*BSD screenshots

hitest · 10-20-2019, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Aeterna

On the side note: installation of OpenBSD is no brainer, I would say even "boring". All works without additional configuration steps.

I've been an OpenBSD user since 2011, version 5.0. I find that for me I have better hardware identification with OpenBSD than FreeBSD. OpenBSD works better on my Thinkpad and Dell desktop. I also run FreeBSD from time to time, I started with version 5.x (can't remember exact version).

Aeterna · 10-21-2019, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by hitest

I've been an OpenBSD user since 2011, version 5.0. I find that for me I have better hardware identification with OpenBSD than FreeBSD. OpenBSD works better on my Thinkpad and Dell desktop. I also run FreeBSD from time to time, I started with version 5.x (can't remember exact version).

When I run BSDs long time ago, mostly I was using FreeBSD and NetBSD. I was multibooting all three. At that time I did not notice any issues with the hardware recognition but I was always making sure that my systems are compatible with Daemons. When I switched to laptop as main hardware things became harder so I was using as my main system different linux flawors.

Since introduction of VM it is easy to enjoy whatever OS (in my case BSD and OpenIndiana) because virtual hardware is quite conservative and installation is easy. Obviously this means hat I do not have a good way to compare hardware compatibility between OpenBSD and FreeBSD.
What I noticed though is that OpenBSD has much less software annoyances that FreeBSD (at least few days after installing OpenBSD in VM).
Of course OpenBSD is not affected by client additions, so to be honest I can't compare both except feeling that for now OpenBSD VM client causes less trouble (maybe because of different installation routines).

hitest · 10-27-2019, 06:07 PM

Syspatch 1-2 are available for all architectures for OpenBSD 6.6.

JWJones · 03-02-2020, 01:37 PM

Finally getting around to checking out FreeBSD-land, with my favorite window manager:

hd_scania · 03-16-2020, 06:10 AM

KDE Plasma on GhostBSD

hitest · 03-23-2020, 09:11 AM

OpenBSD 6.6 with XFCE 4.14 on my T420 Thinkpad.

JWJones · 04-04-2020, 09:14 AM

Cooked up some NetBSD with MATE this morning:

hitest · 04-14-2020, 09:43 AM

OpenBSD 6.6. Waiting for 6.7.

JWJones · 03-16-2021, 10:37 AM

Trying out this helloSystem, built from FreeBSD. Good potential for a desktop BSD system, hopefully the project thrives.

Gad · 03-16-2021, 12:21 PM

Very cool chaps keep them coming

X-LFS-2010 · 03-16-2021, 09:23 PM

at least you flooded the linux forum with small images

The truth is most users installing freeBSD have a few problems (the Handbook is not all inclusive).

The truth is freeBSD runs "anything cool" (desktop) using CentOS in /compat/linux-c7, supports mosty the few most popular desktops (and some binary only ports of smaller WM).

The truth is some of the WM in freeBSD have "porting issues", bugs not in the linux version: but moreso many user experience install issues of having no WM working until they get help and work on it.

The truth is 17 pages of "desktop images on freeBSD" is not representative of the truth of today's freeBSD.

X-LFS-2010 · 03-16-2021, 09:30 PM

+ freeBSD installer does work, plain colored text though

. freeBSD has nice networking: but you will read the handbook a few pages maybe to be on the internet, depends

+ you can install X and an Nvidia-supporting aceelerated desktop with a "let's say twm(1) to begin with", with almost zero effort if you install the pkgs the Handbook suggests but - people still have problems (twm(1) will work, though)

- i had issues with "no keybaord mouse", found out it was a "wrong video driver" issue and X --configure had put un-neccesary lines in my config! Whut? Isn't X supposed to know it's own config file? No ... i won't get into why but have suspicions.

. if you haven't goofed it will work

The above is rather typical of any unix (they all use Xorg which gives new users headaches).

freeBSD "deletes the past", old ports with no maintainer are removed. So you have 17 pages of "images" but you will likely find many of the above "ARE NOW NO LONGER SUPPORTED"

but GNOME3 just got ported, reportedly

cynwulf · 03-17-2021, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by X-LFS-2010

[blah]The truth is freeBSD runs "anything cool" (desktop) using CentOS in /compat/linux-c7, supports mosty the few most popular desktops (and some binary only ports of smaller WM).[blah, blah]

Complete and utter nonsense.

You're either trolling badly or clueless or both. Just stop now. I won't waste any time refuting/correcting all of that. If you're that inept and can't read or comprehend documentation and don't want to put in the effort - use something else.

hitest · 03-18-2021, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by X-LFS-2010

The above is rather typical of any unix (they all use Xorg which gives new users headaches).

Please stop posting misinformation.

JWJones · 03-23-2021, 11:48 AM

I finally got around to installing FreeBSD proper, rather than via something like GhostBSD, etc., and I found the process much easier than I expected. Now have a very functional and satisfying FreeBSD with Xfce desktop.

Featuring:
qutebrowser
Xfce Terminal
Thunar
Mousepad