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As a longtime BSD user (since BSDI) I switched to Linux on my desktop several years ago, mainly for GPU support. It then didn’t seem worth it to use FreeBSD on
by tlb 7y ago
As a longtime BSD user (since BSDI) I switched to Linux on my desktop several years ago, mainly for GPU support. It then didn’t seem worth it to use FreeBSD on the server and have to remember 2 sets of admin tools. So Linux it is. I think it could succeed with a usable desktop with accelerated graphics.
- bch 7y agoI’m (sort of) in your boat, but made a different decision - I’m a NetBSD user by (explicit) choice, so I choose my hardware to suit - which includes passing on latest hardware because of GPU support :/
- throw0101a 7y ago> ... mainly for GPU support. Is the nVidia driver still available for FreeBSD? Many years ago I used to run the Linux binary of RtCW on FreeBSD using the emulation layer. Worked like a charm and the FPS was even slightly higher.
- asveikau 7y agoYep. I am using the nvidia driver on FreeBSD 12. In terms of non-nvidia, a few years ago the port of the Intel driver was badly out of date and a recent laptop would be stuck on vesa. But that issue has been fixed as far as I can tell.