24-hour Test Drive of PC-BSD

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @08:11AM from the might-get-a-few-reluctant-IT-folks-on-board dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Ars Technica has a concise introduction to PC-BSD, a FreeBSD derivative that emphasizes ease of use and aims to convert Windows users. The review describes the installation process, articulates the advantages of PC-BSD,and reveal some of the challenges that the reviewer faced along the way. From the article: 'In the end, I would suggest this distribution to new users provided they had someone to call in case of a driver malfunction during installation. I would also recommend PC-BSD to seasoned Unix users that have never tried using FreeBSD before and would prefer a shallower learning curve before getting down to business.'"

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VMWare image available by athloi · 2007-06-19 08:47 · Score: 5, Informative

I've already got VMs out the nose with different OSs I just had to try. The PC-BSD folks make one readily available at the following location:

PC-BSD VMWare Image

I recommend this method of trying out new OSs, or avoiding corrupting your computer's virtue by installing one is made by whichever large West Coast corporation you dislike.

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