Category Archives: PC-BSD

PC-BSD 9-STABLE-20120505 Snapshot Available for Testing

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Paul

Kris has announced the availability of the next testing snapshot. If you are using Intel video or would like to upgrade from a previous snapshot, read the Errata section below. The next snapshot in the PC-BSD 9-STABLE branch has just … Continue reading →

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PC-BSD 9-STABLE-20120418 snapshot available

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Gerard

The PC-BSD team has made the first public 9-STABLE snapshot available for 64bit systems! Read the announcement. This snapshot provides both users and developers a means to test out new features in the upcoming PC-BSD 9.1 release. This snapshot may … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD Events Update (ILF, BSDCan, EuroBSDCon)

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Gerard

FreeBSD events come and go month after month. Time for an update on some past and upcoming FreeBSD events. Indiana LinuxFest (ILF) FreeNAS and PC-BSD will be represented at Indiana LinuxFest on Saturday, April 14 in Indianapolis, Indiana. CDs and other swag will be handed out … Continue reading →

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iXsystems, and its developers

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Gerard

We all know that iXsystems does a great job promoting FreeBSD, building FreeBSD based products and supporting FreeBSD based projects (incl. PC-BSD, FreeNAS). But, who are the developers that are part of this company? Who are the guys doing the coding … Continue reading →

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The PC-BSD Ports Jail (video)

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Gerard

PC-BSD features the “Ports Jail”. In this video you will learn how to use it to install apps isolated from your system. More information on Ports Jail and how to use it, can be found on the PC-BSD Wiki. The … Continue reading →

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Introduction to PC-BSD 9 Isotope (video), gallery and reviews

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Gerard

The PC-BSD project is in the process of creating a series of instructional videos to help new users get familiar with the operating system, and showing some of the advanced features to those already using PC-BSD. The first video, giving … Continue reading →

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PC-BSD 9.0 Review

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Paul

If you’d like to use FreeBSD as a desktop system, you’ll have to invest a lot of time in setting up the operating system and installing all the right packages. Obviously, this is a serious barrier for a lot of … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD Events Updates (Scale, AsiaBSDCon, BSDCan)

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Gerard

A new year, a new series of FreeBSD Conferences. Mark them in your diaries if you’re planning to go. SCALE 2012 iXsystem, FreeNAS, PC-BSD and the FreeBSD Foundation will be represented at SCALE Linux Expo 2012. The Southern California Linux … Continue reading →