Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:30:13 +0300 From: =?UTF-8?B?R8O2a8WfaW4gQWtkZW5peg==?= <goksin.akdeniz@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Easiest desktop BSD distro Message-ID: <4D924F65.3080601@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20110329144527.c009ba8b.jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com> References: <20110329144527.c009ba8b.jhsu802701@jasonhsu.com>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig4E8020C3762990BF67FB09E9 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > ...I find that the best way to familiarize myself with a distro is to a= dopt it as my main distro (for web browsing, email, word processing, etc.= ). There is no distro in BSDworld. BSD family is complete operating system. Linux distros are a combination of a kernel and all the tools necessary for an operating system to work properly. >=20 > But the challenge of BSD have so far proven too much for me. It would = take too long to configure FreeBSD to my liking... > BSD operatings system family has many member. Each one is develeoped with a common criteria that users and -almost- developers are the same people. So it is not a surprise that you had trouble with the configuration. The configuration troubles can be solved by reading the documentation and applying it. Also the hardware has got its nasty part. Not all hardware are BSD compatible. Some may work and some may not. Consult the release notes before attempting to installing and trying to configure the hardware. An unsupported piece of hardware would consume your time for nothing but pain. >=20 > ...I'm looking for the analogous choice in the BSD world. > I have 10+ years old computers that could not run those Linux distributions you had mentioned but could easily run FreeBSD and OpenBSD current branches as well as STABLE and RELEASE. There is no analogous choice for BSD familiy of operatings systems from my point of view compared to Linux distros you've mentioned. There is no flash for BSD. Ypu need Linux compatibility and Linux stuff is needed to install flash. I do not nedd flash. No codec needed on my boxes. >=20 > So what do you recommend as my first desktop BSD distro? > There is no BSD distro. > > What desktop BSD distro is so easy to use that even Paris Hilton or Jes= sica "Chicken of the Sea" Simpson can handle it? > It is quite common that anyone can suggest PC-BSD for "easy to use" keeping in mind "casual computer user". Though I am not sure Paris or Jessica is "casual". I prefer FreeBSD and OpenBSD for my laptops and desktops also for servers, network management and for all kind of computing stuff. >=20 > Please keep in mind that I have a slow Internet connection, and these B= SD distros are ENORMOUS. It took some 12-14 hours to download PC-BSD. >=20 Well, try to install OpenBSD as it is straight forward to install. OpenBSD doetects and configures all the hardware if supported. Installer is text based. Just answer the questions and you are done. Desktop is FVWM. You may not like the look and feel. You can install another desktop or window manager via packages. The ISO files for installation is quite small ~ 200MiB in size. Consult the OpenBSD FAQ before downloading and installing it. Patches are released as source code not binary. You have to compile and install patches, fallow the instructions of the relevent patches. And a couple of words: Read the documentationand make sure you understand it! Read the release notes and errata! Check the compatibility of the hardware you have! Backup you data! There is no BSD distro thing! BSD is direct descendent of UNIX! (so things are quite different in BSD realm) --=20 G=C3=B6k=C5=9Fin Akdeniz (G=C3=B6k=C5=9Fin Akdeniz) <goksin.akdeniz@gmail= =2Ecom> Anahtar parmakizi/key fingerprint =3D FE10 8C14 A144 4FDE BE18 D5E3 E758= F49A 8A5D F8AE [Son kullanma tarihi/expire date: 2011-06-08] --------------enig4E8020C3762990BF67FB09E9 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.17 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJNkk9pAAoJEOdY9JqKXfiuzloP/0LvsbJyTN7UEhl2eUz/46dz pVZyZyIvanqgagTNswel0cJGVSC+TcNLE12jFZs7JEe0KX06G51eJ6/vBS32WDIs ruoIZSl9VR6ZIXIF4UrVdh/MJ2n80KQN7LqG5KNDfZ4BqYk6oBmvA/GbjDDu5p0o fsXAnmh7Mh9SQApiX6gYzFCUvkQThiUm4NIkE/zWiJQeYC02Byysh70i7XVcoMGf eedOJczf9omZ6mx+fg9iScPtUMLcizORFhPUCyNv6QeftSvh7VfUIM8Q85YPAEUN t337enMby1mmAzED2TFO9EisBI9P8QMtfRNp3aJjhbWKwrBJInv5ihiKSqoZSbnw M38UFpkSG+szLPQlEWo7tkiO9lZeQ2BrbB+qbyg6s1a5flS5L6vGPBAcm+vxu8NV uIlUjlou1QmW7n+J7OBrMgBBUrlnhgZqulbwNh4tTSCXJj1lfmSgNdD4o59Mpr5B 4EXZntRn/ABKIU1n29MjZG9jZz+MaTRCO4xI2C6+LV3OeQgdhm+L3c4Obe65AOTd NKYjM8mD1/O/UaXYaX29aQLwdL8h1kKeiTsjuMkVlplwfDvDi9MD1IJ70e0DDguD 1KbwJ1WKQbJsum8S2Ds+bS8JnsudFtuBpLanryMvm4C4PiLiN7JyOAR/+mEVbVgH iUZttowtKLn5zT4fq+s7 =Vk5n -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig4E8020C3762990BF67FB09E9--
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