PC-BSD which later became TrueOS is now DEAD

[linuxyogi]

PC-BSD which later became TrueOS used to be one of the few FreeBSD based distros which was customized for desktop use.
FreeBSD as you know is purely a server OS.

I had used PC-BSD for some months in the past. Its really sad that its no longer maintained.

Read this >>> https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=No-More-TrueOS

[O)9(yo&#]

It actually had an extended run as Trident. That was still BSD at first; later it became based on Void Linux, so now is technically reborn in a new form.

[guiverc]

I too used PC-BCD, though never as a primary OS, it was much easier to install than FreeBSD (for desktop use).

I haven't used it in a long time though; this, my primary hirsute install (artful when installed), was PC-BCD (TrueOS) before that, so it was a number of years ago for me.

(I may have another long-ago abandoned PC-BSD (9) install on a box that really isn't used except as white-noise generator (fan noise) & to keep a screen sitting on it the correct height)

[kevdog]

Just curious -- why would you want to run BSD as a desktop distro. Yes I'm aware it can be done however this seems like more an edge case than real world use case.

[guiverc]

Just curious -- why would you want to run BSD as a desktop distro. Yes I'm aware it can be done however this seems like more an edge case than real world use case.

Why? Why not.

I used unix back at uni (before windows was anything but a joke, 10 [360kb] floppies to be loaded for windows to start (on boxes without hard-drives) and you only create a maximum 2KB file using windows' (ver 1) default text editor..) BSD existed & I knew of it.

My work had me using other hardware/software/OSes & I became an OS/2 user at home. When OS/2 died, I was eventually left with a decision of BSD (I'd used before) or the GNU/Linux I'd pretty much ignored.

I used the two side by side (desktops) but found myself more productive on GNU/Linux, so gradually dropped using desktop BSD.

(Actually I'm really thankful of a guy whom thought my then using an old compaq_III [80286] portable for note taking was ridiculous, and put me in touch with ComputerBank (Victoria, Australia) where I could get a gratis & more-modern [80486] ~laptop with [Debian] GNU/Linux on it... If not for that, I'd possibly be a BSD desktop user still today).