What is BSD.

kuldeepsidhu · 04-15-2008, 10:04 AM

what is BSD operating system?can i install this on my system which is running on windows xp...?

**koala** · 04-15-2008, 10:44 AM

BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) is a version of Unix. You can install it on your computer on a separate partition or drive to XP, then select which OS you want to use from the startup menu.

FreeBSD
PC-BSD

**af3** · 06-24-2008, 08:23 AM

Is it free? If not, how much does it cost?

**koala** · 06-24-2008, 10:45 AM

The links in my last post go to sites where you can download the ISOs for free.

**af3** · 06-24-2008, 10:54 AM

Does Wine or an equivelant emulation system work with BSD?

Which is better?
NetBSD?
FreeBSD?
OpenBSD?

Is the Unix kernel actively being updated in a manor similar to the Linux kernel?

**koala** · 06-24-2008, 11:06 AM

No idea, I've never used it.

If you want to do some googling, you could post your results here for others who might be interested.

**wmorri** · 06-24-2008, 08:32 PM

I feel that freeBSD is a great OS to install and run, if you enjoy running an os from a command line then yes you will be all set. As for the kernel updating, the answer is yes. I know that the kernel is still being updated, and revised. You can find the latest kernel from doing a google search.

Cheers!

shuuhen · 06-25-2008, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by af3

Does Wine or an equivelant emulation system work with BSD?

Should. Thats a nice thing about Unix-like operating systems. Much of your knowledge from one should work on another and programs written for one often work for most or all with a little tweaking in the code.

Quote:

Originally Posted by af3

Which is better?
NetBSD?
FreeBSD?
OpenBSD?

Personal preference? I like FreeBSD, although I've heard OpenBSD has the most secure default configuration of any operating system. NetBSD supports more architectures than you'll probably ever need. They all have advantages and disadvantages.

I haven't used OpenBSD or NetBSD, however I do use FreeBSD. The Gentoo package management system (Portage) was modeled after FreeBSD's Ports system. There's actually work being done to get Gentoo's system running on other operating systems than Linux, like FreeBSD and Mac OS X.

Quote:

Originally Posted by af3

Is the Unix kernel actively being updated in a manor similar to the Linux kernel?

Which system? FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD all have separate kernels. FreeBSD and OpenBSD definitely have a good amount of development work being done. NetBSD should too, but I haven't looked into it in a while, so I can't be sure. Solaris and Mac OS X are both Unix-likes as well (there are more, but I can't think of them at the moment) and have good development work being done.

acd0 · 07-10-2008, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by af3

Does Wine or an equivelant emulation system work with BSD?

Which is better?
NetBSD?
FreeBSD?
OpenBSD?

Is the Unix kernel actively being updated in a manor similar to the Linux kernel?

yes wine works with linux binary compatiblity.

i use freebsd simply because it is more feature rich. i dont really like openbsd too much due to their built in crypto. ive never been a huge fan of that. you can remove it, but i just stay away from openbsd.

while openbsd has a more secure default install, you have to understand what "default install" means. base system. thats it. no ports or anything like that.

netbsd, on the other hand, concentrates on making sure that the ports are secure. reviewing code in the ports collection, which i believe, for the average user, creates a more secure operating system. netbsd also focuses on portability. it can practically run on a damn toaster!! lol.

freebsd is awesome. the make/build world process is a snap and you can set up cron to run this process when youre asleep, so that when you wake up your system is completely up to date... with the exception maybe of mergemaster, but that is quick and simple as well.

**af3** · 07-11-2008, 05:57 AM

Could you please define your usage of the word "ports"?

shuuhen · 07-11-2008, 07:39 PM

The FreeBSD Ports system is a system for managing software. Similar to package managers in Linux distributions.

hal8000 · 07-16-2008, 12:58 PM

There are a couple of new forks of FreeBSD at the moment.
Well worth a look is PCBSD

http://www.pcbsd.org

PCBSD uses a graphical installer, based on FreeBSD 7 and importantly have developed something called PBI. A PBI is Push Button Installer, one click on the PBI installs all the software package and solves all dependencies,
a radical new approach, although I think the Brazillian Dream Linux team were first with their "easy install" applications.

To install any FreeBSD you need a primary partition, you can only have 4 primary partitions on a hard drive, and if youre only running windows, this is not an issue.

I dont think FreeBSD has a partion resizer so you will have to use a third party windows tool or something like acronis disk manager to shrink your windows and possibly create space.

ayaboy · 08-13-2008, 08:24 PM

BSD-(Berkeley Software Distribution) it is a Unix-like operating system for which the license is named. And it is best to use the freeBSD software ^_^

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hal8000 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: UK Posts: 229 OS: PCLinux2009/Ubuntu/XP	Re: What is BSD. There are a couple of new forks of FreeBSD at the moment. Well worth a look is PCBSD http://www.pcbsd.org PCBSD uses a graphical installer, based on FreeBSD 7 and importantly have developed something called PBI. A PBI is Push Button Installer, one click on the PBI installs all the software package and solves all dependencies, a radical new approach, although I think the Brazillian Dream Linux team were first with their "easy install" applications. To install any FreeBSD you need a primary partition, you can only have 4 primary partitions on a hard drive, and if youre only running windows, this is not an issue. I dont think FreeBSD has a partion resizer so you will have to use a third party windows tool or something like acronis disk manager to shrink your windows and possibly create space.

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ayaboy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp	Re: What is BSD. BSD-(Berkeley Software Distribution) it is a Unix-like operating system for which the license is named. And it is best to use the freeBSD software ^_^