[SOLVED] Bsd

[Sponzenbroekske]

So i saw there are also a few BSD distros, I want to try BSD, but wich one should I take.

I prefer GNOME over KDE.
Just to try and I like the spirit of open source, like in free :p.

So if some off you could help me make a choice, cuz I'm totally noob is BSD.

If you suggest a distro plz tell me why that you particullary suggest that distro.

(ps: the download is for the end of this month, we got something like downloadlimits, and mine is almost gone :(:(:()

[Nepherte]

BSD distributions that come to mind: freebsd, pc-bsd and openbsd (in order of preference).

[Sponzenbroekske]

BSD distributions that come to mind: freebsd, pc-bsd and openbsd (in order of preference).

I know alot of BSD distros, cuz I know google ;).
And I know now that you prefer freeBSD, but why do you prefer it over the others?

edit: tof om iemand van België te zien op dit forum :D

[cariboo]

I just recently installed Dragonfly BSD on an old Compaq I had lying around, I was surprised yow much better it ran hen the previuosly installed win2000.

There are quite a few Belgians on the forums check here if you want to start a thread:

http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=11

Jim

[Nepherte]

It's not out of personal experience, but from other people's experience I value higly. Other than that, FreeBSD's documentation is quite solid: http://www.freebsd.org/docs.html Other than that, I'd say you just try them out.

Off topic: we zijn hier overduidelijk in de minderheid ;)

[Sponzenbroekske]

Installing PC-BSD as we speak :) (in virtual box, too many good OS's to put on one HD :p)

[Sponzenbroekske]

I just recently installed Dragonfly BSD on an old Compaq I had lying around, I was surprised yow much better it ran hen the previuosly installed win2000.

There are quite a few Belgians on the forums check here if you want to start a thread:

http://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=11

Jim

No intention to install it on an old system. :)
The system:

C2D T8100
ATI Radeon HD2400 (256MB, up to 1534MB)
3GB ram 667 Mhz FSB
250GB HD, WAY TO SMALL

[p_quarles]

Moved to BSD Discussions.

[Canis familiaris]

First you should decide which fork of BSD you want to use. Each one of them is quite different from the other. (note fork is different from being just a distro)
There is FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and DragonFlyBSD are the most famous of them.
FreeBSD is probably the best bet for you I think. For an easier FreeBSD experience get PC-BSD or DesktopBSD.

[cardinals_fan]

* DesktopBSD is the best for a user who prefers the GUI - it's essentially FreeBSD with a preconfigured desktop and some GUI tools.

* NetBSD is the cleanest and simplest in design, and is my personal favorite.

* DragonFlyBSD is rather new, and I think that it's going places.

* FreeBSD is the most popular and is legendary for its stability.

* OpenBSD is famously secure, and is free from 'binary blobs' - I'll leave it up to you to form an opinion on that.

* MidnightBSD looks interesting, but I haven't tried it yet.

[Sponzenbroekske]

Thank you that are 2 very usefull replies :)