GhostBSD

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GhostBSD
GhostBSD 18.10 MATE screenshot.png
GhostBSD 18.10 (October 2018) with MATE
Developer Eric Turgeon and GhostBSD Team
OS family Unix-like (BSD)
Working stateCurrent
Source model Open source
Latest release 24.07.3 / September 12, 2024;5 months ago (2024-09-12)
Repository
Platforms amd64
Kernel type Monolithic FreeBSD kernel
Default
user interface 		MATE and Xfce
License FreeBSD license
Official website www.ghostbsd.org

GhostBSD is a Unix-like operating system based on FreeBSD for x86-64, with MATE (previously GNOME) as its default desktop environment and an Xfce-desktop community based edition. 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.

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History

Prior to GhostBSD 18.10, the project was based on FreeBSD. In May 2018 it was announced that future versions of the operating system would be based on TrueOS. [1] [2] In 2020, with the discontinuation of TrueOS, GhostBSD switched back to FreeBSD. [3]

Version history

FreeBSD based releases (1.0 - 11.1)

GhostBSD versionRelease dateFreeBSD versionDesktop environmentsChanges
1.0 [4] March 20108.0 GNOME 2.28First general availability release [5]
1.5 ?8.1 GNOME 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 [6] [7] January 24, 20129.0 ?Choice of preconfigured GNOME or LXDE desktop [8]
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 [9] November 7, 2013 ?
 LibreOffice exchanged for Apache OpenOffice 4. [10]
4.0 [11] October 4, 201410.0 ?Various new features [12]
10.1 [13] September 13, 201510.1 ?Software additions [14]
10.3August 31, 201610.3 ?ZFS support, UEFI support, ... [15]
11.1 [16] November 16, 201711.1 MATE 1.18

Xfce 4.12

GhostBSD Software repositories, dropped i386 support, WhiskerMenu as default menu (Xfce) [17]

TrueOS-based releases (18.10 - 21.01.20)

From GhostBSD 18.10 to 21.01.20, the project moved its base from FreeBSD to TrueOS. Following are TrueOS-based GhostBSD releases.

GhostBSD versionRelease DateDesktop EnvironmentChanges
18.10 [18] [19] November 1, 2018 MATE 1.20First release based on TrueOS
19.04 [20] April 13, 2019 MATE 1.22 and XFCE
19.09 [21] September 16, 2019MATE and XfceMoved from TrueOS CURRENT to STABLE
19.10 [22] October 26, 2019
20.01 [23] January 22, 2020
20.03March 31, 2020
20.04 [24] August 10, 2020 MATE 1.24 and Xfce
21.01.20 [25] January 23, 2021

FreeBSD based releases (21.04.27 - present)

Beginning from GhostBSD 21.04.27, the project has moved its base back to FreeBSD.

GhostBSD versionRelease DateDesktop EnvironmentChanges
21.04.27April 29, 2021GhostBSD is now based on FreeBSD 13.0-STABLE
21.5.11 [26] May 11, 2021
21.09.06 [27] September 7, 2021Switch from OpenRC to FreeBSD rc.d
21.09.08 [28] September 9, 2021
22.06.15June 18, 2022
22.06.18 [29] June 20, 2022
23.06.01June 5, 2023
23.10.01 [30] October 28, 2023MATE 1.26.0
24.01.01February 13, 2024Based on FreeBSD 14.0-STABLE
24.04.1 [31] May 20, 2024MATE 1.28.1Based on FreeBSD 14.0-STABLE

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 recommended requirements.

Reception

Jim Salter of Ars Technica concluded that GhostBSD was "... perfectly reasonable choice for a desktop distribution." However, Google Chrome support was unlikely to come anytime soon. Without a specific desire for running BSD he wouldn't recommend the operating system instead of a more mainstream Linux distribution. [32]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "GhostBSD is switching its system base | GhostBSD". Archived from the original on 2021-12-31. Retrieved 2018-08-11.
  2. ↑ Salter, Jim (2020-04-13). "Not actually Linux distro review deux: GhostBSD". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  3. ↑ Cao (2020-05-19). "TrueOS has been discontinued". FreeBSDNews.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-10. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  4. ↑ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 361, 5 July 2010
  5. ↑ "GhostBSD 1.0 Release. Go Green!". Archived from the original on 2010-03-16.
  6. ↑ GhostBSD 2.5 review | LinuxBSDos.com
  7. ↑ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 443, 13 February 2012
  8. ↑ Sanchez, Nahuel. "GhostBSD 2.5 finally here!". Ghostbsd.org. Archived from the original on 2012-01-31. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  9. ↑ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 535, 25 November 2013
  10. ↑ "GhostBSD 3.5 "Levi" Released - GhostBSD". Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2013-11-10.
  11. ↑ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 582, 27 October 2014
  12. ↑ "GhostBSD 4.0-RELEASE Karine finally ready - GhostBSD". Archived from the original on 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2014-11-13.
  13. ↑ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 633, 26 October 2015
  14. ↑ "GhostBSD 10.1 Finally Available - GhostBSD". Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2015-09-13.
  15. ↑ "GhostBSD 10.3 Enoch Finally Available - GhostBSD". Archived from the original on 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2016-09-05.
  16. ↑ DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 745, 8 January 2018
  17. ↑ "GhostBSD 11.1 Finally Ready and Available! | GhostBSD". www.ghostbsd.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-18. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
  18. ↑ "GhostBSD 18.10 setzt auf TrueOS". Pro-Linux (in German). Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  19. ↑ "GhostBSD 18.10 Now Available | GhostBSD". www.ghostbsd.org. Archived from the original on 2018-11-03. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
  20. ↑ "GhostBSD 19.04 Now Available | GhostBSD". www.ghostbsd.org. Archived from the original on 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  21. ↑ "GhostBSD 19.09 Now Available | GhostBSD". www.ghostbsd.org. Archived from the original on 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  22. ↑ "GhostBSD 19.10 Now Available | GhostBSD". www.ghostbsd.org. Archived from the original on 2019-12-30. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  23. ↑ "GhostBSD 20.01 Now Available | GhostBSD". www.ghostbsd.org. Archived from the original on 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  24. ↑ "GhostBSD 20.08.04 Now Available | GhostBSD". www.ghostbsd.org. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-12.
  25. ↑ "GhostBSD 21.01.20 release note | GhostBSD". www.ghostbsd.org. Archived from the original on 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  26. ↑ "GhostBSD 21.05.11 ISO now available". Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  27. ↑ "GhostBSD 21.09.06 ISO's now available". Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  28. ↑ "Quick fix GhostBSD 21.09.08 ISO now available". Archived from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  29. ↑ ""GhostBSD 22.06.18 Released"".
  30. ↑ "GhostBSD 23.10.1 Now Available" . Retrieved 2023-11-03.
  31. ↑ "GhostBSD 24.04.1 Is Now Available". ghostbsd.org. ghostbsd.org. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  32. ↑ Salter, Jim (2020-04-13). "Not actually Linux distro review deux: GhostBSD". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
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