How to Install FreeBSD 11 with GNOME Desktop and Review on VMware

FreeBSD 11 Installation with GNOME Desktop

Easy tutorial on how to install FreeBSD 11 with GNOME Desktop and review on VMware Workstation or VMware Player step by step. We'll also install applications such as Nano, GIMP, Firefox, VLC media player on FreeBSD 11. We'll also install VMware Tools (Open VM Tools) on FreeBSD 11 for better performance and usability (Fit Guest Now and Drag-Drop File and Mouse Integration). This tutorial also helps for installing FreeBSD 11 on physical computer or server.

FreeBSD 11 with GNOME Installation Steps:

1. Download FreeBSD 11 ISO
2. Create VM on VMware Workstation/Player
3. Start Installation
4. Installing Xorg, GNOME 3
5. Installing Firefox, Nano, GIMP, VLC and gedit Applications on FreeBSD 11
6. Installing and Configuring VMware Tools (Open VM Tools)
7. FreeBSD 11 GNOME Review

Installing FreeBSD 11 + GNOME Desktop + Apps +Review on VMware

What is FreeBSD?

FreeBSD is an operating system for a variety of platforms which focuses on features, speed, and stability. It is derived from BSD, the version of UNIX developed at the University of California, Berkeley. The first version of FreeBSD was released in 1993, and today FreeBSD is the most widely used open-source BSD distribution. FreeBSD offers advanced networking, performance, security and compatibility features today which are still missing in other operating systems, even some of the best commercial ones. FreeBSD can be installed from a variety of media including CD-ROM, DVD, or directly over the network using FTP or NFS.
FreeBSD Website: https://www.freebsd.org/

FreeBSD 11 New Features

1. Overall system and architectural changes
2. New Hardware Support
3. Networking improvements
4. ARM improvements
5. Virtualization Improvements: bhyve, Xen, Hyper-V and AWS EC2
6. Wireless Improvements
7. Storage Subsystem Improvements and Upgraded Version of OpenZFS
8. Many security updates

What is GNOME Desktop?

GNOME is a desktop environment that is composed entirely of free and open-source software. GNOME was originally an acronym for GNU Network Object Model Environment. Its target operating system is Linux, but it is also supported on most derivatives of BSD. GNOME is developed by the GNOME Project, which is composed of both volunteers and paid contributors.
GNOME Website: https://www.gnome.org/

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