Do you think we should have something like MX BSD?

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#11 Post by **darknetmatrix** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 3:56 am

Let the developers concentrate on mx based on debian, and leave bsd for what it is.
If you want to use bsd, there are plenty of alternatives from the bsd world itself.
MX is a very good product in its current context, so leave it that way.
This is my humble opinion.

#12 Post by **winemaker** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 9:02 pm

https://www.freebsd.org/

free bsd 21.1 RC-1

for the OP.

https://www.distrowatch.com see free bsd release.

sorry the highlight to copy messed up

#13 Post by **jeffreyC** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 5:14 am

Artim wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 3:20 am Too technical for this kid, but I do like the idea of simplifying BSD! I'm sure someone will, sooner or later, make a BSD that's as easy to install and use as MX!

You could use the one that the FreeBSD developers use; Mac OS X (it is a BSD derivative).

#14 Post by **Artim** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:41 am

You could use the one that the FreeBSD developers use; Mac OS X (it is a BSD derivative).

...and a zillion and twelve dollars for it, too! :D

Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:53 am

Artim wrote: ↑Fri Oct 11, 2019 3:20 am Too technical for this kid, but I do like the idea of simplifying BSD! I'm sure someone will, sooner or later, make a BSD that's as easy to install and use as MX!

How about https://www.trueos.org/?

FWIW, I find OpenBSD very easy to install and it offers the full GNOME desktop, which has GUIs for most configuration changes that may be required.

EDIT: obligatory xkcd link: https://xkcd.com/349/

#16 Post by **manyroads** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:08 pm

Head_on_a_Stick wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:53 am How about https://www.trueos.org/?

FWIW, I find OpenBSD very easy to install and it offers the full GNOME desktop, which has GUIs for most configuration changes that may be required.

EDIT: obligatory xkcd link: https://xkcd.com/349/

I'll give it a go....

Edit: I have to apologize.... I was premature (or maybe really out of date and prematurely rushed to judgment).

I just installed GhostBSD, it was very easy & installed nicely in VBox. Their xfce 4.12 setup is elegant and clean. I have downloaded OpenBSD and will give it a try later today.

#17 Post by **Artim** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:29 pm

Just for grins and giggles I think I'll try this BSD.

hunghung · #18 Post by **hunghung** » Sun Oct 13, 2019 10:32 am

Trident is going to migrate to an alternate operating system. The article is here: https://project-trident.org/post/train_changes/

https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/free ... ent.72620/

It seems they are going for Void Linux. What about GhostBSD? Will they follow Trident?

#19 Post by **manyroads** » Sun Oct 13, 2019 10:48 am

Having now 'again' tested major BSD installs, I think it safe to say that of the major BSDs only GhostBSD is at all user friendly. The rest require more effort than mere mortals are likely to attempt/ succeed with.

#20 Post by **manyroads** » Sun Oct 13, 2019 12:54 pm

Here is a Reddit thread (etc) that speaks volumes re: the viability of using BSD as a Desktop.

https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/commen ... ebsd_to_a/

https://github.com/project-trident/trid ... all-zfs.sh

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