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+=== Filling gaps in the FreeBSD desktop experience
+
+Links: +
+link:https://github.com/outpaddling/qmediamanager[External media manager] URL: link:https://github.com/outpaddling/qmediamanager[] +
+link:https://github.com/outpaddling/devd-mount[devd-based automounter] URL: link:https://github.com/outpaddling/devd-mount[] +
+link:https://github.com/outpaddling/npmount[SUID mount tool] URL: link:https://github.com/outpaddling/npmount[] +
+link:https://github.com/outpaddling/freebsd-update-notify[Popup notification for updates] URL: link:https://github.com/outpaddling/freebsd-update-notify[]
+
+Contact: Jason Bacon <jwb@FreeBSD.org>
+
+The package:sysutils/desktop-installer[] port, available for over a decade now, quickly configures a bare FreeBSD system with any desktop environment or window manager.
+However, the FreeBSD base and ports collection has been missing some common features that end users have come to expect from a desktop OS.
+
+The desktop-installer battery monitor script has been enhanced to display popup notifications at various levels of charge/discharge.
+
+The new port, package:deskutils/qmediamanager[], in conjunction with package:sysutils/devd-mount[] and package:sysutils/npmount[], mounts inserted media upon notification from devd, and displays a popup window offering the user options to show filesystem information, open a file manager, reformat, copy a disk image to the device, or unmount.
+It provides a convenient and secure way to work with external media such as USB sticks.
+
+The package:sysutils/freebsd-update-notify[] port displays a popup when new base updates are available, or when a configurable time limit has elapsed.
+If the user chooses to proceed with updates, the entire system is updated (packages, ports, and base) with auto-update-system (part of package:sysutils/auto-admin[]).
+
+These new tools bring the FreeBSD desktop experience a step closer to the convenience of the most popular desktop operating systems.
+
+These tools are effectively prototypes, stable and reliable, but in need of review.
+Feedback from users regarding default behavior and configuration options would be appreciated.