TrueOS
trueos is a user friendly desktop operating system based on freebsd .
- Free
- Open Source
- BSD
- FreeBSD
trueos is a user friendly desktop operating system based on freebsd .
known widely for its stability and security in server environments, freebsd provides an excellent base on which to build a desktop operating system.
trueos uses a host of popular open source window managers and uses a customtailored application installer that puts popular applications in easy reach of users.
features:
rolling release based on freebsdcurrent. weekly package/iso updates (or more often, as necessary). only one package repository. update when you’re ready and never get left behind again. automatic updates can be enabled/disabled as desired. all updates are performed in a safe manner using boot environments. updates never change your live system, as the updated system is not activated or used until you reboot existing pcbsd/freebsd users can use the nondestructive fresh installation into a new boot environment on nonencrypted zfs pools. this mechanism preserves all user data while performing a fresh install of the operating system and all applications. simply recreate any user accounts postinstallation to access the data in their home directories trueos desktop preinstalls a pure qt5 system based around the lumina desktop and sysadm. trueos server preinstalls the sysadm service for remote system management, with remote access initially disabled. a full repository of applications is available for installation through appcafe.
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operating-system rolling-release bsd-based unix-like
