Desktopbsd - English

DesktopBSD - English

I already have FreeBSD, how can I Which applications are available? take advantage of DesktopBSD? You can use any of the currently 18'000 appli- DesktopBSD That's very easy: There's a Port and Package cations available in the Ports (http://ww- available from FreeBSD which helps you easily w.freshports.org) of FreeBSD and install them A step towards BSD on the desktop upgrade, configure and maintain your system: with the graphical package manager of DesktopBSD with a mouse click. http://www.freshports.org/sysutils/desktopb sd-tools What is DesktopBSD? Is DesktopBSD secure? You need KDE as Desktop Environment to DesktopBSD is a project, started in Linz in make use of the advantages. Detailed instruc- DesktopBSD is based on FreeBSD, an operating 2004, with the goal of simplifying installation, tions can be found here: system known for its security. Please also re- configuration and maintenance of FreeBSD. fer to: http://desktopbsd.net/wiki/doku.php? The average user should be able make full use id=doc:desktopbsd_tools_in_freebsd http://misc.allbsd.de/Flyer/FreeBSD/PDF/fly of the power of FreeBSD without extensive er-en-fbsd-security.pdf knowledge of computers and operating systems. What's in the next version? Which Languages are availbale? DesktopBSD uses KDE as standard graphical You want to know what's coming in the next user interface. This alone makes the system version? - Take a look here DesktopBSD is currently available in 19 languages, wholly or partially translated. More much more user friendly. The tools we deve- http://svn.desktopbsd.net/index.oho?id=81 translators arealways welcome, of course. An loped do the installation, configuration and overview of all translations is available here: maintenance of the system. Some examples: http://desktopbsd.net/wiki/doku.php? In short, DesktopBSD is about being user fri- ● switch to FreeBSD 7.1 as base system id=tr:languagessupported ● endly. DesktopBSD will prove that BSD is not improved hardware support with as hard to user as it's made out to be. more drivers Further Information ● improved package manager and The current version 1.6 of DesktopBSD is a mi- mounter http://www.DesktopBSD.net/ xed live/installation medium so you can test your hardware es well as DesktopBSD befor ● http://DesktopBSD.net/forums/ more translations installing it on your harddrive. ● improved installer http://www.FreeBSD.org/ ● Graphical Samba file sharing manage- http://www.FreeBSD.org/doc/en/books/han ment dbook/ ● begin of rewriting the complete code in qt4/python (now qt3/C++) http://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo http://www.bsdforums.org/forums/ How does DesktopBSD look? Take a look at the screenshots. They show you how easy and simple an installation is: http://www.desktopbsd.net/index.php?id=42

© 2005-2008 allBSD.de Projekt – written by Daniel Seuffert and Fabian Schenk, translated by Lars Cleary. The mark FreeBSD and the FreeBSD Logo is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation and is used by allBSD with the permission of The FreeBSD Foundation. Valid as of 28.08.2008 FreeBSD What is DesktopBSD not? What kind of a distribution is this? DesktopBSD is not a fork of FreeBSD. It's a cu- DesktopBSD is not a distribution, DesktopBSD FreeBSD is a free professionally stom installation of FreeBSD with many tools is not Linux. With BSD the Kernel and the developed operating system to ease the user's life. Userland are developed in sync, making BSDs with a focus on stability, per- complete systems, not assemblies of software formance and security. DesktopBSD has the advantage that its custom like with Linux. FreeBSD looks back on a heri- installation handles most of the configuration tage of 30 years. It was develo- work normally necessary with FreeBSD. Di- For further information regarding the distinc- ped at the University of Berkeley and has rectly after the installation a graphical user tion between BSD and Linux, please refer to: evolved to the project FreeBSD, started in interface is available and the DesktopBSD http://misc.allbsd.de/Flyer/FreeBSD/PDF/fly 1993. tools make using the Command Line Interface er-en-bsd-linux.pdf a thing of the past. FreeBSD, like DesktopBSD, is available under the BSD-license which allows the user near to- The tools are also available in the FreeBSD tal freedom. Except of the obligation to name Ports collection, so Non-DesktopBSD users can the provenance of the code, everyone is free install them too, even on platforms like SPARC Why KDE and not Gnome? to do with it as he or she wishes. 64 and others where no desktopBSD release is available. Gnome is full desktop environment like KDE. We decided for KDE because we prefer it and DesktopBSD tries to be always up to date but because we consider it more user friendly. Of often shorter release cycles result in less sta- course you may install Gnome with the packa- bility and security. DesktopBSD is not inten- KDE ge manager. ded for the distrohopper wanting to have the KDE is a desktop environment latest versions of software X. We focus on sta- developed under the GPL. KDE bility! is available on a multitude of If you think you need the latest versions of systems (Linux, Mac, BSD, software X please use the package manager in Which platforms are supported by Solaris, ...). KDE is not just a the KDE control center. Window Manager like Fluxbox, DesktopBSD Enlightenment etc. We currently focus our efforts on the most KDE is much more. KDE is a full desktop envi- wide-spread: ● ronment with file browser and can be confi- How can I test DesktopBSD? i386 (nearly every PC) gured in many ways. The user can choose her ● AMD Athlon 64 Bit or Intel 64 own Icons, Window Styles, Themes etc. There On our homepage there are multiple versions ● are practically no limits. available. The easiest way is of course to come The computer should have 8 GB of by our stand and get a DVD. harddisk space available for installation and a minimum of 256 MB of RAM for good performance. The more the better as always.