FreeBSD is a great operating system, but, by design, it does not come with a desktop environment. Without installing additional software from FreeBSD’s ports and packages collection, FreeBSD is a command-line only experience. The screenshot below shows what logging into FreeBSD 12.1 looks like when every one of the “optional system components” is selected during installation.read more

Source: LXer – Getting started with FreeBSD as a desktop operating system