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In there an “accessible” BSD on the level of live CD Linux distros, like Debian? Hey you can play around but also install it if you want right here right now wi

by haunter 9mo ago

In there an “accessible” BSD on the level of live CD Linux distros, like Debian? Hey you can play around but also install it if you want right here right now with a DE

seanw444 9mo ago
I'd be interested to know too. I haven't seen one, but that's probably because the majority of the BSD demographic is for servers and such, which are mostly all headless.
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paulryanrogers 9mo ago
Ghost BSD?
- JPLeRouzic 9mo ago
  I switched from Devuan (Debian without SystemD) to GhostBSD a few weeks ago. Until now it seems a very pleasant travel, even bringing back nice memories of Unix in the 1990 while using all the modern tools.
  - Zambyte 9mo ago
    I suspect English is not your first language based on your profile and I'd like to give a tip: "until now" implies that what follows is no longer true, due to a recent event that changed it. "So far" is probably closer to what you wanted, which expresses that it's still true, but based on limited time / experience.
    - JPLeRouzic 9mo ago
      Yes you are right, I am very satisfied with GhostBSD. Thanks for the remark!
vermaden 9mo ago
GhostBSD is FreeBSD with GUI installer and MATE by default - it also comes with XFCE flavor. Highly recommended.
- haunter 9mo ago
  Thanks exactly what I was looking for
- nazgulsenpai 9mo ago
  I haven't checked out GhostBSD's site in a while, and saw they had a version with a DE called "Gershwin" I've never heard of before. It looks really cool for those Apple folk among us https://github.com/gershwin-desktop/gershwin-desktop https://github.com/gershwin-desktop/gershwin-desktop
  - Forgeties79 9mo ago
    Oh wow I love that look! Might have to check this out as well.
dgxyz 9mo ago
I tried them all. Surprisingly macOS + homebrew feels more like FreeBSD with a layer of something else over the top that runs Photoshop. I am happy with that mid-ground. I ran FreeBSD on actual hardware doing mail/web from about 1997-2014 then quit trying.
omani 9mo ago
nomadbsd https://nomadbsd.org/ https://nomadbsd.org/

by haunter 9mo ago

In there an “accessible” BSD on the level of live CD Linux distros, like Debian? Hey you can play around but also install it if you want right here right now with a DE

seanw444 9mo ago

I'd be interested to know too. I haven't seen one, but that's probably because the majority of the BSD demographic is for servers and such, which are mostly all headless.

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paulryanrogers 9mo ago

Ghost BSD?

JPLeRouzic 9mo ago
I switched from Devuan (Debian without SystemD) to GhostBSD a few weeks ago. Until now it seems a very pleasant travel, even bringing back nice memories of Unix in the 1990 while using all the modern tools.
- Zambyte 9mo ago
  I suspect English is not your first language based on your profile and I'd like to give a tip: "until now" implies that what follows is no longer true, due to a recent event that changed it. "So far" is probably closer to what you wanted, which expresses that it's still true, but based on limited time / experience.
  - JPLeRouzic 9mo ago
    Yes you are right, I am very satisfied with GhostBSD. Thanks for the remark!

vermaden 9mo ago

GhostBSD is FreeBSD with GUI installer and MATE by default - it also comes with XFCE flavor. Highly recommended.

haunter 9mo ago
Thanks exactly what I was looking for
nazgulsenpai 9mo ago
I haven't checked out GhostBSD's site in a while, and saw they had a version with a DE called "Gershwin" I've never heard of before. It looks really cool for those Apple folk among us https://github.com/gershwin-desktop/gershwin-desktop https://github.com/gershwin-desktop/gershwin-desktop
- Forgeties79 9mo ago
  Oh wow I love that look! Might have to check this out as well.

dgxyz 9mo ago

I tried them all. Surprisingly macOS + homebrew feels more like FreeBSD with a layer of something else over the top that runs Photoshop. I am happy with that mid-ground. I ran FreeBSD on actual hardware doing mail/web from about 1997-2014 then quit trying.

omani 9mo ago

nomadbsd https://nomadbsd.org/ https://nomadbsd.org/