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Archive => 20.7 Legacy Series => Topic started by: moonmoonbird on October 29, 2020, 08:26:22 AM

Title: Install GUI?
Post by: moonmoonbird on October 29, 2020, 08:26:22 AM
Hi, Can we install gnome3 on Opnsense for desktop user?
Title: Re: Install GUI?
Post by: marjohn56 on October 29, 2020, 08:46:58 AM
Rather defeats the object of Opnsense being a firewall, not a desktop PC.
Title: Re: Install GUI?
Post by: moonmoonbird on October 29, 2020, 10:37:08 AM
yeah, sure, but for develop and debug convenience, i try to figure out is there anyway to achieve this, or any pioneer have did this before successfully. Thanks.
Title: Re: Install GUI?
Post by: marjohn56 on October 29, 2020, 02:15:54 PM
To easily pull and push files use ssh. I use WinSCP to pull and push the files from my windows PC, it doesn't even copy them to the PC. It just feeds them into the editor I've selected, in my case notepad++ and saves them back when I save the file. Either that or use nano from the shell.
Title: Re: Install GUI?
Post by: Gauss23 on October 29, 2020, 04:31:58 PM
Quote from: moonmoonbird on October 29, 2020, 08:26:22 AM
Hi, Can we install gnome3 on Opnsense for desktop user?

Will it run Crysis? Or at least Doom?  ;D

Sorry, but what is your intention? What kind of development you need a graphical GUI on the OPNsense for?
Title: Re: Install GUI?
Post by: marjohn56 on October 29, 2020, 04:35:33 PM
Quote from: Gauss23 on October 29, 2020, 04:31:58 PM
Will it run Crysis? Or at least Doom?  ;D


Hmm great idea, we could have a Doom match and shred each other... "Impressive!"🤪
Title: Re: Install GUI?
Post by: littlepepper on October 30, 2020, 08:11:38 AM
Opnsense is just a hardenedbsd variant.. if you really want.. install xorg, then install xfce (or any windows manager that you want).. to start just startx

Just remember to check which video card you have, as the list of supported cards is limited unless you can live with 1024x768 or lower.
Title: Re: Install GUI?
Post by: moonmoonbird on November 02, 2020, 02:12:28 AM
You are funny guys,hah hah,my intention is to debug locally, not remote debug, i want to install IDE for PHP and Python like Zendstudio,Pycharm, is that possible?
i will try xorg and xfce, so keep me updated...