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FreeBSD 5.0 RC3 Now Ready

Posted by Hemos on from the go-out-and-get-it dept.

Dan writes "Scott Long announces that FreeBSD 5.0 RC3 has been released and available at all mirrors sites. Release notes can be viewed here, you can download 5.0 RC3 from ftp.freebsd.org or from one of your favorite mirror sites. Many thanks to the FreeBSD Release Engineering team for their work efforts!"

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  1. Re:*BSD Vs. Linux by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Common question, what you will hear:

    1. BSD can do everything Linux can do

    2. Better server OS though in recent years linux has greatly caught up

    3. Not as good on the desktop on Linux

    4. FreeBSD ports system is better than anything linux offers

    5. Not as good hardware support on FreeBSD as Linux, or games.

    6. I think FreeBSD is easier to install(others think I am crazy)

    7. Java sucks on FreeBSD

    7. BSD is dead

    I switched from linux to FreeBSD and prefer FreeBSD so take my comments with a grain of salt.

    Since I don;t want to label a linux-haters and watch my karma drop like a rock, I'm posting ac

  2. Re:*BSD Vs. Linux by Test+Drive · · Score: 5, Informative
    FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD are available for you to try out in the HP Test Drive Program. We also have several Linux distributions available for you to try, as well as HP-UX, Tru64 UNIX, and OpenVMS. Personally, I've found the *BSDs to be quite stable and easy to comprehend. Try them out for yourself in Test Drive and see what you think.

    I may work for HP, but I don't speak for them.

  3. Re:Excellent System by Tyler+Eaves · · Score: 5, Informative

    Edit in rc.conf:

    moused_enable="YES"

    moused_flags="-z 4"

    moused_port="/dev/psm0"

    moused_type="auto"

    In your XF86Config:

    Section "InputDevice"

    Identifier "Mouse0"

    Option "Protocol" "auto"

    Option "Device" "/dev/sysmouse"

    Option "Buttons" "5"

    EndSection

    That's my setup in 4.7-RELEASE with an MS Optical. Should be generic though.

    --
    TODO: Something witty here...
  4. Re:*BSD Vs. Linux by big_groo · · Score: 5, Informative

    6. I think FreeBSD is easier to install(others think I am crazy)

    As a relative noob here, I have to say that I've found the exact same thing. I've tried Redhat, Mandrake, Debian, Slackware(fav. linux distro - since 4.0) Caldera and SuSE. After trying all these, I found that the BSD install just makes sense (and talk about your options!!) Kind of like Slackware.

  5. Re:Upgrade path from 4.x-STABLE to 5.X-STABLE? by Geekboy(Wizard) · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yea, super easy.

    make buildworld
    make buildkernel
    make installkernel
    rm -r /usr/include/c++
    make installworld
    mergemaster
    reboot

    (Check UPDATING for more precise instructions.)