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FreeBSD 10.2 Released

Posted by Soulskill on from the onward-and-upward dept.

moderators_are_w*nke writes with news that FreeBSD 10.2-RELEASE is now available. Here is the download page, the release notes, and release errata. Features highlights: The resolvconf(8) utility has been updated to version 3.7.0, with improvements to protect DNS privacy. The ntp suite has been updated to version 4.2.8p3. A new rc(8) script, growfs, has been added, which will resize the root filesystem on boot if the /firstboot file exists. The Linux® compatibility version has been updated to support Centos 6 ports. Several ZFS performance and reliability improvements. GNOME has been updated to version 3.14.2. KDE has been updated to version 4.14.3.

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  1. Re:Still no 64-bit Linux support? by moderators_are_w*nke · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's in -CURRENT, not sure whether it will make in to -STABLE before 11-RELEASE.

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  2. Re:Ob by jandrese · · Score: 4, Informative

    No, although there is a package called uselessd that provides enough systemd hooks to get Gnome running if that's your thing.

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  3. Painless upgrade by rl117 · · Score: 5, Informative

    Just finished upgrading all my work and home systems and VMs, plus one clean install. Smooth painless upgrades from 10.1-RELEASE and no problems encountered, all systems running nicely. Great work, team, your efforts are much appreciated.

    FreeBSD merrilin.codelibre.net 10.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 10.2-RELEASE #0 r286666: Wed Aug 12 15:26:37 UTC 2015 root@releng1.nyi.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64

  4. Re:Ob by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    I know parent was marked Funny, but uselessd is a very real thing: http://uselessd.darknedgy.net/

  5. FreeBSD on the Desktop. by srobert · · Score: 5, Informative

    A lot of people say FreeBSD is best on the server, while Linux is best on the desktop. But I was a long time Linux user and started playing around with FreeBSD a few years ago. It turns out, that IF your hardware is compatible with it, and IF you know what you're doing, then FreeBSD is also best on the desktop.