24-hour Test Drive of PC-BSD

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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Re:I've also test driven PC-BSD

[mikael_j]

Oops, you wanted to upgrade. In that case you should probably try doing "pkg_delete firefox" first as well..

Also, this is the quick-and-dirty guide, try looking at The Handbook before trolling... /Mikael