While FreeBSD is popular among ISPs for its performance and stability, it is quite
ready for day-to-day use as a desktop. With several thousand applications available as packages or ports, you can build a
perfect desktop that suits all your needs.
Once you have achieved the installation of your desktop, you may want to go one step
further with misc/instant-workstation. This ``meta-port'' allows you to
build a typical set of ports for a workstation. You can customize it by editing /usr/ports/misc/instant-workstation/Makefile. Follow the syntax
used for the default set to add or remove ports, and build it with the usual procedure.
Eventually, you will be able to create a big package that corresponds to your very own
desktop and install it to your other workstations!
Here is a quick review of all the desktop applications covered in this chapter:
