/r/FreeBSD: Switching to FreeBSD from Linux as Desktop OS

User /r/MindCrunch is contemplating making the switch from Linux to a FreeBSD desktop environment. The /r/freebsd community provides feedback on compatibility and how to make the switch.

Switching to FreeBSD from Linux as Desktop OS – pre-checking software compatibility from freebsd

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Harald on June 19, 2017 at 5:49 am

You find all what You need here:

possible software – you can compile it with the /usr/ports/… “system” (see handbook) or install them as packets with #pkg install .
https://www.freebsd.org/ports/categories-grouped.html
https://www.freebsd.org/ports/categories-alpha.html
However, you can compile your own source code, but this the hard way to do it.

for Hardware requirements please read
https://www.freebsd.org/releases/11.0R/hardware.html

The Online Handbooks has a big large description of everything:
https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/

Or ask the Forum:
https://forums.freebsd.org/

best regards