The current stable release of PC=BSD available for download is version 8.1. Version 8.2 is due sometime very early next year (mid to late January is the likely release time frame), and version 9 much later. A snapshot release of version 9 has just been made available for download and testing. SysInstaller, PC-BSD’s installation program, will pack more features than the current version.
Read more »How to install PC-BSD on an encrypted ZFS file system
As a desktop distribution built atop FreeBSD, PC-BSD makes available to the desktop user all the cool technologies inside FreeBSD. One of those cool technologies is ZFS, the Zettabyte File System, a file system developed by Sun Microsystems (acquired by Oracle Corporation) for the Solaris operating system. ZFS has no parallel in the Linux/BSD world.
Read more »PC-BSD 8.1 released, running FreeBSD 8.1, and KDE 4.4.5
PC-BSD is a free, open-source operating system based on rock-solid FreeBSD. The PC-BSD Team is pleased to announce the availability of PC-BSD 8.1 (Hubble Edition), running FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE, and KDE 4.4.5. Also brings: numerous fixes to the installation backend, support for creating dedicated disk GPT partitioning, improved ZFS support
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PC-BSD 8.0 review
An impressive, mature and polished distribution, that doesn't quite beat Ubuntu for sheer ease of use, but is nonetheless a worthy alternative.
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PC-BSD 8.0 FINAL Released
PC-BSD is a free, open-source operating system based on rock-solid FreeBSD and is designed for use on the desktop so it is easy to use. PC-BSD 8.0 (Hubble Edition) is running FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE-P2, and KDE SC 4.3.5. It features brand new graphical installer and can run in Live mode directly from DVD.
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PC-BSD 7.1 Galileo - Review
The world of open-source desktop revolves mainly around Linux. Still, there are several other players that you may want to consider as your desktop distribution. One of them is PC-BSD.
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PC-BSD 7.1 Operating System Review
PC-BSD is another option for those who want an alternative to Windows but who might not be interested in Linux or Mac OS X. PC-BSD is an operating system that is based on FreeBSD and uses the KDE desktop.
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PC-BSD added to Vietnam BSD/Linux Mirror
The Saigon Linux Group added PC-BSD to it's Vietnam BSD/Linux Public Mirror in efforts to promote open source technology in Vietnam.
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Linux vs. BSD, What's the Difference?
Ubuntu is known as Linux for Human Beings...PC-BSD, on the other hand, "has been designed with the casual computer user in mind.
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Kubuntu v.s. PC-BSD
I played a bit with Kubuntu this morning in preparation for the article "PC-BSD for Ubuntu Users". It made sense to me to compare the two operating systems if they were both running the same window manager (KDE) so I wouldn't be distracted by Gnome v.s. KDE issues. That was my first mistake....
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