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I used FreeBSD as my main desktop OS from about 2003 to 2005, and I was very happy with it back then. More recently (~2016-2017), I tried to install FreeBSD on
by krylon 4y ago
I used FreeBSD as my main desktop OS from about 2003 to 2005, and I was very happy with it back then.
More recently (~2016-2017), I tried to install FreeBSD on an old ThinkPad, and I was not very happy with it. PC-BSD worked fine, but the upgrade/re-install to TrueOS broke; I installed vanilla FreeBSD, but that did not work, either, X11 kept freezing/crashing - at that point I gave up and installed Debian.
15 years ago, I positively enjoyed spending a weekend (or more) trying to figure these things out, but now I am old and grumpy and want my stuff to "just work"(tm). NB that I'm talking about desktop usage - my home server runs FreeBSD, and I could not be happier.
In fact, if I wanted to run a BSD on my desktop, I'd look at OpenBSD first (unless I want/need Bluetooth to work...).
- MonkeyClub 4y ago> 15 years ago, I positively enjoyed spending a weekend (or more) trying to figure these things out, but now I am old and grumpy and want my stuff to "just work"(tm). [...] > In fact, if I wanted to run a BSD on my desktop, I'd look at OpenBSD first (unless I want/need Bluetooth to work...). That's sort of my case, and given how I don't have much use for Bluetooth, I went with OpenBSD for the desktop. Couldn't be happier - it just works! If I'm not in a mood to mess around with it, I don't have to: it gives me a nimble computation environment and steady upgrades. If I want to mess around, `cd /usr/src` and it's right there, ready to play.
- krylon 4y agoIn my experience, under OpenBSD hardware either works well or not at all. No "sorta-kinda works unless there's a lunar eclipse". So when it works, it just works.