Hello FreeBSD community. Finally! )
I'm sorry for my English, I have not much practice.
First of all, what I have: laptop with RTX2060, i7, nvme, uefi.
What I know in linux: debian -> slackware -> arch.
We scared by videos on YouTube about FreeBSD. They say there are many really simple questions for todays PC everywhere. What I want to be able to do in FreeBSD as a common user:
Thank You!
P.S. These questions will cover common desktop usage. Because of scecifics of the FreeBSD reality on this year, the best way to check it fits Your needs is to try to scroll through the handbook and install it and try to use.
I'm sorry for my English, I have not much practice.
First of all, what I have: laptop with RTX2060, i7, nvme, uefi.
What I know in linux: debian -> slackware -> arch.
We scared by videos on YouTube about FreeBSD. They say there are many really simple questions for todays PC everywhere. What I want to be able to do in FreeBSD as a common user:
- Will nvidia prime or better something like bumblebee work?
- Sound channels proper naming: Front port, hdma1, .. , bluetooth headphones, etc. Not just dsp1,dps2. To easily find my bluetooth headphones by name.
- Can I use PS3-4-5, XBox, Logitech F710 gamepads in my work?
- Is there something like not LUKS but cryptoloop analogue
- Ability to crypt root through linux-initrd like image?
- Element, telegram, discord? Many people work and even live there.
- Can video card be given from laptop to a virtual machine like in linux?
Using "Bhyve" You can passthrough PCI devices, but not a video card ) Yet. - SELinux/Apparmor system?
Yes - Capsicum. Often people say about it's difficultness, comparing AppArmor or even SeLinux. - What about MSI gaming laptop? I want to work and play on it. Starcraft 2, Quake Champions. What about FPS cost running it on FreeBSD?
Yes You can. But there will be some FPS cost. You still can't play any game that runs in linux well. Situation is similar to old times with linux+wine but it is progressing. - Cgroups, network namespace features? No it's not about chroot!
Jails - has almost equal net-ns and cgroups functionality. - Is it true that ZFS has some overhead unlike efficient ext4?
Yes it has. But pretty small and profit is much more important: unbelievable scalability. Simple example from linux: LVM+EXT4. Also it has some btrfs functionality. - UFS STILL CAN be inconsistent after simple laptop discharging?
You can't (and shouldn't!) rely on it in a common usage way as a general fs like ext4! But it has some interesting usage ways. - For example, I want to use really stable and efficient ext4 on my root
No You can't. But You can use it through fusefs, to store any data You want on a separate volume. - Can I port some extra program from Linux to BSD?
If it is not in ports already, Yes You can do it. There is a manual how to make it right. - Can I easily install a few versions of soft? Two versions of firefox or whatever I need for my work.
Shortly - Yes. But it will be just a workarounds, like in most linux distributives. - Oculus and Steam VR
Seems like it needs a little bit more code, but Yes. - UE5, Blender3D, Vulkan, big projects. Can I work in FreeBSD with that?
UE5 can run but there is a lack of support in porting for a serious work. Not all functionality works well. - May be there are clever people who understands that licenses are just a bullshit for a synthetic jail for any project. And they port linux drivers, let's imagine somewhere in darknet-git? Or it is still just about Sony-money-playstation?
No. Only some drivers ports because of license.. It tries to be a friendly desktop and it is a long way like for linux once
Thank You!
P.S. These questions will cover common desktop usage. Because of scecifics of the FreeBSD reality on this year, the best way to check it fits Your needs is to try to scroll through the handbook and install it and try to use.
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