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗣𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝟮𝟱 [FreeBSD 14.3 on FrankenPad T25] article available.
https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/freebsd-14-3-on-frankenpad-t25/
New 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝟭𝟰.𝟯 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗣𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝟮𝟱 [FreeBSD 14.3 on FrankenPad T25] article available.
https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/freebsd-14-3-on-frankenpad-t25/
New 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝟭𝟰.𝟯 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗣𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝟮𝟱 [FreeBSD 14.3 on FrankenPad T25] article available.
https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/freebsd-14-3-on-frankenpad-t25/
Installing and exploring a new operating system (FreeBSD) has led me to revisit an old and friendly window manager: Openbox
Its an excellent foundation for crafting a lightweight and delightful FreeBSD desktop just the way I like it!
Day 26 of #31DaysOfFreeBSD
FreeBSD + Openbox =
@stefano My last Linux workstation was a dual monitor setup. Ran #Debian with #Openbox for a lean, minimal configuration. Web browser and multiple xterms open on one screen with apps or email with more xterms open on the other. I still used the virtual desktops too.
If the opportunity exists for a multi-monitor setup in your *nix-based OS of choice, take it!
sixel
in xterm
or the kitty protocol in kitty
, I've decided to stick with good old #Xterm . Also on my #FreeBSD daily driver I'm used to such luxuries as icons in the terminal like font awesome or nerd fonts but even though I could have used alacritty
or kitty
to achieve this I have decided to for go them. After all what do they do other make it look pretty ? I don't get any other functionality from them and they can easily be replaced with text. You might have noticed too that although I'm a #Wayland chic on my #ThinkPad I've decided to be all nostalgic and stick with Xorg on OpenBSD. I haven't yet settled on a window manager be it tiling or stacking but #HerbstluftWM and #Openbox are in my sights although I'm still using the default #Fvwm right now. I have my Qutebrowser setup and aerc for my email. Printing via cups and xsane for scanning. Looking into nsxiv
for an image viewer as the OpenBSD port of imv
is well out of date. Yes I'm having to make small changes but once I'm finished this wee Dell Optiplex 3080 tower will be perfect for daily driving OpenBSD and I'm looking forward to learning lots more. #RunBSDDay 11 of #31DaysOfFreeBSD
Hello Openbox! Its been awhile.
I'm re-acquainting myself with the Openbox window manager on my new FreeBSD laptop. I was a happy user for a few years before moving to Linux Mint Debian and Cinnamon desktop.
Currently rethinking my config with help from this excellent HOWTO courtesy of @vermaden ...
https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2018/07/01/freebsd-desktop-part-12-configuration-openbox/
Instead of an #introduction post, I'm just going to put a whole bunch of tags in here:
TIL if you run gnome-terminal
under Xorg it will default to always enabling GNOME's annoying Client-Side Decorations (aka header bar) instead of using the Window Manager's own window decorations. However, if you run the Window Manager under Wayland, even via the xwayland
emulation layer, gnome-terminal
is smart enough to realize it's not running under gnome-shell
and disable it's silly Client-Side Decorations and not disable the Window Manager's window decorations.
Mein altes #Thinkpad x220 hat endlich ein frisches Betriebssystem bekommen: #Archcraft. Jetzt ist es #bleedingedge aktuell, sieht gut aus und läuft dank #Openbox noch schneller als vorher. Hier zu sehen im Video:
https://youtu.be/Ku0NS1Tzlao
Hello, @ecosdelfuturo. It's mainly because I like things to go really, really fast, so I like #LXDE, #OpenBox, etc.; I'll be running OpenBox on #Ubuntu too. I just hope I can get my #TPLink AC600 #WiFi dongle working without too much hassle on at least one of them. Okay, Ubuntu finally downloaded, now I can copy the last #distro to my #Ventoy #USB stick. Then it's boot time!
Peak y2k fashion
Apparently rebooting fixes the discrepancy between reported versions. Who'd have thunk?
#FreeBSD has breathed new life into this ancient #laptop. Switched from #twm to #openbox and surfing the #web with #elinks.
Admittedly I did cheat and replace the 5,400 RPM hard drive with a 1TB SSD. I'm not masochistic enough for that, particularly when I had something exponentially better on hand.
@topher if you like #SGI #IRIX, then maybe @bunsenlabs / #BunsenLabs woth it's #OpenBox desktop is right up your alley?
BunsenLabs Linux - distro offering a lightweight and easily customizable Openbox desktop
— LinuxLinks
@topher @nekohayo maybe #Gnome is not your cup of tea?
Feel free to experiment...
Whilst I focus on the bare foundations, I'm not gonna prevent people from getting a proper #GUI-#Desktop on it if they desire. It'll just not be my focus...