Ah, here I am, running BSD. I’ve got my KDE going, and I’m building the world in one terminal while I do a portupgrade in a second. When world is finished, I’ll build the kernel and go from 5.5 to 6.1 in a couple of commands.
Actually, I’m using DesktopBSD. It’s a sort of easy to install pre-configured FreeBSD that tries to make it easier for desktop users. I don’t like the GUI updating tools… I’m too used to the CLI myself. So I use the GUI for stuff like surfing the web while the system updates are built on the CLI in terminals.
I love FreeBSD, it’s actually my favorite OS. But instaling from scratch, while I can do it, is not a quick or even easy task. I’m proud to be able to, but it takes a while. DesktopBSD gets me to the “running” stage of “up and running” and I can simply update and go from there.
DesktopBSD is great for installing quickly and easily. I was amazed at how fast installation went, once I had my disk partitions corrected. (Partition table was screwy when I first attempted to install.) Four or five questions, and boom.
If you’re new to BSD, or you just want to get up and running quickly, give DesktopBSD a try. It’s a lot of fun, and the legendary BSD stability is awesome. Honey, I’m home!
So what is there out there that also provides FULL Windoze compatibility? I’d love to switch over to a non-evil-incarnate OS but much of the critical to my livelyood software seems to demand Windud or full Wincrap compatibility. (eBay’s Turbo Lister for one).
“Open Office” has Micro$oft Office compatability. It comes in several “flavors” including Linux and Mac OS-X, AND it’s free. You can also buy the commercial version called “Star Office”.