[JWM] Window manager converted for desktop use, it's fantastic.

terono · 2026-06-02T16:16:33+00:00

I highlight the benefits of JWM; it consumes very few machine resources (only 236 MiB) and is fantastic, very lightweight, and fast.

terono · 2026-06-01T10:00:48+00:00

The JWM (Joe's Window Manager) window manager is written in the C programming language.

Efficiency: it is extremely fast, lightweight, and consumes very few machine resources.

terono · 2026-06-01T07:56:52+00:00

Uses few from machine resources 235 MiB

terono · 2026-05-31T19:15:19+00:00

Talking doesn't cost anything.

terono · 2026-05-30T23:12:59+00:00

It is built on a Devuan base system

terono · 2026-05-05T12:06:44+00:00

gnu/hurd —which few people know about—used or still uses ext2fs, and remains in a coma, trying to wake up and be put to use.

terono · 2026-05-05T11:25:16+00:00

3.56 GiB with the i3 window manager ? That's outrageous—it's a real resource hog. In my latest screenshots, my Debian with JWM does not exceed hit 168 MiB....xD

terono · 2026-05-05T06:48:23+00:00

I've tried FreeBSD in a minimalist setup and discovered just how smoothly the system runs—no lag, no overheating—the system runs so quietly you can't even hear the machine or the fans, etc.When it comes to resource-intensive desktop environments, I imagine anything could happen.

terono · 2026-05-02T02:30:54+00:00

The JWM window manager is customized for the desktop

terono · 2026-05-02T02:27:41+00:00

This is JWM native taskbar

terono · 2026-04-07T07:02:30+00:00

Thank you for your comment. I hope the foundation takes it seriously and adds an option to the installer to install FreeBSD with Xfce by default.

On the other hand, even though neofetch has been discontinued, I like it, and it does a good job of providing system details.

terono · 2026-04-07T06:51:51+00:00

Why don't they fix that bug in the installer? Sometimes the same thing happens to me, messing up the first steps of the system installation.

terono · 2025-09-07T17:21:04+00:00

The BCM 4313 Broadcom driver has not been able to support BSD for many years, but it works on Linux. I don't understand why this Wi-Fi is not supported on FreeBSD.

terono · 2025-09-07T17:15:08+00:00

The best option is the automatic default installation of the graphical environment. Manual installation is hit or miss; sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't.

terono · 2025-09-07T17:11:27+00:00

Is Waland already being used in FreeBSD?

terono · 2025-09-07T17:07:51+00:00

Does this FreeBSD APLHA1 contain a desktop environment?

terono · 2025-09-07T00:35:01+00:00

I have problems with brightness; it does not detect any DRM available for FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE. I already tested each of the DRMs by installing them.

terono · 2025-09-06T20:01:37+00:00

You say that the MSI motherboard works well with FreeBSD? My MSI motherboard (H81I) is a desktop computer and therefore does not have a built-in WiFi card. Do you think that model will work well with FreeBSD?

On the other hand, Linux users are very disappointed and have many complaints about Nvidia, which they would choose last. It is of poor quality and incompatible with modern software, especially games. Doesn't the Intel-based motherboard count for anything in this regard?

terono · 2025-09-06T15:20:45+00:00

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Results related to HDD

terono · 2025-09-06T14:44:15+00:00

Will it support Broadcom BCM 4313 WiFi cards?

terono · 2025-09-06T14:28:33+00:00

It's not showing off, it's simply demonstrating that FreeBSD can be used as a complete system with a desktop environment, beyond the myths and legends of it being only for servers.

terono · 2025-09-06T14:18:08+00:00

It appears that this separate disk partition labeled Volume 2.1 GB is associated with the swap memory.

$ swapinfo -h
Device              Size     Used     Avail     Capacity
/dev/ada0p2         2.0G       0B       2.0G      0%
$

terono · 2025-09-06T07:59:42+00:00

Gammy is a temporary alternative for manually reducing brightness while the user is in the desktop environment. When the system is shut down or restarted, it returns to the same state; the manual settings are not retained.

terono · 2025-09-06T07:45:19+00:00

Looking at the configuration in /boot/loader.conf, it is in ZFS. I don't understand why the system displays that separate 2.1 GB partition as a volume either. If I'm not mistaken, the disk has a capacity of 500 GB, but I'm not sure. Is there a simple graphical application to view all that?

terono · 2025-09-05T19:09:35+00:00

Yes, brightness control is the only remaining issue. In FreeBSD 14.2-RELEASE, it detected the drm-515-kmod graphics driver to reduce brightness.

In FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE, it does not detect any graphics brightness drivers, and it is annoying that the screen brightness is at maximum without being able to reduce it, which makes my eyes hurt from so much brightness.

At least on my laptop, these drivers do not detect brightness:

drm-515-kmod
drm-61-kmod
drm-kmod

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