From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 16 15:19:31 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 516E116A417 for ; Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:19:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from beni@brinckman.info) Received: from lmailproxy02.edpnet.net (lmailproxy02.edpnet.net [212.71.1.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE5C713C459 for ; Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:19:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from beni@brinckman.info) Received: from [192.168.1.100] (213.219.141.248.adsl.dyn.edpnet.net [213.219.141.248]) by lmailproxy02.edpnet.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l7GFL0Lk015056 for ; Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:21:00 +0200 From: beni To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:19:10 +0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <20070810011648.GA19606@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20070810011648.GA19606@thought.org> X-Face: $,~&QrDrInYiH(ZUXjNH_0r4q\`w83!}&; +8c.K[`NnZwV|m$5N{NCkWesaR.9|yqIC[<=?utf-8?q?d=0A=09P0?="xTw:F|)_r*WC\f8lz)g=a; 93dz2mP7iv)LLzBd; 6^Y:=*>@U; _\+4( MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200708161519.10611.beni@brinckman.info> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.91.1/3966/Thu Aug 16 02:48:06 2007 on lmailproxy02.edpnet.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50 autolearn=disabled version=3.1.9 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.9 (2007-02-13) on lmailproxy02.edpnet.net Subject: Re: OT:: anybody on-list use "PC-BSD"? or "bSD-PC"? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: beni@brinckman.info List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:19:31 -0000 On Friday 10 August 2007 01:16:48 Gary Kline wrote: > Guys, > > A couple years ago I got a hold of Ubuntu and until recent months > thought it was the best thing since [[ fill-in ]]. > Long-story-shot, I am wedged at 6.06 (a Long Term Support) > version, and because the *next* "LTS" isn't due until 2009 > and *mostly* because the Linux filesystem __ate__ several > files (at least one binary; plus several gifs/jpgs/whatever), > I'm thinking of switching back. Our 6.2-RELEASE really is the > best release I've seen, so I may just buy 6.3 or 7.1 or > whatever. The other option is to buy or download the pee-cee > version (1.4 or later) of BSD. I want something with audio and > video apps that JustWork{tm}; something that's mostly for fun. > ....Altho, as noted above, my installation of 6.2 comes pretty > close. Has anybody on this list used the PC version of BSD? > What about a "desktop-BSD"?? > > suggestion? advice? > > > gary If you want to stick with ubuntu, try Ubuntu Studio (http://www.ubuntustudio.org) or have a look at the article about it at http://www.howtoforge.com/the_perfect_desktop_ubuntustudio7.04. I'm using DesktopBSD (http://www.desktopbsd.net/) for the moment (due to serious Xorg upgrade problems...). Theire lastest version 1.6RC3 comes with Xorg 7.2 pre-installed, so thats already a headache less ;-) As for the rest, it is a 6.2-Stable. They have a great Package Manager who takes care of all dependencies and other stuff. Which means that you can use the ports (or packages) as usualy. I like it so far :-) -- Beni.