ISO
helloSystem Live and installation ISO (by helloSystem)
NomadBSD
Livesystem based on FreeBSD (by nomadbsd)
| ISO | NomadBSD | |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 37 | |
| 802 | 335 | |
| 0.5% | 0.9% | |
| 8.3 | 8.6 | |
| 3 months ago | 7 days ago | |
| Shell | CSS | |
| BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License | BSD 2-clause "Simplified" License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
ISO
Posts with mentions or reviews of ISO.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-21.
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GPU acceleration for Falkon (helloSystem)
helloSystem, a FreeBSD OS has released version 0.8. On the GitHub page for ISO download (https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases/tag/r0.8.0), it says that "GPU acceleration is now enabled for WebEngine based browsers such as Falkon, thanks @jsm222".
- HelloSystem 0.8 Released
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helloSystem 0.8.0 released
Download: https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases/tag/r0.8.0
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Is GhostBSD a good Livecd to test FreeBSD hardware compatibility?
helloSystem 0.7.0 https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases/tag/r0.7.0 is based on 13.0-RELEASE, although I don't know whether it's the best barometer for telling whether a driver will work with 13.0-RELEASE without helloSystem,
- HelloSystem 0.7 Released
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helloSystem 0.7.0 released, FreeBSD 13 based, Live ISO boots 3x as fast
That's a bug then. Please do open an issue at https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/issues/ and ideally please run the Hardware Probe utility and mention the URL it gives you in the GitHub issue. This way we can hopefully see why Apple keyboard autodetection fails in your case.
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A curiosity question - are there any distros that are heavily GUI focused with very minimal or no CLI requirements?
The only free software OS I've seen trying to entirely avoid CLI, even for troubleshooting, is helloSystem by the AppImage format's creator, and that's a FreeBSD derivative rather than a Linux distribution.
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helloSystem 0.7.0 (Build 0G91) on Dell Latitude 7380
Hello System 0.7.0 (FreeBSD 13.0) Build 0G91 / GitHub commit id: fad1137. ISO image size 1.04 GB (much smoller than befeore) & faster boot times. ✅ TouchScreen
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Walktrough of helloSystem 0.6.0
Issues with FreeBSD 13 based builds · Issue #198 · helloSystem/ISO
NomadBSD
Posts with mentions or reviews of NomadBSD.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-19.
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how to read content from an old freebsd HD?
try with NomadBSD - it's based on Free and has automount feature.
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Its possible to install FreeBSD ina External USB HDD?
Yes. You can check https://nomadbsd.org/ It allow You to install in an external device with persistence. Best regards.
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About Installing Ubunto to USB on MBR
I know this is about unbuntu, but I use a BSD distro made to run permanently from a USB. It's called Nomad BSD https://nomadbsd.org/ it's pretty fun. It comes with the XFCE desktop and can run Linux apps.
- Easy Customized I2P on FreeBSD
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FreeBSD isn’t bad for a desktop OS
nomadbsd.org HelloSystem Mignightbsd.orgAll Good desktops on FreeBSD O/S, Freedom of Choice is good.
- NomadBSD: Persistent USB flash drive based desktop OS
- NomadBSD - a tale of some run of the mill HP laptop and OS for nomads ;)
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e2fsprogs-roothardlinks-1.46.5_4 conflicts with e2fsprogs-1.46.2 (installs files into the same place). Problematic file : /sbin/e2fsck
Testing NomadBSD for the upcoming Release · Issue #128 · nomadbsd/NomadBSD
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Linux user here. BSD caught my attention and I’m looking to try it out. Got any advice?
Rebase on FreeBSD 13.1 · Issue #114 · nomadbsd/NomadBSD – "We're almost ready for a RC1. Please be patient for another few days."
What are some alternatives?
When comparing ISO and NomadBSD you can also consider the following projects:
ravynos - A BSD-based OS project that aims to provide source and binary compatibility with macOS® and a similar user experience.
linux-browser-installer - Script to install Linux browsers under a Linux chroot on FreeBSD
systemrescue-zfs - A fork of SystemRescue (formerly SystemRescueCd) with ZFS built-in and serial console access enabled for all boot options. Download bootable ISOs from the releases page.
ghostbsd-ports - FreeBSD ports with GhostBSD ports
NsCDE - Modern and functional CDE desktop based on FVWM
install-fbsd-desktop
hello - Desktop system for creators with a focus on simplicity, elegance, and usability. Based on FreeBSD. Less, but better!
MediaWriter - Fedora Media Writer - Write Fedora Images to Portable Media
linux-apfs-rw - APFS module for linux, with experimental write support
cbsd - Yet one more wrapper around jail, bhyve, QEMU and XEN
darling - Darwin/macOS emulation layer for Linux
multibootusb - Create multiboot live Linux on a USB disk...