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> That worked well but was also fragile (less so than Linux. The BSDs are solid options.) I seriously doubt you will run into more problems with Ubuntu or Fedo
by edgyquant 6y ago
> That worked well but was also fragile (less so than Linux. The BSDs are solid options.)
I seriously doubt you will run into more problems with Ubuntu or Fedora than you would with FreeBSD. It’s been awhile since I’ve tried, but the BSDs are basically optionless if you want to take full advantage of modern graphics cards. You boot into Ubuntu and the graphics stack, WiFi or Ethernet, it all just works. BSD is like using Linux a decade ago at best.
- blaser-waffle 6y agoFedora and the various *butu derivatives (e.g. Linux Mint) have always been solid. Built multiple computers from parts and slapped em on several different laptops from different vendors -- no issues. I tried FreeBSD on the desktop and it was sparse and a PITA. I'm sure they can catch up to where Ubuntu was a few years ago, but I'm currently running AAA VR games on Steam on Linux -- no reason to change what I'm running now.
- movedx 6y agoAbsolutely. It depends on the hardware. I've found if all you're doing is developing then FreeBSD is fine. If you bring simple multi-media use cases into the mix then things get a bit hairy. Ubuntu certainly helps, but it's also hairy when things go wrong or get close to going wrong. I just turn my Mac on and get on with working in a Unix environment.