For FreeBSD Noobs

Derivates

Derivate FreeBSD	Use	Link
FreeBSD	Easy use	https://www.freebsd.org/
TrueOS	Easy use	https://www.trueos.org/
GhostBSD	Easy use	http://www.ghostbsd.org/
DesktopBSD	Easy use	http://www.desktopbsd.net/
HardenedBSD	Easy use	https://hardenedbsd.org/
MidnightBSD	Easy use	http://www.midnightbsd.org/
TrustedBSD	Easy use	http://www.trustedbsd.org/
Frenzy	Easy use	http://frenzy.org.ua/eng/
Raspbsd	Easy use	http://www.raspbsd.org/
Freesbie	Easy use	http://www.freesbie.org/
MfsBSD		http://mfsbsd.vx.sk/

Firewall

Firewall	Use	Link
BSD Router Project		https://bsdrp.net/
PfSense		https://www.pfsense.org/
OpenSense		https://opnsense.org/

Avoiding Linuxisms

https://wiki.freebsd.org/AvoidingLinuxisms

Quick start for Linux users

https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/linux-users/article.html

Purpose	FreeBSD command	Linux® command (Red Hat)	Linux® command (Debian)
Install package from remote repository	pkg install package	yum install package	apt-get install package
Install local package	pkg add package	rpm -ivh package	dpkg -i package
List installed packages	pkg info	rpm -qa	dpkg -l
List PCI devices	pciconf	lspci	lspci
List loaded kernel modules	kldstat	lsmod	lsmod
Load/Unload kernel modules	kldload / kldunload	modprobe	modprobe
Trace system calls	truss	strace	strace

FreeBSD handbook

ZFS Tuninig guide

Support Laptops

https://wiki.freebsd.org/Laptops

First step after installation FreeBSD

The first step after installation system is good download security patches for the operating system and download new files for operating system and install.

freebsd-update fetch install
shutdown -r now

Next step is to update ports collection for the operating system.

for updating information for FreeBSD ports developers is /usr/ports/CHANGES

portsnap auto

or

portsnap fetch
portsnap extract

Update ports is east command

portsnap fetch update

Security audit for package and FreeBSD

pkg audit -F

Apply security patches FreeBSD update, upgrade

Apply security patches

freebsd-update fetch
freebsd-update install

Upgrade FreeBSD

freebsd-update fetch
freebsd-update upgrade -r 11.2-RELEASE or other version
freebsd-update install

Desktop Environments

FreeBSD has several desktop environments - Xfce4, Mate, Gnome3, Cinnamon, KDE, Lumina

How install Mate desktop

pkg install mate-desktop mate xorg slim

Enable components for kernel in etc/rc.conf

You need enable this component:

zfs_enable="YES"  - if you use ZFS file system
hald_enable="YES"
dbus_enable="YES"
slim_enable="YES"

if you want to enable crash dump, if don't you write “NO”

dumpdev="AUTO"

Next step is create file .xinitrc in /root/ and /home/user/ with command

exec mate-session

and reboot.

How install Xfce desktop

pkg install xfce4-desktop xfce xorg slim

Enable components for kernel in etc/rc.conf

You need to run desktop

zfs_enable="YES"  - if you use ZFS file system
hald_enable="YES"
dbus_enable="YES"
slim_enable="YES"