İs FreeBSD good?

FreeBSD should probably be the end goal for any computer user. But you should have specific needs to get there.

The learning progression should probably be Windows -> Linux -> FreeBSD.

Don't switch from Windows unless there's something you just can't do on Windows but can do easily on Linux. (I.e. no good granular firewall on Windows)

Don't switch from Linux unless you have a very specific strong must-have where Linux fails. (I.e no pf firewall to do networking things easier)

But one should definitely dabble in new things. Sometimes exposure to new things that you don't even understand yet will educate your decision-making much better in the future.
 
loveydovey said:
FreeBSD should probably be the end goal for any computer user. But you should have specific needs to get there.

The learning progression should probably be Windows -> Linux -> FreeBSD.

Don't switch from Windows unless there's something you just can't do on Windows but can do easily on Linux. (I.e. no good granular firewall on Windows)

Don't switch from Linux unless you have a very specific strong must-have where Linux fails. (I.e no pf firewall to do networking things easier)

But one should definitely dabble in new things. Sometimes exposure to new things that you don't even understand yet will educate your decision-making much better in the future.
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I would recommend switching from Windows to FreeBSD. The handbook is great and the system is stable. I wouldn't recommend using Linux at all in between a switch from Windows to a Unix-like system. Many Linux systems have serious stability issues and the communities of Linux, in my experience, are far less helpful than you will find in FreeBSD Forums. The majority of Linux also use SystemD and that is a poor introduction to a Unix-like system. I would, in fact, recommend a Macintosh over Linux.

I would say as long as you don't have any issues with reading the handbook or following instructions and have a good grasp of how to utilize the forums you should be good to switch.
 
rcbsdpge said:
The question should be is FreeBSD the best operating system of all of the BSD’s.

If AI discussions bothers anyone in the FreeBSD community check out how to fire up FreeBSD on Windows in Hyper-V in under 5 minutes

Thread 'A 4th way to "Try FreeBSD in Under Five Minutes" (Hyper-V)'
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/a-4th-way-to-try-freebsd-in-under-five-minutes-hyper-v.98058/
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That's a somewhat tougher question, it's all going to depend on what the purpose is. FreeBSD clearly isn't better on Sega Dreamcast than NetBSD is. Most of the time, the correct answer is to load whatever it is up in a VM and see. That should settle the stuff other than driver related questions.
 
LibreQuest said:
I would recommend switching from Windows to FreeBSD. The handbook is great and the system is stable. I wouldn't recommend using Linux at all in between a switch from Windows to a Unix-like system. Many Linux systems have serious stability issues and the communities of Linux, in my experience, are far less helpful than you will find in FreeBSD Forums. The majority of Linux also use SystemD and that is a poor introduction to a Unix-like system. I would, in fact, recommend a Macintosh over Linux.

I would say as long as you don't have any issues with reading the handbook or following instructions and have a good grasp of how to utilize the forums you should be good to switch.
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Knowing what I know now, I 100% agree that Linux is bad and should be skipped. I, however, am not 100% sure I would've been able to transition to FreeBSD without all the learning that I was able to acquire via using Linux. I speak as a desktop user, and you all know FreeBSD was not focusing on being a desktop OS until fairly recently. Maybe Linux stage is good if it's not an open-ended quest but a very strategic short decompression transitory stage.
 
My obsessive mind is having a little bit of a problem coping with this thread being in "Feedback about the Forum" instead of "General," but I don't want to bother the admins directly, so I'm writing this post instead and maybe one of them will see it and move the thread .
 
olaclover said:
I use Microscoft for 3-4 years and now i changed it to Linux Mint XFCE. my friends always say: Free BSD is better changed it! ı am ok but we have a problem: I dont know sofware or coding. is iat a serius problem? Can i changed Free BSD, i only use youtube and Libreoffice in my pc. -maybe i can add netflix and spotify-
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It's good but it can be somewhat complicated. I would stick with Linux for a few weeks or months, until you're familiar with it, because if you go to straight to FreeBSD from Windows, it will be very confusing.
 
drhowarddrfine said:
If your computer is a desktop system, you probably don't need wifi at all. Which means FreeBSD is excellent and far better than Linux on the desktop! And has been for 25 years.
But let's not bring up the obvious again.
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Probably, but some homes have the internet coming in in a less than convenient spot with limited ability to run wire. Personally, I'm going to be getting a fiber optic kit as some of those these days can be run discretely along corners, but running actual wires hasn't been a particularly viable option as it would be very expensive for me due to a lack of both attic and basement to work with.

That being said, an increasing number of desktop computers come with wifi in there and there are a bunch of options that are supported.
 
loveydovey said:
Don't switch from Windows unless there's something you just can't do on Windows but can do easily on Linux. (I.e. no good granular firewall on Windows)
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A PC Gamer magazine got me to try Ubuntu 6.06, and I stayed for Compiz cube :p

I'm curious how others switch OSs: Even when I tried Ubuntu 6.06 and messed with Hackintosh Tiger-SL, I still returned to a main OS eventually (Windows). I used Windows since 95 so maybe I'm just used to how it works, or have expectations from Windows on how things should work on other OSs.
Cedric62 said:
It's good but it can be somewhat complicated. I would stick with Linux for a few weeks or months, until you're familiar with it, because if you go to straight to FreeBSD from Windows, it will be very confusing.
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That sounds like a job :p I feel jumping into sysadmin should be fun: I can't imagine asking an online community about an OS before installing; I'd just install it if it sounds cool.

I didn't think anything about wiping Windows before first-trying Ubuntu 6.06; I saw the magazine, it sounded cool, and I tried it knowing I could return my computer back to a usable state need-be. I tried every Ubuntu version since then with quick installs, but still eventually returned to Windows.

I don't think it's reasonable to switch from your primary OS first-try; I still hop around today :p But every hop is gained experience, and accumulation of knowledge might have those hops longer (stick around on another OS instead of wiping back because of a potentially minor issue)


FreeBSD's good on server, but I'd have trouble on desktop without having PCVR if I had the hardware for that still :p (I have Quest 2 that worked Fedora/SteamVR/ALVR for Beat Saber, but my more-preferred HMD Rift CV1 was sketchy OpenHMD on Linux/probably only works good on Windows)
 
cracauer@ said:
You can always get one of those gadgets that is a wifi client and provides a couple eth ports.
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Indeed, for some areas of the house I do recommend using these (until you can pass through some proper cables). They typically run embedded Linux but tend to be far faster than i.e Desktop Linux/Windows with a wifi card (and certainly, usb dongle) because they have large chunky antennas and bespoke chips (likely with proprietary out-of-tree drivers).

The ME30/AC1200 is one example.
 
kpedersen said:
Indeed, for some areas of the house I do recommend using these (until you can pass through some proper cables). They typically run embedded Linux but tend to be far faster than i.e Desktop Linux/Windows with a wifi card (and certainly, usb dongle) because they have large chunky antennas and bespoke chips (likely with proprietary out-of-tree drivers).

The ME30/AC1200 is one example.
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Yes, antennas are key.

The tiny USB WIfi adapters don't have any to speak of. You can buy wifi USB adapters with bigger antennas. But a dedicated device is even better.
 
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