| Derivate FreeBSD | Use | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FreeBSD | Easy use | https://www.freebsd.org/ | |
| TrueOS | Easy use | https://www.trueos.org/ | |
| GhostBSD | Easy use | http://www.ghostbsd.org/ | |
| DesktopBSD | Easy use | http://www.desktopbsd.net/ | |
| HardenedBSD | Easy use | https://hardenedbsd.org/ | |
| MidnightBSD | Easy use | http://www.midnightbsd.org/ | |
| TrustedBSD | Easy use | http://www.trustedbsd.org/ | |
| Frenzy | Easy use | http://frenzy.org.ua/eng/ | |
| Raspbsd | Easy use | http://www.raspbsd.org/ | |
| Freesbie | Easy use | http://www.freesbie.org/ | |
| MfsBSD | http://mfsbsd.vx.sk/ |
| Firewall | Use | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BSD Router Project | https://bsdrp.net/ | ||
| PfSense | https://www.pfsense.org/ | ||
| OpenSense | https://opnsense.org/ |
How To Get a GUI In FreeBSD - Beginner Class
FreeBSD 11.1 Installation + GNOME Desktop + Apps + Guest Additions on Oracle VirtualBox [2017]
FreeBSD 11.1 Installation + XFCE Desktop + Apps + Guest Additions on Oracle VirtualBox [2017]
https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articles/linux-users/article.html
| Purpose | FreeBSD command | Linux® command (Red Hat) | Linux® command (Debian) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Install package from remote repository | pkg install package | yum install package | apt-get install package |
| Install local package | pkg add package | rpm -ivh package | dpkg -i package |
| List installed packages | pkg info | rpm -qa | dpkg -l |
| List PCI devices | pciconf | lspci | lspci |
| List loaded kernel modules | kldstat | lsmod | lsmod |
| Load/Unload kernel modules | kldload / kldunload | modprobe | modprobe |
| Trace system calls | truss | strace | strace |
The first step after installation system is good download security patches for the operating system and download new files for operating system and install.
freebsd-update fetch install shutdown -r now
Next step is to update ports collection for the operating system.
for updating information for FreeBSD ports developers is /usr/ports/CHANGES
portsnap auto or portsnap fetch portsnap extract
Update ports is east command
portsnap fetch update
Security audit for package and FreeBSD
pkg audit -F
freebsd-update fetch freebsd-update install
freebsd-update fetch freebsd-update upgrade -r 11.2-RELEASE or other version freebsd-update install
FreeBSD has several desktop environments - Xfce4, Mate, Gnome3, Cinnamon, KDE, Lumina
pkg install mate-desktop mate xorg slim
Enable components for kernel in etc/rc.conf
You need enable this component:
zfs_enable="YES" - if you use ZFS file system hald_enable="YES" dbus_enable="YES" slim_enable="YES"
if you want to enable crash dump, if don't you write “NO”
dumpdev="AUTO"
Next step is create file .xinitrc in /root/ and /home/user/ with command
exec mate-session
and reboot.
pkg install xfce4-desktop xfce xorg slim
Enable components for kernel in etc/rc.conf
You need to run desktop
zfs_enable="YES" - if you use ZFS file system hald_enable="YES" dbus_enable="YES" slim_enable="YES"
if you want to enable crash dump, if don't you write “NO”
dumpdev="AUTO"
Next step is create file .xinitrc in /root/ and /home/user/ with command
exec startxfce4
and reboot.
# pkg install slim-themes # cd /usr/local/share/slim/themes # fetch http://daemon-notes.com/downloads/assets/themes/slim-freebsd.tar.bz2 # tar jxvf slim-freebsd.tar.bz2 # rm slim-freebsd.tar.bz2 Edit and set /usr/local/etc/slim.conf #current_theme default current_theme freebsd