*BSD screenshots
 

Linux gets all the glory, so I thought I'd start a *BSD screenshot thread. Granted, most BSD users are probably running servers rather than desktop systems, but what the heck.

So, here is my OpenBSD 5.4 Xfce desktop...

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OpenBSD 5.4 and XFCE. :)

Finally got OpenBSD 5.4 set up on the ThinkPad T61, messing around with tmux and such...

Linux has no GUI, nor does *BSD.
There is Xorg that runs on these platforms (and on many others). There are Window Managers and even Desktop Environments that run on Xorg (or some other X).
Here is my screenshot, it doesn't matter what is running underneath. GNU/Linux, Mac OS-X, BSD ...

Yeah, well I think anyone who can install and set-up a BSD with a DE/WM knows this. Thanks for the education I suppose. ;)
Nice desktop by the way.
Older screenshot here. FreeBSD 6.3.
http://s34.photobucket.com/user/hite...bsd63.jpg.html

Well, yes. The default for Linux and the BSDs is TUI. Frankly, I'd rather be running a VESA framebuffer console on OpenBSD, but that isn't an option (FreeSBD and NetBSD do have this option). I'm considering stripping out all GTK dependencies and sticking with cwm, if I can configure it to my liking.

What are the advantages of using a BSD?

Oh, I don't know about advantages. I'm into OpenBSD mostly for the security/clean code focus. From a very lightweight base system I can tinker around and build the system I want.

Some interesting info, perhaps:

http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/rants/bsd4linux/01
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10-...inux-and-bsd/#.
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/articl...and-linux.html

Yep. It is nice to run one of the most secure operating systems in the World. Learning about the BSDs is an enjoyable experience.

Is it safe but it is not annoyingly safe to use, right?
EDIT: I am reading the links you posted and, from what I know, Linux kernel also has a team to decide what goes into it, no?

1) Not in the least! I have full desktop functionality with OpenBSD on my T61, the same as with Slackware, at least for what I need. It took a little longer to set up than Slackware, but only because it's pretty new to me.

2) Probably, I really don't keep up with those things.

I think I am gonna give BSD a try

It's been a lot of fun, having to figure out how to do things. As a Slackware user, you should do just fine.

Great, another Slackware/BSD user :)

Here's another good article re: Linux vs. BSD:

http://www.h-i-r.net/2009/05/holy-war-bsd-vs-linux.html

The urge for trying new things never stop: I am now installing gentoo and at some point in the next week I plan to try FreeBSD 10 too. And since I am feeling brave I am not using a VM.

Already snagging a copy of FreeBSD 10 to use with a new workstation at the office. Should be promising.

I've been running FreeBSD for ages. Methinks it was 5.1 when I installed it first.
However, I'm using it as a source-based OS. When I install it I do the minimal base install, then I set up make.conf to fit my hardware, rebuild world and kernel with custom configuration, reboot and start installing from ports.

PC-BSD is a good starting point for someone wanting to learn FreeBSD the easy way. It's a very solid distribution.

Agreed. It is FreeBSD with a very well done graphical front-end. Absolutely first rate. I've run it a few times and I was impressed.

Yes, but once you've learned enough from PCBSD, transitioning to FreeBSD should be easy.

FreeBSD is a bit more customizable though both share near similar repositories and ports.

NetBSD 6.1.3 + openbox

FreeBSD, fluxbox, fluxter and asbutton

OpenBSD with i3. Still tweaking and configuring...

MORE: http://vermaden.deviantart.com/art/F...eadm-435667867

really nice

OpenBSD 5.5 (snapshot) with Gnome 3.

^ Ah, very nice! I have been meaning to do exactly this all week, and haven't gotten around to it yet. How are you liking 5.5 with Gnome 3.10.2?

I have a problem with suspend/resume, but other than that, it seems pretty solid. This is my first try with Gnome 3+, so I'm still playing with it. You need graphics that the inteldrm or radeondrm driver support -- my first attempt was on a crappy little nettop box that wasn't supported.

Downloading 10.0.1, "as we speak."
:)

Fresh install of OpenBSD 5.5 snapshot, with Gnome 3.10.2. Still have a few bugs I'm trying to work out, but overall, I like it:

OpenBSD 5.4, XFCE

Fresh installation of OpenBSD 5.5, with cwm...

OpenBSD 5.5 and XFCE up and running.

very nice

KDE 4.11 on OpenBSD 5.5, works great :)

Could you share your configs?

Sure. I'm just using my own .Xresources, which I have here.

Sweet, I am still getting the hang of OpenBSD and I decided t do it while using cwm

^ I have standardized to using cwm on both OpenBSD and Slackware. It's my favorite stacking window manager. I also like sithwm, but I haven't tried building it on either, yet.

Thanks for the tip. First I need to patch it and then figure out the best way to use it as a desktop. The only bad thing so far is the lack of ext4 support :( and Firefox crashing

Cool. Will have to take a look at that one. I mostly use XFCE and Fluxbox if I have an older box. Are you compiling cwm from source on Slackware?

^ Just grabbing the SlackBuild.

Thanks. :)

OpenBSD quickly became my favorite OS. I hope it is not just a "summer love" tho. The only thing preventing me from switching to it is a large ext4 home partition

I'm not ready to completely switch from Slackware to OpenBSD. Lilo sure plays nice with OpenBSD. :)

My desktop needs are very basic so I can migrate just fine. I really enjoyed OpenBSF and tinkering with it. The high quality code and high security made me like it even more. As I post this I am moving the files on my ext4 partition, getting ready for a migration.

You're understating what true love is. Welcome into the club

My NetBSD-screenshot
 

NetBSD-6.1.4 + xfce4 + faenza-icons