Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 19:09:15 +0000 From: Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: If the BSD become known as Linux, BSD distributions will be millions just like there are on Linux? Message-ID: <20140316190915.4d034df1c0492fc8b5e33c8c@sohara.org> In-Reply-To: <514840.14761.bm@smtp111.sbc.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> References: <COL127-W1547F43A4D7DD207ACCB44E8760@phx.gbl> <20140314100444.33861b86f2bca55f06ed7c41@sohara.org> <228572.87896.bm@smtp120.sbc.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> <20140314182628.8a77f02d97aebe1373f21f9c@sohara.org> <514840.14761.bm@smtp111.sbc.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
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On Sun, 16 Mar 2014 02:26:59 -0700 (PDT) "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6724@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > On Fri, 14 Mar 2014 18:01:26 +0000 (UTC) > > "Thomas Mueller" <mueller6724@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > > > There are also builds of a Linux userland on FreeBSD kernel. > > > That is quite easily achieved, many linux distros will install > > and run quite happily in a FreeBSD jail. I have a Centos install > > running in one in order to run a CUPS printer driver that is only > > available as a Linux binary. > > -- > > Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org> > > There was discussion a few months ago about FreeBSD's linuxulator being > very limited in function and unable to cope with Linux distributions > built with recent Linux kernels. Does a FreeBSD jail work better than a > chroot? Could I build packages for Linux in a FreeBSD jail? I don't think there'll be any difference between support in a jail to a chroot. I've not had any trouble with y Centos jail - OTOH it is just running as a CUPS server, it wouldn't surprise me if running modern linux GUIs failed horribly. -- Steve O'Hara-Smith <steve@sohara.org>
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