What is PC-BSD?

[cenu]

I've really been wondering. What is PC-BSD? What is its kernel? What about its userland? What are the functional similarities and differences between PC-BSD and FreeBSD? Does PC-BSD have flash? Why is PC-BSD the *BSD distribution that I know least about?

 

[J65nko]

Why is PC-BSD the *BSD distribution that I know least about?

Probably because you did not thoroughly check out http://pcbsd.org/

 

[wblock@]

I've really been wondering. What is PC-BSD?
What is its kernel?
What about its userland?

Those questions all have the same answer: it is FreeBSD.

What are the functional similarities and differences between PC-BSD and FreeBSD?

I have not used it enough to say definitively, but it has additional package management and installs a preconfigured X desktop.

Does PC-BSD have flash?

Probably. So does FreeBSD, if you follow the installation shown in the Handbook.

 

[cenu]

Thanks.

 

[throAU]

The big differences are the PBI packages (a bit like Mac app bundles) and the different installer. Other than that, it's mostly FreeBSD.