Sage-Tips

Is OpenBSD user friendly?

OpenBSD isn’t “user friendly” in the sense you’re used to. There’s a fairly steep learning curve if you’ve never used a command line before. It’s a UNIX-style operating system, and any machine that runs a UNIX-style OS needs a competent system administrator.

What is OpenBSD based on?

OpenBSD is a security-focused, free and open-source, Unix-like operating system based on the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD).

What is FreeBSD and why should you care?

If you’ve ever used popular Linux distros such as Ubuntu, Mint, or Fedora, they are all Linux systems, with distinct flavors, that’s all. FreeBSD, on the other hand, refers to a whole different Operating System. It’s based on the BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) systems developed at the infamous Berkeley Labs.

Is OpenBSD a user friendly operating system?

GNU/Linux, OpenBSD, MacOS, Windows (2009-present) If “user friendly” means that any average semi computer literate person can easily install and operate OpenBSD out the box then the answer is likely no. I’ve a new OpenBSD user since 6.1 and I just upgraded one of my headless OpenBSD boxes to 6.3. The upgrade process took less than 15 minutes.

Does FreeBSD have better graphics support than Linux?

FreeBSD, on the other hand, has fewer graphics support than most Linux systems. As it is not a mainstream system, vendors often tend to overlook FreeBSD when it comes to shipping out system or hardware support. The releases for graphics driver also take much more time on FreeBSD than it does in Linux.

Is it possible to run ZFS on FreeBSD?

Running ZFS on FreeBSD is different from running ZFS on Linux. On FreeBSD you get more tools that can be used to investigate performance issues or other relevant issues with ZFS. Some of the features of ZFS are (taken from Wikipedia):