There is a project based on FreeBSD that you can give a try.
Its real easy to install, got a lot of applications ported with an easy
to use interface.
You can install it and have Internet Explorer and a lot of windows
applications working in less than a couple of minutes, and there is a
virtual machine version to try it before install.
The website is http://www.pcbsd.org and starts saying :
"PC-BSD has been designed with the 'casual' computer user in mind.
Installing the system is simply a matter of a few clicks and a few
minutes for the installation process to finish. Hardware such as video,
sound, network and other devices will be auto-detected and available at
the first system startup. Home users will immediately feel comfortable
with PC-BSD's desktop interface, with KDE 3.5 running under the hood.
Software installation has also been designed to be as painless as
possible, simply double-click and software will be installed. "
I hope it helps you :-)
Sdäv
Latitude escribió:
I'm interested in changing over to FreeBSD from Windows, but I'll have
to say, you guys don't really present a forceful argument to Windows
users of how easy the switch may be. I get knee-deep in FreeBSD jargon
the second I get to your webpage. I need to see an overwhelming argument
that FreeBSD is a perfectly acceptable alternative for home desktop
users who have previously known only Windows.
For instance, if I download and install FreeBSD, will I instantly have a
desktop windowing environment that I can navigate in while I figure out
what's going on? Will I have a browser and way to setup an internet
connection right off the bat? How will I migrate files from other
operating systems?
I understand you guys have been around for a while, but you don't seem
to understand the monumental "fear" involved in switching operating
systems. You need to address those concerns head on from the start. I
need to see several screenshots of apps that I can use as alternatives
to what I have.
Help me (and yourselves) out.
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