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# Suckless Beastie

Lightweight Desktop installer for FreeBSD based on the suckless philosophy.
Includes my own custom set of suckless tools (dwm, slstatus, dmenu, etc.)

![Screenshot of dwm running on FreeBSD](/~bt/suckless-beastie/blob/master/screenshot.png)

Successfully installed on:

- ThinkPad X220

## What You Get

The Suckless Beastie installer gives you the absolute barebones desktop experience:

- `dwm` for window management
- Firefox as your core web browser
- `aerc` for your terminal-based mail client
- `slock` for screen locking
- `scrot`/`slop` for simple screenshot utilities
- `dunst` for notifications

## Downloading

1. Download the latest FreeBSD iso and follow the installer
2. Login as `root`
3. Install `git`, `vim`, `bash`, `doas`
4. Edit/create doas permissions (`/usr/local/etc/doas.conf`):

```
permit nopass :wheel
```

(Also ensure your main user is added to the `wheel` group):

```
pw groupmod wheel -m username
```

Now logout and log back in as your main user.

---

Clone the main installer project:

`git clone https://git.sr.ht/~bt/suckless-beastie`

`cd suckless-beastie`

## Overview

1) Install dependencies by running `./install-dependencies.sh`. The script will simply read required packages from `dependencies.txt` and run `pkg install`.
2) Compile and install suckless software by running the `./install.sh`

## Installing

Before running the installer, be sure to edit the main `install.sh` file and change the username "bt" to your own:

```sh
mkdir /home/bt/.suckless
cd /home/bt/.suckless
```

Then you are free to install:

```sh
cd suckless-beastie # CD into this repository
doas sh ./install-dependencies.sh # Install FreeBSD packages
```

```sh
doas sh ./install.sh # Build and install suckless tools
cp .xinitrc ~/.xinitrc # Apply .xinitrc
```

## Xorg Permissions

Add your main user to the `video` group:

```
pw groupmod video -m username
```

### Setting Up Graphic Cards

```
pkg install drm-kmod
```

Edit `/etc/rc.conf` based on your graphic card:

```
# Intel
sysrc kld_list+=i915kms
# AMD
sysrc kld_list+=amdgpu
```

## Finishing Touches

Reboot the machine. Log in as your main user. Run:

```
startx
```