AG <computing.acco...@googlemail.com> writes: > Allen Kenner wrote: >> I use FreeBSD >> instead for BSDs as it's closer to the stuff from Berkeley, > > Yeah, FreeBSD has always interested me, but I have yet to try it. > Maybe once I've finished my current project and have some time on my > hands, I may well look to dual boot FreeBSD and Debian, just to see if > there's any difference. Are there any issues regarding UID flags for > /home for example on a shared Debian/ FreeBSD machine, if both OSs try > to access the same directory?
I am currently running FreeBSD inside of VirtualBox under Lenny, and it works reasonably well. The UID was different for myself, so I just changed it after I installed. I am now using ssh to communicate without any problems. There are a number of other differences on how they do things. Many programs, such as ls and ps, have different command line options, so I often need to check to see if they support the options that I am used to. Mostly it seems comparable, but Debian seems a little more finished in most things. >> I rarely reboot ever. One of the things that made me use Linux and BSD >> to begin with was me being tired of rebooting for a MEDIA PLAYER! I >> couldn't believe I had to reboot for it, and got fed up. Now, I reboot >> only to add hardware. (I use FreeBSD, Slackware, SUSE, Mandriva, Debian, >> and Solaris). >> > Aaah Slackware ... I still have fondness for Slackware and enjoyed > using it from 8.1 to 11.0 However, I confess to having become quite > spoiled by the package management system of Debian (and I suspect that > FreeBSD and Gentoo are similar with ports and portage respectively). Ports are source, but they have a binary package system also. I mostly use the binary packages, but I prefer Debian's package system. -- Carl Johnson ca...@peak.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
