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laxstar4
06-12-2006, 09:21 AM
has anyone tried this pc-bsd thing its suppost to be a better system then windows and its free to download?

http://www.pcbsd.org/
PuLsE_SpEeD
06-12-2006, 09:23 AM
If onlly OS X Tiger worked on pc's...I can dream

you can always give it a spin and let us all know how it goes
laxstar4
06-12-2006, 09:26 AM
do you think you can still use windows programs on it?

i might give it a go
gigo567
06-12-2006, 09:29 AM
do you think you can still use windows programs on it?

i might give it a go
I bet you can. Just download this on an external Hard drive and install it on that. XP will remain on the computer and the new software will be on the external hard drive. Now you have two operating systems.
BuckWyld
06-12-2006, 02:33 PM
I personally would use linux over BSD, I think that it is more current as far as drivers and things like that. You can use alot of windows programs through a WINE, and there are many free (as in beer and open source) that replicate windows applicaition for unix based systems. I think if you want to look in to something like this, Red Hat or Suse would be a good place to start because they quite polished and easy to use.
standenup
06-12-2006, 03:06 PM
i'm skeptical because you have to download it. you can downlaod something without a program already (windows) so when you download it i wouldn't be surprised if it messed windows up or something
GeorgiaMiddie2
06-12-2006, 03:06 PM
yeah, linux is said to be better, but windows is the standard, so most ppl use it instead.
Enjoi LAX
06-12-2006, 03:19 PM
yeah, linux is said to be better, but windows is the standard, so most ppl use it instead.
I have linux on my second pc and it's very nice because it runs well on older hardware
wolfie8914
06-12-2006, 03:26 PM
So since Unix is open-source, this is just like their own version of it, such as Linux is a version of it?
laxstar4
06-12-2006, 03:35 PM
how do i install something like this ? i downloaded the 600 mb file and there is no installation file.
BuckWyld
06-12-2006, 04:33 PM
yeah, linux is said to be better, but windows is the standard, so most ppl use it instead.


I don't think that Linux is necessarily better, but it is different. It does somethings better than Windows, and somethings not as well.

So since Unix is open-source, this is just like their own version of it, such as Linux is a version of it?

Unix is not open source, there are many different operating systems that behave in the same way and they fall under the general "Unix" title, some are open source like Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD others are not like Solaris and HP-UX. This seems one seems to be based on FreeBSD.
I don't know anything about this specific distro, but I would suggest trying Red Hat or Suse. There are also "live-discs" that allow you to burn a cd then boot from it to try linux (or a BSD) with out doing anything to your computer. I think Suse has one and I know that Ubuntu linux has one available at www.ubuntu.com
BuckWyld
06-12-2006, 04:36 PM
how do i install something like this ? i downloaded the 600 mb file and there is no installation file.

it is a whole new operating system, it is probably a cd image that you need to burn then boot from. but do yourself a favor and don't mess up your system, just go to suse or ubuntu and download the live disc

suse download
http://www.novell.com/products/suselinux/downloads/suse_linux/index.html


SUSE Linux 10.1 Live version

SUSE makes the live version of SUSE Linux available for download as an ISO image. This version runs entirely from the bootable DVD and is not installed on the hard disk.

If you want to get to know SUSE Linux or test if your hardware is fully supported, the live version is the right choice for you.


ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/
enjoi
06-12-2006, 06:15 PM
of all the flavors of linux i prefer ubuntu.
Blackhawk
06-12-2006, 06:18 PM
you people. With the new Intel chip based Macs you can dual boot windows and osx. it run beautifully
gigo567
06-12-2006, 06:20 PM
you people. With the new Intel chip based Macs you can dual boot windows and osx. it run beautifully
Cool, you know bootcamp will work until, I think 2007. Then it comes with the new computers and software.
petejobu22
06-12-2006, 10:47 PM
Red Hat is really easy to work with my old PC has it as its OS I like messing around with it.
I also hear "Lindows" the linux version that looks and somewhat acts like window$ is really good for people who want to use linux but are accostumed to window$
fossil8412
06-13-2006, 11:09 PM
yeah, linux is said to be better, but windows is the standard, so most ppl use it instead.

I have linux on my ipod... Very sweet...