Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:13:57 -0700 From: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OS to replace FreeBSD Message-ID: <b82d74bc-dabb-e8fb-df56-3ab9f2b69589@holgerdanske.com> In-Reply-To: <20210319101040.00005c35@seibercom.net> References: <20210319101040.00005c35@seibercom.net>
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On 3/19/21 7:10 AM, Jerry wrote: > With the soon-to-be release of version 13 of FreeBSD and the EOL of > FreeBSD 11.x, I will need to invest in a new OS. Due to FreeBSD’s > unfortunate inability to squash bug > https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=237666, l am left > with no choice but to seek out a new OS. I need a bare-bones system > that can run a mail server, Postfix with Dovecot, and a few other > utilities. Looking at that link, I see: ... Gerard Seibert 2021-02-25 21:01:04 UTC ... # dmidecode 3.3 ... Handle 0x0001, DMI type 1, 27 bytes System Information Manufacturer: Dell Inc. Product Name: XPS 8930 Version: 1.1.15 Serial Number: 19WS903 UUID: 4c4c4544-0039-5710-8053-b1c04f393033 Wake-up Type: Power Switch SKU Number: 0859 Family: XPS Dell says: https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/xps-desktop/spd/xps-8930-desktop Operating system With Windows 10 Home So, Windows 10 Home is the only operating system supported by Dell on that computer. Windows 10 Home should not exhibit the bug you have encountered. Check if your software is supported on Windows 10 Home. If so, install Windows 10 Home and install your software. Alternatively, get another computer that is known to be compatible with your OS and software of choice. I am running 12.2-RELEASE-p4 GENERIC amd64 without any problems on: * Dell PowerEdge T30 with Intel Xeon E3-1225 v5 * Intel S1200V3RPL with Intel Xeon E3-1225 v3 David
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