Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 07:24:55 -0600 From: eculp <eculp@encontacto.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Suggestions for OS to use behind freebsd pf firewalls. Message-ID: <20080302072455.75172rdqyajr77uo@intranet.encontacto.net> In-Reply-To: <47CA9F6F.2060901@ezatech.com.au> References: <20080301194514.93686v93heexups0@intranet.encontacto.net> <c1e7523f0803012154o35231c25g9a906e82b13dce76@mail.gmail.com> <20080302062136.274050kadocymyw4@intranet.encontacto.net> <47CA9F6F.2060901@ezatech.com.au>
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Quoting Ezat - Ezatech <ezat@ezatech.com.au>: > > Ed, > If flash is bothering you, its quite easy to just install the linux > version of firefox on FreeBSD. > Sabayon linux is a multimedia powerhouse. Definately needs some good > spec hardware to run even after most of the xgl services have been > disabled. The sabayon image is around 4.2GB which gives you an > indication. > Ezat. Ezat, thanks for the suggestion and the heads up on needed resources. =20 I doubt it can be worse that Windows VISTA. Are you able to use Flashplayer9 with linux firefox. My Flash 7 works =20 fine on both linux and freebsd firefox but I can not get Flash 9 to =20 run reliably. Hopefully, I am behind on the latest flash info on =20 FreeBSD. Thanks, ed > eculp wrote: > > Quoting Mehul Ved [1]<mehul.n.ved@gmail.com>: > > On Sun, Mar 2, 2008 at 7:15 AM, eculp [2]<eculp@encontacto.net> > wrote: > > My problem is that I haven't done a linux install since before > FreeBSD 2.2 IIRC and have no idea which version would be the most > versatile and has an installer that is basically brain dead simple > with most all drivers. I suspect that I am asking the impossible > but > you never know. > > Maybe PC-BSD or Sabayon Linux. Sabayon is based on gentoo and > contains > lots of proprietory drivers built in. So, if you have no problem > with that maybe > you could look at Sabayon Linux too. > > I've never heard of Sabayon but will definitely give it a shot on > my laptop first and take a good look at the licensing. > I really like the idea of PC-BSD but the Flash thing, holds me back > a bit. > ed > _______________________________________________ > [3]freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > [4]http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > [5]"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > References > > 1. mailto:mehul.n.ved@gmail.com > 2. mailto:eculp@encontacto.net > 3. mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > 4. http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > 5. mailto:freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g" >
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