Which BSD do you use?

Which BSD do you use? - BSD

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	October \| 24-08-2015, 07:52 PM \| #1

I recently started using OpenBSD and so far everything is great. Especially the support on my laptop. I love the fact that the devs of OpenBSD care about security/privacy, which is a big plus for me and others.

	jvarg Offline \| 25-08-2015, 04:03 AM \| #2

I'm in the same boat, started using OpenBSD some weeks ago and working with it is great. I use it as my private OS and i'm very happy with it. The only thing i really miss is something like Virtualbox (with usable performance) to set up some linux dev boxes.

	bsdkeith Offline \| 25-08-2015, 06:13 AM \| #3

I'm a fairly recent convert to OpenBSD also, (systemd made me look elsewhere in case it takes over Linux).

I also use FreeBSD on machines that are not supported fully under OpenBSD, & have used GhostBSD.

What I particularly like is how small a basic installation is under OpenBSD, less than 1GB for Fluxbox with Firefox & Xmms. The same on FreeBSD comes in at around 1.8GB.

As is mentioned in another thread, OpenBSD comes with cwm & fvwm as standard, so offers a choice of wm out of the box. (I'm a long time user of Fluxbox so automatically install it.)

I must get around to trying out cwm. :)

	October \| 25-08-2015, 01:54 PM \| #4

(25-08-2015, 04:03 AM)jvarg Wrote: I'm in the same boat, started using OpenBSD some weeks ago and working with it is great. I use it as my private OS and i'm very happy with it. The only thing i really miss is something like Virtualbox (with usable performance) to set up some linux dev boxes.

You take a hit on performance by using OpenBSD, not terrible though.

(25-08-2015, 06:13 AM)bsdkeith Wrote: I'm a fairly recent convert to OpenBSD also, (systemd made me look elsewhere in case it takes over Linux).

I also use FreeBSD on machines that are not supported fully under OpenBSD, & have used GhostBSD.

What I particularly like is how small a basic installation is under OpenBSD, less than 1GB for Fluxbox with Firefox & Xmms. The same on FreeBSD comes in at around 1.8GB.

As is mentioned in another thread, OpenBSD comes with cwm & fvwm as standard, so offers a choice of wm out of the box. (I'm a long time user of Fluxbox so automatically install it.)

I must get around to trying out cwm. :)

How do you like FreeBSD/GhostBSD compared to OpenBSD? Also CWM is a neat window manager.

	srp Offline \| 26-08-2015, 02:42 AM \| #5

I was using OpenBSD, then my stupid keyboard decided to not work.

~Seraphim R.P.
the artistnixer formerly known as vypr formerly known as sticky

	bsdkeith Offline \| 26-08-2015, 06:09 AM \| #6

(25-08-2015, 01:54 PM)October Wrote: How do you like FreeBSD/GhostBSD compared to OpenBSD? Also CWM is a neat window manager.

Prefer OpenBSD. Just spent an hour with cwm last night, creating my .cwmrc file. Might use it, but it will be hard to change from 'my' Fluxbox. :)

	z3bra Offline \| 26-08-2015, 11:03 AM \| #7

cwm is the best WM I could find. It's light, fast, got tons of cool and useful features and is extensible with wmutils.

	October \| 26-08-2015, 08:27 PM \| #8

CWM is an amazing window manager. Will look into wmutils.

(26-08-2015, 06:09 AM)bsdkeith Wrote:
(25-08-2015, 01:54 PM)October Wrote: How do you like FreeBSD/GhostBSD compared to OpenBSD? Also CWM is a neat window manager.
Prefer OpenBSD. Just spent an hour with cwm last night, creating my .cwmrc file. Might use it, but it will be hard to change from 'my' Fluxbox. :)

You should definitely share that .cwmrc :D

	bsdkeith Offline \| 27-08-2015, 05:38 AM \| #9

It's just a rehash of one I found on line, very basic.

Code:
$ cat .cwmrc

# customize some bindings (C-control M-alt M1-button1)

bind M-r        exec

bind CM-r       reload

bind CM-l       label

bind CM-t       xterm -e "top -s 0.6"

bind CM-m       menusearch

mousebind M-1   window_move

mousebind CM-1  window_resize

# application menu

command xmms    xmms 

command firefox firefox

command xpat2   xpat2

command xmahjongg  xmahjongg

command pysol  ./pysol

command mc    xterm -e mc

command viewnior  viewnior

command  gimp  gimp

command xcalc  xcalc

command xterm    xterm 

# groups predefined, use xprop to get these from each program

#autogroup 2     Navigator,Firefox

#autogroup 3     pidgin

#autogroup 3     xchat

#autogroup 3     xterm,silc

#autogroup 4     xterm,mail

# inherit current selected group

sticky yes

Here is where I got it.
http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&s...0502141551

	ChefIronBelly Offline \| 28-08-2015, 09:50 AM \| #10

Currently use NetBSD/wmutils although I have used Free, Open as daily drivers and could be happy with any of them.

"The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from." - Andrew S. Tanenbaum

	z3bra Offline \| 28-08-2015, 11:20 AM \| #11

I wish all people using wmutils could give us some feedback on how they use it and what their experience is

	dkeg Offline \| 28-08-2015, 04:11 PM \| #12

Sure! New thread? Chef and I have been working together getting our wm-utils dialed in. I had thought of opening a 'My workflow' type of thread in the bbq forums.

work hard, complain less

	z3bra Offline \| 17-07-2016, 07:12 PM \| #13

Bumping this thread as I've recently discovered the joy OpenBSD is. I've been a happy linux hacker for long, but I mist say it feels great to use a "fully-complete" OS that's ready to use right after install!

The philosophies behind Linux and BSD are quite different, but both are interesting, and I'm convinced our world need both!

	josuah Offline \| 18-07-2016, 03:43 PM \| #14

(17-07-2016, 07:12 PM)z3bra Wrote: [...] our world need both!

Maybe it is a paradox, but I feel that ^^this^^ is the way to get along with standards.

That is also why I really like projects built in portable C, or ported from BSDs to Linux (with libbsd?, or in the other direction, but I am running Linux right now).

GhostBSD may be my entrance door to BSD, as Ubuntu was for Linux: I was needing to see how a system can work while fully configured before to start setting up a new one on its own. But I have seen nixers starting with slackware as a first distro!

	ChefIronBelly Offline \| 19-07-2016, 08:24 AM \| #15

sshbio Wrote:is the way to get along with standards.

That cartoon has hung in my cubicle for years :)

Currently dual booting Free and Net. My Open is installed on a live usb via Fugulta, works like a charm.

"The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from." - Andrew S. Tanenbaum

	xero Offline \| 19-07-2016, 11:50 AM \| #16

(18-07-2016, 03:43 PM)sshbio Wrote: But I have seen nixers starting with slackware as a first distro!

dont be like me. i used slack first as a kid, since that was *the linux distro* of the day. but it soured me to nix for years.

	josuah Offline \| 19-07-2016, 06:02 PM \| #17

Oh, Slackware being "the linux distro of the day"? I missed something!

	xero Offline \| 20-07-2016, 06:49 PM \| #18

(19-07-2016, 06:02 PM)sshbio Wrote: Oh, Slackware being "the linux distro of the day"? I missed something!

yea, i'm old. i installed it via a stack of floppies (seems like it was 50 of them!)

	jkl Offline \| 25-07-2016, 03:43 PM \| #19

If I ever have to choose a Linux again because someone pays me for that or something, I'll surely choose Slackware too. One of the last no-bullshit distros.

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<mort> choosing a terrible license just to be spiteful towards others is possibly the most tux0r thing I've ever seen

	pranomostro Offline \| 26-07-2016, 11:27 AM \| #20

Lots of people I respect really like Void Linux (chneukirchen, gottox, and some more).

Maybe it's also a non-bullshit distro.

	jkl Offline \| 26-07-2016, 11:32 AM \| #21

Void Linux, NixOS and Slackware are the three which come to my mind. Admittedly, NixOS is a different distro.

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<mort> choosing a terrible license just to be spiteful towards others is possibly the most tux0r thing I've ever seen

	mushmouth Offline \| 09-08-2016, 06:06 PM \| #22

OpenBSD is my most favorite one out there.

	swathe Offline \| 10-08-2016, 07:09 AM \| #23

I just started playing with OpenBSD. Enjoying it so far.

	Tmplt Offline \| 13-04-2017, 05:10 PM \| #24

I've been meaning to try BSD out. Now with me throwing a server out of spare parts into the hall at the university seems like a good starting point. I messed around with openBSD a bit, trying to get full disk encryption set up, but the disk labels eluded me. I also found out that I'm not able to run a Teamspeak server on it, so I'll try FreeBSD when I have my hands on it again. (I'd use mumble, course, but moving people is hard.)

	jkl Offline \| 13-04-2017, 06:35 PM \| #25

OpenBSD's encryption is damn easy to set up IMO. Can I help?

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<mort> choosing a terrible license just to be spiteful towards others is possibly the most tux0r thing I've ever seen

	Tmplt Offline \| 14-04-2017, 08:09 AM \| #26

When I get my hands on the system I'll try again. I'll be sure to ask you if I end up having problems.

	Mafia Offline \| 14-04-2017, 02:03 PM \| #27

OpenBSD. And OpenBSD.

	drkhsh Offline \| 28-04-2017, 08:06 PM \| #28

i started using openbsd on all my servers (mail, web, *dav, irc, xmpp) and i really enjoy it. in my opinion it is very well-engineered and clean. documentation is really great and helpful (you do not need google searches). additionally i like the community.

	Juan Offline \| 07-05-2017, 06:12 PM \| #29

OpenBSD is my favourite. But in my actual laptop it doesn't support the network card.
So I used FreeBSD temporary before going back to Linux.

	xcko Offline \| 14-06-2017, 05:44 PM \| #30

openbsd right now, though I just learned there is no audio over hdmi suppport nor bluetooth. I don't use either of those, but just a heads up for anyone else considering it.

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