Why don't you learn about both?but now I decided to learn Linux or FreeBSD.
In certain cases, sure. Other cases, not so much.I read that FreeBSD is faster
Linux is a kernel. It's the various distributions that cobble together parts from various other sources (the GNU project for example) to get something that resembles a complete OS. FreeBSD is a complete OS. The other big difference is that the source code of FreeBSD can be traced back all the way to the original Bell labs/AT&T UNIX. The Linux kernel was written from scratch by Linus to be UNIX-like.can you please tell me what are the main differences between these operating systems?
As SirDice said, Linux is just a kernel (the backbone of an OS) that is usually distributed with GNU utilities on top (known as GNU/Linux) and with different package management systems in "distros" such as Ubuntu, Fedora, Void etc. FreeBSD and other *BSD operating systems develop the kernel and utilities all together.Hi all, I want to ask your advice! I have always worked with Windows, but now I decided to learn Linux or FreeBSD. I read that FreeBSD is faster, can you please tell me what are the main differences between these operating systems?
Actually Lindows was released in August 2001. Now it's known as Linspire after Microsoft sued them.In a few years there will be just one LinDows (TM) - systemd's Poettering just got hired by M$.
So, if you want to ditch all that s***t, BSD is the choice.
These are good questions. Another set of questions is: What do you want to use the OS for: desktop, server, embedded, networking? What applications do you need/want to run? Will it have to interoperate with other machines? What is the administration mechanism going to be? How reliable does it need to be? Can you afford getting professional (paid) service for it?I got a few questions my self:
What does working with Windows mean?
What reason is guiding your decision to look at Linux or FreeBSD as a possible replacement?
If you want a desktop I'd only recommend FreeBSD.If you want a desktop I’d only recommend Windows 10.
If you want to learn a new OS, just take some basic Linux Live image on a USB -- it's the easiest start IMHO. Start learning UNIX commands, learn using a repository for your software, try different programs and Desktop Environments and Window Managers. Explore, tweak and break a few things when learning. Join the according forum.Hi all, I want to ask your advice! I have always worked with Windows, but now I decided to learn Linux or FreeBSD. I read that FreeBSD is faster, can you please tell me what are the main differences between these operating systems?
I don't recommend windows 10 unless there's some special need. For a regular desktop usage (mails, web, etc), windows 10 isn't even the right tool for the job.If you want a desktop I’d only recommend Windows 10.
For a regular desktop usage (mails, web, etc), windows 10 isn't even the right tool for the job.
In Windows 10, those mere mortals waste their time with installing drivers and dealing with bugs, viruses and malwares. You install FreeBSD once and use it forever without any problems. Whereas Windows is practically unusable after a few months of use, and you have to reinstall it and all the necessary software from the scratch.Windows 10 is a perfect option for a desktop. Because it presents... a desktop. FreeBSD doesn't. You can't expect a mere mortal to waste time doing post install CLI configuration just to run Firefox either.
But it can.Because it presents... a desktop. FreeBSD doesn't.
Who does that?You can't expect a mere mortal to waste time doing post install CLI configuration just to run Firefox either.
If you want to learn - then things you will learn with FreeBSD will be usable for decades. Things you will learn in Linux will last for several years at most - then they will rewrite the critical stuff again and you will have to learn other things again ... and after some time the cycle will happen again.Hi all, I want to ask your advice! I have always worked with Windows, but now I decided to learn Linux or FreeBSD. I read that FreeBSD is faster, can you please tell me what are the main differences between these operating systems?
Like always you were right. I personally expected OP to check the answers at least once.fwiw, I predict we will never hear from the OP again and this question should not have been allowed in the first place.