#ghostbsd

[linuxiarzepl]

GhostBSD 24.07.1

Została wydana nowa wersja systemu z rodziny BSD - GhostBSD 24.07.1 https://linuxiarze.pl/ghostbsd-24-07-1/

[purdd]

GhostBSD + KDE

[sl33py-g4m3r]

ramble about FreeBSD and Unix~~

how out of my depth would I be trying to install FreeBSD?

would it even boot on my machine?

am I smart enough to go through the install for the system itself as well as get the GUI that I want?

I think you have to go through the command line for quite a bit of time before you get a GUI up and running....

I started off being really interested in BSD/Unix in high school, and tried to fiddle around with a BSD live disc thing in a book (that I don't remember the name of) and then only fiddled around with Linux.

I've been watching videos on youtube of people expressing how stable FreeBSD's modern release is~~

I want to use it on my own hardware; but that's a problem with it I believe, is that it works on sort of limited amount of hardware, as opposed to Linux, that you could even run on a toaster...

Is it really that much harder to deal with than Linux?

Of course I've only dealt with a few distros~~ the rundown of distros I've messed around with are;

Ubuntu (not anymore tho)

Debian (current os being Linux Mint Debian 6)

OpenSUSE briefly (tried to get my sibling to use it on their laptop, with them knowing next to nothing about Linux, sorry...)

Fedora back in high school, I ran it on a laptop for a while. I miss GNOME....

Mageia (I dual booted it on a computer running windows 7, also in or right after high school, so a long time ago)

attempted GhostBSD but it wouldn't boot after install from the live CD (also many years ago at this point)

I like to hop around and (hopefully now I have, yeah right...) I can't make up my mind which I actually want to use permanently.

Linux Mint Debian edition is really good so far tho~~!!

Current PC is an ASUS ROG Stryx (spelling?) that I bought on impulse many years ago~~ Was running windows 10, fixed the issue and now use the OS stated above~~

or maybe I should maybe ditch Mint and run straight Debian... Thought of that too. and it might have an easier time installing and actually booting than FreeBSD on this machine...

but then BSD and by extension unix is meant to be used on older hardware and to be efficient both in execution of things, and space.

"do one thing and do it well" iirc was a bit of the unix philosophy...

yeah, no I HATE technology /heavy sarcasm/

[clatterbane]

Okay! I have been playing around with VMs again, and it seems some mouse issues I was having with both GhostBSD and (most likely) MidnightBSD may be directly related to trying to run them inside QEMU/KVM!

It's apparently kinda messed up, coming straight down through FreeBSD. But, that person is claiming to have figured out some workarounds.

It's too late tonight, especially since I have an appointment tomorrow and really do not need to get caught up in this shit and then realize that I only have time for a short nap or a needed hair wash before we have to leave. (Know thyself... 😑)

But yeah, I finally seem to have found at least something close to the magic search terms, trying to troubleshoot this bullshit again.

[izder456]

BSD Misconceptions

There are a few common misconceptions I see online regarding the BSDs that are either misleading, leave out important information, or are flat-out incorrect:

The assumption that certain BSDs are designated "for servers" while others are "for desktops"

All of the BSDs are good as servers and decent as desktops. None of them are the "best" when it comes to desktops, nor are any the "best" as servers. They each have their strengths and weaknesses for certain tasks at hand.

OpenBSD is solid if you are setting up an email server, a firewall, an IRC bouncer, etc. However, it is not as effective as a file server since it completely lacks ZFS support. NetBSD is similar to OpenBSD in this regard, although I have heard it now supports ZFS. It has a similar server use-case to OpenBSD.

FreeBSD offers ZFS support out of the box, along with some wondrous command-line interfaces for backing up your boot environment via ZFS snapshots. FreeBSD serves as an excellent file server and includes features such as Linux Binary Compatibility and Jails to encapsulate processes.

Both NetBSD and OpenBSD provide a functioning X11 implementation and X11 drivers out of the box, making desktop setup somewhat easier, as more of the needed tools are already installed.

FreeBSD, however, does not include X11 by default; you need to obtain X11 from ports or binary packages, and manually set it up along with the corresponding drivers.

This is not without exceptions of course. There is also a FreeBSD-based system called GhostBSD, which serves as the "Linux Mint", of the FreeBSD family. If you are looking for a simple set-and-forget desktop experience, check out using GhostBSD!

The belief that BSDs require you "to compile everything"

No.

This may have been true in the past, but it isn't anymore. All BSDs have binary package management systems that coexist with their source-based package management systems. Each BSD allows for source installs of packages as well, if that strikes your fancy. None of the BSDs force you to rely solely on source-based package management.

The notion that NetBSD has "good hardware support"

NetBSD has strong architecture support, but its driver support is not as great. The drivers are not updated as frequently as they should be. Do not confuse "architecture" with "hardware". I would use NetBSD as a server on less common non-x86/arm architectures if I had the spare parts and devices to do so. It can also effectively resurrect deprecated hardware, functioning as a great "zombie" system.

The claim that OpenBSD is "unbearably slow"

Kinda?

OpenBSD's "secure by default" philosophy means default hardening settings, providing peace of mind regarding security, which may appeal to the especially paranoid. This means that you don't have to worry about hand-hardening settings, as the defaults are quite solid. However, this may lead to a noticeable performance hit, so you might need to adjust a few parameters or kernel settings to optimize performance on the desktop. Fortunately, these tweaks are quite trivial. I daily drive OpenBSD as both a desktop and a server, and I find it quite alright. The performance is adequate for my needs. While it's not a high-speed option, it performs well enough. Some worthwhile settings worth changing on a OpenBSD host can be re-enabling hyperthreading/smt, upping the kernel semaphores limits for use with chromium & firefox, among others. Watch TheOpenBSDGuy's video for more information on tweaking OpenBSD performance

[ericvanderburg]

GhostBSD makes FreeBSD a little less frightening for the Linux loyal

http://securitytc.com/SyVSJm

[daemonhxckergrrl]

tried any BSDs before, or jus linux?

not properly - i tried to boot ghostbsd and midnightbsd in virtual machines, and couldn't really get them working (idk why).

but i have a pure freebsd iso on my multiboot usb drive so i plan on giving it a proper look at soon. part of me is very tempted to use it for server duty sometime. i'm quite happy to have various different systems going on if they do their job well. plus, homogenous is boring xD

[linuxscoop]

GhostBSD 19.09 - Based on FreeBSD 12.0-STABLE and Using MATE Desktop 1.22

GhostBSD 19.09 is the latest release of GhostBSD. This release based on FreeBSD 12.0-STABLE while also pulling in TrueOS packages, GhostBSD 19.09 also has an updated OpenRC init system, a lot of unnecessary software was removed, AMDGPU and Radeon KMS is now valid xconfig options and a variety of other improvements and fixes.

GhostBSD 19.09 continues using the MATE desktop 1.22 by default, but also providing a community Xfce desktop image. GhostBSD 19.09 switches to LightDM as its display/log-in manager, supports ZFS now when using the MBR mode in the installer, drops gksu, and has a number of bug fixes especially to its installer among other packages.

Download GhostBSD 19.09: https://www.ghostbsd.org/download

[linuxiarzepl]

GhostBSD 24.04.1

Została wydana nowa wersja systemu operacyjnego z rodziny BSD - GhostBSD 24.04.1 https://linuxiarze.pl/ghostbsd-24-04-1/

[bitwalk]

GhostBSD はデスクトップ向けに特化しており、 FreeBSD のデスクトップ環境を手軽にインストールして利用出来るようにすることを目的としています。正式版は MATE 、コミュニティ版では Xfce がデスクトップ環境に採用されています。現在の GhostBSD ...

[illuminarch]

Distros atualizadas: Linux From Scratch, GhostBSD 20.02 com editor de partição ZFS personalizado e Genode OS 20.02

Distros atualizadas: Linux From Scratch, GhostBSD 20.02 com editor de partição ZFS personalizado e Genode OS 20.02

Tr?s distribuição do mundo Linux e BSD foram atualizadas nos últimos dias: Linux From Scratch, GhostBSD 20.02, que vem com um novo com editor de partição ZFS personalizado e Genode OS 20.02 que apresenta melhorias em relação à versão anterior. Veja os detalhes de cada uma no post a seguir.

Linux From Scratch (LFS)

Bruce Dubbs anunciou o lançamento do Linux From Scratch (LFS) 9.1 e Beyond Linux…

[pinguimcriativo]

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[maurycy-wilk]

Linux BSD dla początkujących

Linux BSD dla początkujących

Jaki wybrać Linux BSD dla początkujących użytkowników komputera? Tak prosty jak na przykład Ubuntu? Odpowiednikiem Ubuntu w systemach operacyjnych BSD będzie jedynie GhostBSD. GhostBSD jest dostępny nawet dla początkujących użytkowników komputera i internetu. Oczywiście mam na myśli systemy operacyjne BSD przeznaczone do zadań desktopowych, na biurko, a nie systemach operacyjnych BSD używanych…