Category Archives: PC-BSD

Miscelaneous (Free)BSD news and links (Week 2)

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Gerard

I End of Life Announcement for PC-BSD 7.x With the release of version 8.2 just around the corner, and PC-BSD 9.0 slated for later this year, we will be stopping the production of new packages / PBIs for the PC-BSD 7.x … Continue reading →

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PC-BSD development in 2011

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Gerard

I’ve contacted the lead developers of different FreeBSD based projects and asked them about their development plans and ideas for 2011. Let’s start with PC-BSD today. As you all know, PC-BSD is a free, open-source operating system based on rock-solid … Continue reading →

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Available: PC-BSD 8.2-RC1

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Gerard

The PC-BSD Team has announced the availability of the first Release Candidate for PC-BSD 8.2. Version 8.2-RC1 contains a number of enhancements, improvements, and bug fixes in response to previous 8.2 testing snapshots. Some of the notable changes are: Updated … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD quick news and links (week 52)

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Gerard

Below some links to news articles and blog posts relating to FreeBSD, it’s development, howto’s etc, and other interesting bits and bops connected with the FreeBSD operating system. 1. Automatic Install with FreeBSD 64-bit on RootBSD. All new RootBSD orders … Continue reading →

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PC-BSD 8.2-BETA1 available for Testing

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Gerard

Following the release of FreeBSD 8.2-BETA1, PC-BSD 8.2-BETA1 is available too: The PC-BSD Team is pleased to announce the availability of PC-BSD 8.2-BETA1 which is running FreeBSD 8.2-PreRELEASE, Xorg 7.5, and KDE 4.5.4 Version 8.2 contains a number of enhancements … Continue reading →

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PC-BSD snapshots available: 8.2 and 9.0

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Gerard

Kris Moore has announced two snapshots of PC-BSD work-in-progress: version 8.2 and 9.0. Any feedback (positive and/or constructive) is welcome on the Testing Mailinglist.

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PC-BSD 9.0 (alpha) available for testing

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Gerard

Kris Moore announced the availability of PC-BSD 9.0 (alpha): I’m pleased to make available our first 9-Current alpha snapshot for you to begin playing with. This testing snapshot contains MANY new features and improvements that we plan on including in the eventual release … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD news and links (week 40)

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Gerard

I have some news links an leftovers for you from (the) last (few) week(s): 1. PC-BSD 8.1 [Review] We always wonder why is it that Microsoft makes us pay to use its OS, so why not shift to Linux or … Continue reading →