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[[GhostBSD]] is a ''[[wikipedia:en:Unix-like|Unix-like]]'' operating system for desktop usage. It is based on [[FreeBSD]]) and offers the [[MATE]] desktop environment. [[GhostBSD]] aims to be easy to install and offer an out of the box desktop system that is easy to use. The project goal is to combine security, privacy, stability, usability, openness, freedom and to be available for everybody free of charge. | [[GhostBSD]] is a ''[[wikipedia:en:Unix-like|Unix-like]]'' operating system for desktop usage. It is based on [[FreeBSD]]) and offers the [[MATE]] desktop environment. [[GhostBSD]] aims to be easy to install and offer an out of the box desktop system that is easy to use. The project goal is to combine security, privacy, stability, usability, openness, freedom and to be available for everybody free of charge. | ||
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==GhostBSD vs. FreeBSD== | ==GhostBSD vs. FreeBSD== | ||
− | + | GhostBSD is based on [https://www.freebsd.org/ FreeBSD]. FreeBSD is a great operating system, but, by design, it does not come with a desktop environment. FreeBSD is a server OS. Without installing additional software from FreeBSD's ports and packages collection, FreeBSD is a command-line only experience. | |
− | + | GhostBSD comes with a working desktop (MATE as official and XFCE as community release) and with some additional packages and functionality. You can get some desktops from the FreeBSD ports. But it is a lot of work to get the desktops run properly. It takes time, effort, and following a lot of written instructions. Using the desktop-installer package, which provides the user with options in a text-based menu and helps automate much of the process, is still time-consuming. The biggest problem with either of these methods is that users might find out that their system is not fully compatible with FreeBSD after they have taken all the time to set things up. | |
− | + | This work is done by Eric Turgeon. He solves that problem by providing a live desktop image that users can evaluate before installing. GhostBSD provides an MATE image and a XFCE image. Each of these images provides an installation of OS with a desktop environment pre-installed. If users try out the image and find that their hardware works, they can install GhostBSD and have a ready-to-go desktop operating system based on FreeBSD. | |
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− | + | With GhostBSD you get a [[Application Management]] with a gui and a cli. You can also use the GhostBSD port system, also based on Free BSD ports with addons. But You do not need to use the ports. You can download all applications as precompiled packages. | |
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− | + | As an additional difference to FreeBSD Ghost comes with a booting process that includes [[OpenRC]]. | |
== Concepts == | == Concepts == | ||
− | ===Concept | + | === Concept before '''GhostBSD 18.10''' === |
− | + | Before '''GhostBSD 18.10''' [[GhostBSD]] was based on [[FreeBSD]] directly. So [[GhostBSD]] was based on FreeBSD RELEASE until '''GhostBSD 11.1'''. Till then there was not such a platform like [https://www.trueos.org/ TrueOS]. Mid-2018 they came up with their changed concept to be a platform for other projects. TrueOS was based on '''FreeBSD CURRENT'''. | |
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===Concept Change with GhostBSD 19.09=== | ===Concept Change with GhostBSD 19.09=== | ||
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GhostBSD 19.09 is built from TrueOS/FreeBSD 12.0-STABLE.<ref>https://ghostbsd.org/19.09_release_announcement</ref> | GhostBSD 19.09 is built from TrueOS/FreeBSD 12.0-STABLE.<ref>https://ghostbsd.org/19.09_release_announcement</ref> | ||
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== Version history == | == Version history == | ||
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! scope="col" style="width: 200px;"|'''Version''' | ! scope="col" style="width: 200px;"|'''Version''' | ||
− | ! scope="col" style="width: 200px;"|'''Released'' | + | ! scope="col" style="width: 200px;"|'''Released''' |
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|'''GhostBSD 20.04''' | |'''GhostBSD 20.04''' | ||
− | | | + | |2010-04<ref>https://ghostbsd.org/20.04_release_announcement</ref> |
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|'''GhostBSD 20.01''' | |'''GhostBSD 20.01''' | ||
− | | | + | |2010-01<ref>https://ghostbsd.org/20.01_release_announcement</ref> |
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|'''GhostBSD 19.10''' | |'''GhostBSD 19.10''' | ||
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[[Category:Main Station]] | [[Category:Main Station]] |