Hi,
I understand that there is NanoBSD script that can be used to create a small BSD but that seems to be oriented more towards embedded systems. I am looking for a small, general purpose, desktop BSD having
1) Terminal
2) classic VI editor
3) Geany( non VI users or any other notepad)
4) browser ( Firefox lite, preferably or a small sized browser)
5) seamless copy/paste across terminal and browser
Other software can be part of package management system and is up to the user to install them as needed.
I used FreeBSD 6.1 on a Toshiba Tecra laptop(2002 model, 256 MB RAM, 20 GB HDD) from 2006 to 2016. The OS is rock solid and it had all what i needed. No issues until the screen died in 2016 and the laptop had to be scrapped. But i used another *nix OS, that put me in awe, which was 70 MB in size and it was full featured having terminal, abiword, gnumeric, browser, mail client and lots of other apps. The OS worked right out of the box including connecting to the internet and it worked so seamlessly with just 256 MB RAM. Movie streaming was also good. All this from a 1 GB USB pen drive on which the *nix OS was installed. Unfortunately, the *nix OS today has grown in size and is above 400 MB, just short of its fat brother(cousin).
FreeBSD too has improved over time. In FreeBSD 6.1, i had to make changes(trial and error basis) for getting the window system working. The biggest point today is that i have FreeBSD 12.1 installed on a ThinkPad x230. The original, in-built Intel Wifi adapter is gone and FreeBSD has no problems using the N350 USB Wifi adapter. But the other *nix OS doesn't connect to the internet using the N350, so is it's parent too.
Having come a long way, i would prefer a small BSD that works right out of the box with a desktop. While the docs say, 24 MB RAM is more than sufficient for FreeBSD to run, i think the size around 100-150 MB should be fine, given that systems today have at least 1 GB RAM. I am looking for a persistent one and not just live OS. If the base FreeBSD system is large, how can i shrink it but yet make it work.
Has anyone worked on this already? What do i need to make this happen? What kind of help can i get and who can help me on this?
Looking forward to the community.
--Thanks.
I understand that there is NanoBSD script that can be used to create a small BSD but that seems to be oriented more towards embedded systems. I am looking for a small, general purpose, desktop BSD having
1) Terminal
2) classic VI editor
3) Geany( non VI users or any other notepad)
4) browser ( Firefox lite, preferably or a small sized browser)
5) seamless copy/paste across terminal and browser
Other software can be part of package management system and is up to the user to install them as needed.
I used FreeBSD 6.1 on a Toshiba Tecra laptop(2002 model, 256 MB RAM, 20 GB HDD) from 2006 to 2016. The OS is rock solid and it had all what i needed. No issues until the screen died in 2016 and the laptop had to be scrapped. But i used another *nix OS, that put me in awe, which was 70 MB in size and it was full featured having terminal, abiword, gnumeric, browser, mail client and lots of other apps. The OS worked right out of the box including connecting to the internet and it worked so seamlessly with just 256 MB RAM. Movie streaming was also good. All this from a 1 GB USB pen drive on which the *nix OS was installed. Unfortunately, the *nix OS today has grown in size and is above 400 MB, just short of its fat brother(cousin).
FreeBSD too has improved over time. In FreeBSD 6.1, i had to make changes(trial and error basis) for getting the window system working. The biggest point today is that i have FreeBSD 12.1 installed on a ThinkPad x230. The original, in-built Intel Wifi adapter is gone and FreeBSD has no problems using the N350 USB Wifi adapter. But the other *nix OS doesn't connect to the internet using the N350, so is it's parent too.
Having come a long way, i would prefer a small BSD that works right out of the box with a desktop. While the docs say, 24 MB RAM is more than sufficient for FreeBSD to run, i think the size around 100-150 MB should be fine, given that systems today have at least 1 GB RAM. I am looking for a persistent one and not just live OS. If the base FreeBSD system is large, how can i shrink it but yet make it work.
Has anyone worked on this already? What do i need to make this happen? What kind of help can i get and who can help me on this?
Looking forward to the community.
--Thanks.
