How to Install FreeBSD 11 + MATE Desktop + Apps + VMware Tools & Review on VMware Workstation [HD]

This video tutorial shows how to install FreeBSD 11 with MATE Desktop Environment and short review on VMware Workstation step by step. We'll 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, Drag-Drop File and Mouse Integration). This tutorial also helps for installing FreeBSD 11 on physical computer or server.

Steps:
1- Download FreeBSD 11 ISO
2- Create VM on VMware Workstation/Player
3- Start Installation
4- Xorg and MATE Desktop Installation
5- Installing Firefox, Nano, GIMP, VLC and gedit Applications on FreeBSD 11
6- Install and Configure VMware Tools (Open VM Tools)
7- FreeBSD 11 MATE Review

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. 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 11 New Features
- Overall system and architectural changes
- ARM improvements
- Virtualization Improvements: bhyve, Xen, Hyper-V and AWS EC2
- New Hardware Support
- Wireless Improvements
- Storage Subsystem Improvements and Upgraded Version of OpenZFS
- Networking improvements
- Many security updates

What is MATE Desktop?
The MATE Desktop Environment is the continuation of GNOME 2. It provides an intuitive and attractive desktop environment using traditional metaphors for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. MATE is under active development to add support for new technologies while preserving a traditional desktop experience.

Hope you found it informative and useful. Any questions or comments are welcomed.

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[RogerioDuarte]

What's the lightest gui? I want to install freebsd on a basic notebook

[patriziacaratti]

Hey You should configure the Virtual Machine in order to download all package. on net config choses Bridge.

[icristian]

does it work the linux 64bit emulation now ?

[malcolmvanorder]

Great video except with Gnome those settings caused my mouse to not work. I had to set: Option "AllowEmptyInput" "off"

[patriziacaratti]

I have difficult to complete the download package "connection timed out" :(

[patriziacaratti]

ok. How many times ? It is about to install Xorg and Mate. Anyway later I will try. Thks :)

[astridacosta]

HELP ME!
what password put in the login of session:MATE ?

[thanhvutien]

HELP ME!
what password put in the login ?