Fwd: Add option to sysinstall to install an X desktop, similar to Debian?

[Craig Rodrigues]

[Resending due to message size restriction of freebsd-sysinstall at freebsd.org
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Hi,

I recently had to install Debian Linux 8.4.0 in a VM to test some things
I was working on.  I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was
to use Debian's text-based installer and get a usable desktop system up
and running very quickly.

I really liked the menu option that allows you select a desktop environment
(one of GNOME, Xfce, KDE, Cinnamon, MATE, or LXDE).
I have a screenshot:
https://people.freebsd.org/~rodrigc/debian_desktop_installer.png

Allan, do you think it would be possible to copy a subset of this Debian
screen to the
FreeBSD installer, with the option to install a desktop set to OFF by
default?
I'm sure that there are lots of opinions about which desktop to choose,
but having a menu with 6 options to choose from seems quite reasonable to
start with.

Thanks.

--
Craig