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Upgrade X11 and desktop chapters in the Handbook

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Upgrade X11 and desktop chapters in the Handbook

Changes in X11:

  • Rewrite the chapter to reflect the current status of the graphics in FreeBSD
  • Remove old references to *really* old Intel drivers, old configurations, compiz, etc.
  • Move desktop environments instructions to Desktop Environments chapter right now desktop environments like KDE Plasma or GNOME are not tied to X11 since support also Wayland

Changes in Desktop:

  • Upgrade instructions to install KDE Plasma, GNOME and XFCE
  • Add instructions to install MATE, Cinnamon and LXQT
  • Upgrade Firefox and Chromium sections
  • Add Iridium, Falkon, Epiphany, qutebrowser and Dillo
  • Add a new section with development tools: VS Code, Qt Creator, Vim, etc.
  • Upgrade Desktop office productivity section
  • Upgrade Document Viewers section
  • Upgrade Finance section

Reviewed by: arrowd@, jrm@, karels@, manu@, fernape@
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D38143

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carlavillaAuthored on Feb 13 2023, 7:40 PM
Differential Revision
D38143: Handbook WG - X11
Parents
R9:3ee52f19fb18: 13.2 relnotes: fill in some initial observations from git log.
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