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Onboard on FreeBSD

Tested on FreeBSD 15.0 with X11/scfb.

Installing via the FreeBSD Port

On FreeBSD, third-party software is typically built and installed through the ports system under /usr/ports. This is the standard way to compile software from source on FreeBSD, comparable to building packages from AUR on Arch Linux or PPAs on Ubuntu.

sudo mkdir -p /usr/ports/x11/onboard
sudo cp -R freebsd-port/* /usr/ports/x11/onboard/
cd /usr/ports/x11/onboard
sudo make install clean

The port handles all dependencies and shebang rewriting automatically. The Python version is determined by DEFAULT_VERSIONS in /etc/make.conf or the ports framework default.

FreeBSD-Specific Notes

  • The libudev-devd package provides a FreeBSD-compatible libudev shim.

  • The bash package is required for certain build scripts.

  • The uinput device (/dev/uinput) must be accessible for key injection:

    kldload uinput
echo 'uinput_load="YES"' >> /boot/loader.conf