GhostBSD

GhostBSD
GhostBSD 10.1 with MATE
Developer Eric Turgeon and GhostBSD Team
OS family Unix-like (BSD)
Working state Current
Source model Open source
Latest release 11.1 / November 16, 2017 (2017-11-16)
Platforms amd64
Kernel type Monolithic FreeBSD kernel
Default user interface Xfce and MATE
License FreeBSD license
Official website www.ghostbsd.org

GhostBSD is a Unix-like operating system based on FreeBSD,[1] with Xfce and MATE as its default desktop environments (GNOME was the previous desktop environment). It aims to be easy to install, ready-to-use and easy to use. The project goal is to combine security, privacy, stability, usability, openness, freedom and to be free of charge.

In May 2018 it was announced that a future version of the operating system will be based on TrueOS.[2]

Version history

GhostBSD versionRelease dateFreeBSD versionDesktop environmentsChanges
1.0[3]March 20108.0GNOME 2.28First general availability release[4]
1.5?8.1GNOME 2.30Introduced Compiz support. (This version was also distributed with the January 2011 issue of the German magazine freeX, which also featured an article about the new OS.)
2.0March 13, 20118.2?Improvements to GDM et al.
2.5[5][6]January 24, 20129.0?Choice of preconfigured GNOME or LXDE desktop[7]
3.0March 10, 20139.1?The last release to deploy the GNOME 2 desktop environment
3.1June 28, 2013??A point release primarily to fix bugs
3.5[8]November 7, 2013?
LibreOffice exchanged for Apache OpenOffice 4.[9]
4.0[10]October 4, 201410.0?Various new features[11]
10.1[12]September 13, 201510.1?Software additions[13]
10.3August 31, 201610.3?ZFS support, UEFI support, ...[14]
11.1[15] November 16, 2017 11.1 MATE 1.18

Xfce 4.12

 GhostBSD Software repositories, dropped i386 support, WhiskerMenu as default menu (Xfce)[16]

License

GhostBSD was originally licensed under the 3-clause BSD license ("Revised BSD License", "New BSD License", or "Modified BSD License")

In 2014 Eric Turgeon re-licensed GhostBSD under 2-clause license ("Simplified BSD License" or "FreeBSD License"). GhostBSD contains some GPL-licensed software.

The following are the minimum recommended requirements.

  • Pentium 4 or higher
  • 1024 MB of RAM
  • 20 GB of free hard drive space
  • Network card
  • Sound card
  • NVIDIA 3D accelerated video card

See also

References

  1. ↑ "GhostBSD 2.5 review - LinuxBSDos.com".
  2. ↑ GhostBSD is switching it's system base | GhostBSD
  3. ↑ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 361, 5 July 2010
  4. ↑ "GhostBSD 1.0 Release. Go Green!". Archived from the original on 2010-03-16.
  5. ↑ GhostBSD 2.5 review | LinuxBSDos.com
  6. ↑ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 443, 13 February 2012
  7. ↑ Sanchez, Nahuel. "GhostBSD 2.5 finally here!". Ghostbsd.org. Archived from the original on 2012-01-31. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  8. ↑ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 535, 25 November 2013
  9. ↑ "GhostBSD 3.5 "Levi" Released - GhostBSD".
  10. ↑ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 582, 27 October 2014
  11. ↑ "GhostBSD 4.0-RELEASE Karine finally ready - GhostBSD".
  12. ↑ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 633, 26 October 2015
  13. ↑ "GhostBSD 10.1 Finally Available - GhostBSD".
  14. ↑ "GhostBSD 10.3 Enoch Finally Available - GhostBSD".
  15. ↑ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 745, 8 January 2018
  16. ↑ "GhostBSD 11.1 Finally Ready and Available! | GhostBSD". www.ghostbsd.org. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
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