On Sun, 10 Nov 2024 14:58:23 -0600 izzy Meyer <izder...@disroot.org> wrote:
> Hello ports@, > > These are two separate ports that work together to easily install a > desktop on a *BSD system. It was initially made for FreeBSD, and later > got NetBSD support. There was a user who sent an issue to their github > repo page, requesting OpenBSD support, so I decided to pitch in. > > https://github.com/outpaddling/desktop-installer/issues/30 > > The desktop-installer program depends on auto-admin to automate some > tasks during all this, so you need both installed. Hopefully, > RUN_DEPENDS would catch you on this. > > Right now, I've tested it for both of the default obsd-specific window > managers (fvwm, cwm), LXQT, MATE, & XFCE. All that the script does for > cwm and fvwm right now, is make a custom Xsession (backing up the old > one), and add a simple system menu for powering on/off to XenoDM using > tk. > > All you need to do is run desktop-installer in a root login shell and > follow the instructions. > > I understand OpenBSD tends not to appeal to users who aren't willing > to roll things themselves, so I can see why some of us may not want > something like this in the ports tree. But to that I say, don't use > this port! I personally probably won't be using it all that much, > although some users may find it helpful, esp new prospective users > who may not care about security as much as most of us do. In the end > of the day, I want this wonderful operating system to be accessible > to users who are interested, even if I sorta disagree with some of > the practices of the software itself on a security standpoint. > > Both ports are attached to this thread. Please let me know either > here, or in the github issue how things go. (ideally both so upstream > is on the same page). > Any testers want to take a look at this? Thanks! -- iz (they/them) > i like to say mundane things, > there are too many uninteresting things > that go unnoticed. izder456 (dot) neocities (dot) org
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