Desktop FreeBSD Series
A few years ago, Ed Hurst, an Associate Editor of Open for Business, began what would become an extremely popular series of articles on getting started with desktop BSD (i.e. FreeBSD on the desktop, not DesktopBSD ;-) Because of the continuing popularity of this...
A basic FreeBSD server install
Yesterday we wrote about Penguin Pete installing FreeBSD from scrach. Today I have a link to Greg's (Sparks, Nevada) blog who shows step-by-step (with screenshots) how to install FreeBSD: When it comes to servers, I have always preferred FreeBSD as my operating system...
SpreadBSD Campaign
iXsystems, the company behind the PC-BSD Project and supporter of the FreeBSD Project is currently developing a community web site to promote FreeBSD and PC-BSD. The site will look pretty much like SpreadFirefox. We will need banner ads such as the Firefox ones for...
30 Days with PC-BSD and DesktopBSD
Jan Stedehouder used PC-BSD for thirty days to see what living with it is like. On day thirty, he concludes: Does PC-BSD have the potential to be a serious contender for the open source desktop? I answered that question with a yes, because the potential is there. The...
The Penguin Grows Horns: Installing FreeBSD
Penguin Pete installing FreeBSD. I'd just suggest to Penguin Pete, if he reads this, to either install PC-BSD or DesktopBSD next time and he would save himself a lot of head-banging, unless he really wants to understand and know how FreeBSD works ;-) Here is his...
Joe Sixpack goes BSD
Marti van Lin has started using Marti van Lin has started using PC-BSD and is sharing his experience on his blog: BSD has the reputation of being the most geeky OS, simply because it' s rarely used by average users. The reason is that the average think its too...
Flash on FreeBSD/PC-BSD/DBSD
Previously we reported Matteo's suggestion on how to get Flash and YouTube/Google Video to work on FreeBSD, but now that gnash-0.8.1 is in the ports tree (and hence avilable for FreeBSD, PC-BSD and DesktopBSD), the greasemonkey+mplayer hack is no longer needed to...
Win4BSD 1.1 in ports
Win4BSD is a PC emulator that runs Windows as a guest at nearly native speed under FreeBSD. It is based on QEMU, a partially open, partially closed source emulator package. However, Win4BSD offers many advantages, including much greater speed, ease of use, more...
PC-BSD 1.4: An Initial Look
This is a review on Cthulhu Linux Blog This is a release I’ve been waiting for quite a while; it’s a nifty front-end installer for FreeBSD 6.2 (the latest and greatest version of FreeBSD) that takes all the hassle out of installing a Unix-like system, with the added...
FreeNAS article in german PC magazine
Daten verteilen leicht gemacht Wenn Sie Besitzer mehrerer Computer und/oder Notebooks sind, kennen Sie das Problem: Daten befinden sich nie dort, wo sie gerade gebraucht werden. Die Lösung dieses Problems ist eine Netzwerkfestplatte, auf die alle Rechner zugreifen...
PC-BSD 1.4 Tour (screenshots)
PC-BSD 1.4 screenshots now available on OSDir.com
PC-BSD 1.4 – changelog (Flash, Wifi etc)
PC-BSD 1.4 (da Vinci) includes many exciting new features and software, such as: Wireless connection GUI (WIFI) 3D desktop support via Compiz Fusion (optional) Support for Adobe Flash 7 for native BSD browsers. (Konq, Opera, FireFox) (watch Youtube, Google Video etc)...
PC-BSD 1.4 – a free masterpiece?
Along with the release of PC-BSD 1.4 we have updated our website. Please let us know what you think about it. www.pcbsd.org
New PC-BSD website
Along with the release of PC-BSD 1.4 we have updated our website. Please let us know what you think about it. www.pcbsd.org
PC-BSD 1.4 (Da Vinci) Released
iXsystems announced today the release of PC-BSD Da Vinci Edition. PC-BSD is a fully-functional desktop operating system based on FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE. FreeBSD is one of the most used UNIX-like operating systems in the world. It is widely renowned as the most stable and...
Interview with Dru Lavigne
Dru Lavigne has been interviewed by BSDTalk. The first half of the interview is an update on BSD Certification and the second half is an introduction to the OSBR. Download here. .
PC-BSD – The first 30 days
Jan Stedehouder is using PC-BSD and telling us about his findings for 30 days. Read more here
EuroBSDCon 2007 (photos & papers)
The EuroBSDCon 2007 Conference was held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 14 to 15 September. For photos please visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13801854@N02/sets/72157602081330565 https://bilder.bsdgroup.de/galleries/EuroBSDCon2007/overview.html For papers visit:...
RoFreeSBIE 1.3 RC4 Released
Dan Angelescu has announced the availability of a public release candidate of RoFreeSBIE 1.3, a FreeBSD-based live DVD: RoFreeSBIE 1.3RC4 has been released. It is based on FreeBSD 6.2-STABLE based. It has improved start-up, backup and restore scripts. Using backup and...
Major differences FreeBSD – Linux
I like this comparison between Linux and FreeBSD: Although FreeBSD and Linux are close cousins with a considerable number of similarities under the hood, some major differences separate them. FreeBSD is tidy, self-contained, and well-organized. All the pieces form a...
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