CT on FreeBSD 11.0

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We test Lab CodeTyphon 5.90 on FreeBSD 11.0

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The powerful FreeBSD operating system is used by professionals in all different fields.
From scientists to programmers, government workers and hobbyists, FreeBSD is a great alternative to the traditional operating systems offered.

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System: Entry level PC with 1 CPU (4-Cores) / 8 Gbyte RAM / 120 Gbytes Hard Disk / 1680x1050 pixels Monitor
OS : FreeBSD version 11.0 64 bits

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1. OS things and stuff..

FreeBSD installation give you only a minimum bootable OS

so, logging as "root":

a) Install "bash", "zip", "unzip", "nano" and "sudo"

pkg install -y bash zip unzip nano sudo

b) Install one or more Desktops, at this test we install "gnome3", "mate", "xfce", "kde" and "qt5"

pkg install -y gnome3 gnome-desktop
pkg install -y mate mate-desktop
pkg install -y xfce
pkg install -y kde
pkg install -y qt5

c) Setup /etc/rc.conf

nano /etc/rc.conf

and add:

moused_enable="YES"
hald_enable="YES"
dbus_enable="YES
gdm_enable="YES"

Reboot and logging us simple user...

2. Preparation-Give "sudo" root privileges

Open a terminal and exec

su
nano /usr/local/etc/sudoers

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add at the end of /usr/local/etc/sudoers 2 lines

username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL Defaults: username timestamp_timeout=-1

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Ctl-X to exit and Y to save

3. Download-Unzip-Install

Download CodeTyphonIns.zip and unzip to your home directory

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Open a terminal, and go to new CodeTyphonIns directory

cd CodeTyphonIns

Start CodeTyphon Installation with command

sh ./install.sh

Give zero "0" to Install CodeTyphon

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4. Setup and Build

After CT install you can start CTCenter or to continue with the open terminal

We don't change GTK2 Platform, MATE desktop based on GTK2.
It's the first installation of CodeTyphon on this PC, so we install "system libraries".

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