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How to Set Up XFCE on OpenBSD: Fast, Light & Secure

Hi all, welcome to MusaBase! In today's guide, we're going to install XFCE desktop environment on an OpenBSD system. In earlier tutorials, I covered how to install KDE Plasma and GNOME on OpenBSD, and in this follow-up, we're completing the lineup with XFCE, one of the fastest, lightest, and most reliable desktop environments available for BSD users. In this ultimate guide, we will learn how to:

Prepare your OpenBSD system for XFCE
Download and install XFCE packages for OpenBSD
Create an XSession file for XFCE launch
Enable and start display services
And finally, log into XFCE desktop environmnet on OpenBSD

By the end of this tutorial, you'll will have a clean, fast, and fully functional XFCE desktop environment running on your OenBSD system. So without further ado, let's get into it!

Abdullah Musa November 21, 2025

Install XFCE on FreeBSD: The Ultimate Lightweight Desktop Environment

BSD Desktop Env FreeBSD

Hi all, welcome to MusaBase! In today's article, I'll guide you through installing and configuring the Xfce desktop environment on a FreeBSD sysem. In the previous guides, I showed you how to install KDE Plasma and GNOME on FreeBSD, and in this follow-up, we will install XFCE on that same FreeBSD system. In this comprehensive guide, you'll learn how to:

Configure your FreeBSD system for XFCE
Download and install the XFCE packages for FreeBSD
Install the Xorg display server and a the lightdm graphical display manager
Configure proc entries for input services
Enable and run display services
And finally, log into the XFCE desktop environment

By the end of this guide, you'll have a fully functional XFCE desktop environmnet running on your FreeBSD system. So without further ado, let's get started.

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Abdullah Musa November 11, 2025

The Most Cutting-Edge Hyprland Dotfiles for Arch Linux: end_4

dotfiles Hyprland

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Hi everyone, welcome to MusaBase! In today's guide, I'll walk you through on installing end_4 Hyprland Dotfiles on Arch Linux. End_4 dotfiles offers the most advanced and cutting edge Hyprland configurations with its unique features like the highly customizable AGS-based launcher, integrated anime theming and waifu services, plus robust AI integration utilizing GEMINI API and Ollama models, providing a fully fledged desktop experience for users coming from Windows and even who are just the beginner to Liunx operating systems. In this guide, I'll cover how to:

Arch Linux base configurations
Preparing the base Arch Linux system for end-4 Hyprland implementation
Show how to install the end_4 dotfiles with a single command
And finally, boot into end_4 Hyprland on Arch Liunx

By following the steps explained in this guide, you will have a cutting-edge end_4 Hyprland running on your PC seamlessly. So without further ado, let's get started!

Abdullah Musa October 12, 2025

The Ultimate Retro Hyprland Configuration on Arch Linux: JaKooLit

dotfiles Hyprland

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Hi all, welcome to MusaBase! In today's guide, I'll walk you through installing the JaKooLit configurations on top of Hyprland on an Arch Linux system. For me personally, this is the most retro-style set of dotfiles I've ever used, and i can't get enough of the nostalgia! In this comprehensive guide, we'll learn how to:

Configuring and preparing the base Arch Linux system
Installing required dependencies for the JaKooLit configurations
Applying Kool's dotfiles configuration on the system
And finally, booting into JaKooLit configured Hyprland desktop

By the end of this tutorial, you will have a fully functional and uniquely nostalgic-looking Hyprland setup on your Arch Linux system. So without further ado, let's get started!

Abdullah Musa October 05, 2025

This is the most Unique Hyprland Setup: Caelestia Dots on a Arch Linux System

dotfiles Hyprland

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Hi all, welcome to MusaBase! In today's guide, I'll walk you through on installing Hyprland with the Caelestia dotfiles on Arch Linux. Caelestia is a minimalistic dotfile configuration with unique features that works right out of the box. In this guide i will teach you how to:

Minimal Arch Linux installation with archinstall script
Configure and prepare the base Arch Linux system
Install the required dependencies for Caelestia to run
Cover both auto and manual installation of the Caelestia dotfiles
And finally, boot into Caelestia on Arch Linux

By the end of this guide, you will have a fully functional and one of the most epic Hyrpland setups running on your Arch Linux system with ease. So without further ado, let's get started!

Abdullah Musa October 01, 2025

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

Desktop Env gentoo Linux

how-to-install-a-desktop-environment-on-gentoo-linux-xfce-desktop-environment-on-gentoo-linux

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 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

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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 OpenBSD

openbsd-kde-plasma-installation-how-to-install-kde-plasma-on-openbsd-guide-cover-photo

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

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: