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diff --git a/docs/newbs_getting_started.md b/docs/newbs_getting_started.md index 13b25bf86a..83df2f3050 100644 --- a/docs/newbs_getting_started.md +++ b/docs/newbs_getting_started.md @@ -69,10 +69,21 @@ You will need to install Git and Python. It's very likely that you already have * Fedora / Red Hat / CentOS: `sudo yum install git python3 python3-pip` * Arch / Manjaro: `sudo pacman -S git python python-pip python-setuptools libffi` - Install the global CLI to bootstrap your system: - `python3 -m pip install --user qmk` (on Arch-based distros you can also try the `qmk` package from AUR (**note**: it's maintained by a community member): `yay -S qmk`) +`python3 -m pip install --user qmk` (on Arch-based distros you can also try the `qmk` package from AUR (**note**: it's maintained by a community member): `yay -S qmk`) + +### FreeBSD + +You will need to install Git and Python. It's possible that you already have both, but if not, run the following commands to install them: + + pkg install git python3 + +Make sure that `$HOME/.local/bin` is added to your `$PATH` so that locally install Python packages are available. + +Once installed, you can install QMK CLI: + + python3 -m pip install --user qmk ## 3. Run QMK Setup :id=set-up-qmk @@ -88,6 +99,12 @@ This is due to a [bug](https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=839155) Sadly, Ubuntu reitroduced this bug and is [yet to fix it](https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bash/+bug/1588562). Luckily, the fix is easy. Run this as your user: `echo "PATH=$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH" >> $HOME/.bashrc && source $HOME/.bashrc` +?>**Note on FreeBSD**: +It is suggested to run `qmk setup` as a non-`root` user to start with, but this will likely identify packages that need to be installed to your +base system using `pkg`. However the installation will probably fail when run as an unprivileged user. +To manually install the base dependencies, run `./util/qmk_install.sh` either as `root`, or with `sudo`. +Once that completes, re-run `qmk setup` to complete the setup and checks. + ?> If you already know [how to use GitHub](getting_started_github.md), we recommend that you create your own fork and use `qmk setup <github_username>/qmk_firmware` to clone your personal fork. If you don't know what that means you can safely ignore this message. ## 4. Test Your Build Environment |