Anyone work with PC BSD?

[N1LAF]

if you think ubuntu is painful then the bsd-based operating systems (except for macos x) are not for you. the folks who put together most bsd-style os do not have usability as a priority. they're meant for tinkerers and experts.

I know what you are saying, and have used FreeBSD on PC/104 processors, which are text based. Great for what it does.

But...
I came across PC-BSD, claiming to have features that I am looking for. Check it out here: http://www.pcbsd.org/content/view/12/26/

PC-BSD is a complete desktop operating system, which has been designed with the "casual" computer user in mind. It offers the stability and security that only a BSD-based operating system can bring, while at the same time providing a comfortable user experience, allowing you to get the most out of your computing time.
....
Installing the system is simply a matter of a few clicks and a few minutes for the installation process to finish. Hardware such as video, sound, network and other devices will be auto-detected and available at the first system startup. Home users will immediately feel comfortable with PC-BSD's desktop interface, with KDE 4.x running under the hood. Software installation has also been designed to be as painless as possible, simply double-click and software will be installed.

Features

* Fully functional desktop operating system, running FreeBSD 8.x® under the hood.
* Self-Installing software packages, makes loading programs a snap!

I would be interested in your observations.
I could not get it to install under VMware Player.

[n6hcm]

I would be interested in your observations.
I could not get it to install under VMware Player.

hrm. curious. kinda like the bsd-equivalent of a linux distribution ... since it is freebsd-based it should have some usable applications, and seeing that it is running a well-known desktop environment is a goodness. i've never used vmware *player* for anything--vmware server and vmware fusion have been the way that i've gone. it doesn't look like they have a test-run medium like other os have lately.

[N1LAF]

hrm. curious. kinda like the bsd-equivalent of a linux distribution ... since it is freebsd-based it should have some usable applications, and seeing that it is running a well-known desktop environment is a goodness. i've never used vmware *player* for anything--vmware server and vmware fusion have been the way that i've gone. it doesn't look like they have a test-run medium like other os have lately.

Well, they do have a Boot only CD and Boot only USB, but I prefer VMware Player. They have a downloadable functioning image (Version 7.0.2) for VMware, but something is wrong with their link. If you do further investigation on it, let me know what you think. In the mean time, I will continue to try to install a version on VMware.

*Update: Found a VMware image with Version 7.0.1 - downloading...

[N1LAF]

Have success with running PC-BSD 7.0.1 in a VMware window.

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Actually works... I may even understand Linux a little better.

VMware image file, version 7.0.1: ftp://ftp.pcbsd.org/pub/archived/7.0.1/i386/

[KA5PIU]

Yes, but not easily.

OS X will only run on a certain subset of available PC hardware and it takes installing some software that is only available on a few Web sites of questionable repute. It also violates Apple's EULA to do it, if that bothers you. If you're looking to run OS X without doing a lot of work first, you're better off buying a Mac.

Hello.

http://www.hackintosh.com/
http://www.mydellmini.com/forum/mac-os-x/

But there are people who will put just about every OS on just about everything.

http://www.linux-hacker.net/

I finally bought a new TV, a current generation job that runs Linux embedded!
http://www.vizio.com/discover/via/

First thing I did was to pull the covers and peek inside.
After that I decided it needed more memory!

[KC2UGV]

Have success with running PC-BSD 7.0.1 in a VMware window.

Attachment 3341

Actually works... I may even understand Linux a little better.

VMware image file, version 7.0.1: ftp://ftp.pcbsd.org/pub/archived/7.0.1/i386/

Just bear in mind, while there are many similarities between BSD and Linux, BSD is not Linux, it's a UNIX (Well, sorta, it never got a certification mark, or anything). There will be subtle differences in how things work.

[NQ6U]

Just bear in mind, while there are many similarities between BSD and Linux, BSD is not Linux, it's a UNIX (Well, sorta, it never got a certification mark, or anything). There will be subtle differences in how things work.

BSD (with a Mach kernel) is what Mac OS X is based on, though, so if you get comfortable with the CLI in PC-BSD, you'll feel right at home with the OS X Terminal app.