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How To Install A Desktop Environment On Gentoo Linux: XFCE Guide

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Hi all, welcome to MusaBase! In today's guide, I'll show you how to install a Desktop environment on Gentoo Linux. This is a follow-up guide to my previous article for Gentoo Linux Installation in which i only showed you, how to install and configure basics of Gentoo. But in this article, I'll continue on installing Xfce with addition to:

Preparing Gentoo system for a desktop environment
Installing Xorg, the core component for any Desktop environment
Configuring make.conf to enable GPU and video card support
Installing the Xfce and its dependencies
Configure Gentoo system to launch Xfce
And finally booting into Xfce on Gentoo

By the end of this you will have a fully functional Xfce running on your Gentoo system with ease. So without further ado, let's get started!

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Abdullah Musa August 22, 2025

How to Install GNOME Desktop Environment on OpenBSD

BSD Desktop Env Guide Installation OpenBSD

Hi all, welcome back to MusaBase! If you've been following my recent guides for BSD systems, then you've already learned how to install OpenBSD and then KDE Plasma as your first desktop environment. In this follow-up, we'll continue the journey by installing and configuring GNOME on OpenBSD system alongside KDE Plasma. We'll add flexibility to our OpenBSD system to switch between two powerful desktop environments. In this guide, we'll learn how to:

Prepare OpenBSD system for GNOME packages
Download and install Gnome package for OpenBSD
Configure services needed by GNOME
And finally launcing GNOME

By the end of this guide, you'll have a fully functional GNOME desktop running alongside KDE Plasma on your OpenBSD system, ready to use whenever you choose. So without further ado, let's get started!

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Abdullah Musa August 16, 2025

Run Multiple Desktops: How to Install GNOME Alongside KDE on FreeBSD

BSD Desktop Env FreeBSD Guide Installation

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Hi all, welcome back to MusaBase! If you've been following my recent guides for BSD systems, then you've already learned how to install FreeBSD and then KDE Plasma as your first desktop environment. In this follow-up, we'll continue the journey by installing and configuring GNOME on FreeBSD system alongside KDE Plasma. We'll add flexibility to our FreeBSD system to switch between two powerful desktop environments. In this guide, we'll learn how to:

Prepare FreeBSD system for GNOME packages
Download and install Gnome packages for FreeBSD
Configure services needed by GNOME
And finally launcing GNOME

By the end of this guide, you'll have a fully functional GNOME desktop running alongside KDE Plasma on your FreeBSD system, ready to use whenever you choose. So without further ado, let's get started!

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Abdullah Musa August 15, 2025

How to Install KDE Plasma on OpenBSD: Error Free Setup

BSD Desktop Env Guide Installation OpenBSD Walkthrough

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Hello everyone, welcome to MusaBase! In today's article, I'll guide you through installing and configuring a desktop environment on a OpenBSD system. In the previous guide, I showed you how to install OpenBSD, and in this follow-up, we'll continue on installing KDE Plasma on that OpenBSD system. In this guide, you'll learn how to:

Download and install KDE and KDE Plasma packages
Enabling Services for Xorg or X Window System
Configuring .xinitrc or .xsession file for xenodm
And finally launching KDE Plasma on OpenBSD

By the end of this guide, you'll have a fully functional KDE Plasma desktop running on OpenBSD. So without further ado, let's get started!

Abdullah Musa August 08, 2025

How To Install and Configure KDE Plasma On FreeBSD

BSD Desktop Env FreeBSD Guide Installation

Hello everyone, welcome to MusaBase! In today's article, I'll guide you through installing and configuring a desktop environment on a FreeBSD system. In the previous guide, I showed you how to install FreeBSD, and in this follow-up, we'll continue on installing KDE Plasma on that FreeBSD system. In this guide, you'll learn how to:

Configure your FreeBSD system to support KDE Plasma
Download and install the correct KDE Plasma packages for FreeBSD
Set up graphical and input services needed by KDE
And finally launching KDE Plasma

By the end of this guide, you'll have a fully functional KDE Plasma desktop running on FreeBSD. So without further ado, let's get started!

Abdullah Musa August 06, 2025

How to Install OpenBSD: The Most Sophisticated OS

BSD Guide Installation OpenBSD Walkthrough

Hello everyone, and welcome to MusaBase! In today's article, I'll guide you through installing the most sophisticated operating system called OpenBSD. If you are looking for secure and minimal maintained server system to install on you PC, this guide is for you. In this walkthrough, you will learn:

Downloading the latest OpenBSD installation ISO
Creating a bootable USB stick
Booting into OpenBSD installer
Installing OpenBSD through its TUI with ease
Custom Disk Partitioning for flexibility
Installed System configuration

I've written this guide to be a beginner-friendly but technically complete with all the commands, screenshots, and explanations you'll need. So without further ado, lets get started!

Abdullah Musa August 04, 2025

How to Install FreeBSD: A Linux Alternative

BSD FreeBSD Guide Installation

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Hi all, and welcome to MusaBase! In this article, I'll install FreeBSD, if you are looking to install a secure, high-performance system, this guide is for you. Whether you're a first-timer or an experienced user, We'll cover:

Downloading the latest FreeBSD installation ISO
Creating a bootable USB stick
Booting into the FreeBSD installer
Disk Partitioning for a custom Setup
Installing the base FreeBSD system
Configure networking and adding a User with doas or sudo

By the end, you'll have a fully functional FreeBSD system up and running on your PC. So without further ado, let's get started!

Abdullah Musa July 25, 2025

How to Install Gentoo: The Most Complex OS to Install

gentoo Guide Installation Linux Walkthrough

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Hey there, and welcome to MusaBase! In this guide, I’m going to walk you through how to install Gentoo Linux, arguably one of the most advanced and hands-on Linux distributions out there. If you’ve ever wanted to build your system from the ground up and understand every piece that goes into it, Gentoo is the way to go.

This is a UEFI-based installation guide, and I’ll cover everything from the initial stage3 tarball all the way to booting into your own Gentoo system. Along the way, we’ll tackle the steps that usually trip people up, like:

Disk Partitioning, Formatting and Mounting
Configuring make.conf and USE flags (the heart of Gentoo customization)
Picking the right Linux Kernel and Firmware
Compiling the base Gentoo system
Generating fstab
Configuring essential system settings (locale, timezone, users, sudo)
And finally, installing and setting up GRUB bootloader.

I’ve written this guide to be beginner-friendly but technically complete with all the commands, screenshots, and explanations you’ll need. So if you've ever been stuck at chroot, emerge --sync, or grub-install, don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. Let’s get started!

We would have this on our screen once we finish this Gentoo Linux installation guide:

Abdullah Musa July 06, 2025

How to Install Debian “the Hard Way” – Text-Based Method

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Hi all, and welcome to MusaBase! In this article, I'll guide you through installing Debian from the ground up, the true "hard way". In this guide, I'll teach you, how to:

Create a Debian Bootable USB
Disk Partitioning & Formatting for Debian
Setting up the Live Debian Environment
Base Debian Installation
Install Desktop Environment

This guide will empower you with a deep understanding of your Debian system's internals, allowing for a truly customized and minimal insallation. Ready to master Debian? Let's dive in.

Abdullah Musa June 23, 2025

How to Automate a Minimal Arch Linux Installation with archinstall Script

archlinux Guide Installation Linux

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Hi all, welcome to MusaBase!. In this article, I'll guide you through the installation process for a Minimal Arch Linux system with the help of archinstall script. This guide is for UEFI firmwares so if you have devices with old or legacy firmware this script won't work. So Without further ado, let's get started.

Abdullah Musa June 15, 2025

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