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FreeBSD install notes

U2F / Yubikey

Install this package:

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https://www.freshports.org/security/u2f-devd

Xorg

Just install

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pkg install xorg

Make sure that /etc/xorg.conf and /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf does not exists

Nvidia drivers

Nvidia article forum

Enable Linux

Edit /boot/loader.conf and add text:

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linux_load="YES"

Install driver

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pkg install nvidia-driver
sysrc kld_list+="nvidia-modeset # adds to /etc/rc.conf

Then add /usr/local/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/driver-nvidia.conf and type

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Section "Device"
    Identifier "NVIDIA Card"
    VendorName "NVIDIA Corporation"
    Driver "nvidia"
EndSection

Font

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sudo pkg install dejavu liberation-fonts-ttf droid-fonts-ttf ubuntu-font roboto-fonts-ttf noto

Bash

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sudo pkg install bash
chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash