Which BSD should I use?

[tangram]

Originally Posted by J65nko

Just follow the Hollywood method of "Which partner should I marry?"

Marry a partner you seem to like or love. If if after some time he or she annoys you too much, get a divorce and marry somebody else. If after a couple of marriages, you still prefer the original partner , just re-marry him or her.

Simple isn't it ?

One word: alimonies.

Sorry for the off topic but couldn't resist.

[evilunixuser]

Originally Posted by Randux

I don't think it's really a "Linux -based software building requirement" so much as I don't want to have to depend on somebody else to have built all the packages I want. On Slackware I can do it myself, and in the end the system is a lot leaner.

I don't think that's really such an unreasonable goal and I wish it were simpler on BSDs.

I've worked with Slackware, Debian, RedHat, Free/Net/Dragonfly/OpenBSD, Solaris, SunOS, AIX, HP-UX either in my home or at work. Each has a purpose. To me, even though Slackware has the best Unix feel, my preference is Debian. In terms of BSD, I lean towards Dragonfly. If I want to have a fate worse than death, I'll take RedHat. I can ramble on, but all this is just my leanings.

[fbsduser]

Originally Posted by evilunixuser

I've worked with Slackware, Debian, RedHat, Free/Net/Dragonfly/OpenBSD, Solaris, SunOS, AIX, HP-UX either in my home or at work. Each has a purpose. To me, even though Slackware has the best Unix feel, my preference is Debian. In terms of BSD, I lean towards Dragonfly. If I want to have a fate worse than death, I'll take RedHat. I can ramble on, but all this is just my leanings.

My preferences are right now. M$Linux 11.1 and FreeBSD 7.0

[John]

I have the same question which BSD distro is very close to linux in this way- processes are automated, automatically updates, easy installations of programs (to have packages),easy installation of flash and java plugins?
I tested DesktopBSD 1.7,and it looks cool but it had some big troubles- bugging, crashing of applications, no flash- no youtube, no all USB disks and than I left it and became again linux user, as I was before DesktopBSD-era.

[vermaden]

which BSD distro is very close to linux

NetBSD has Linux COMPAT enabled by default.

processes are automated

What processes?

automatically updates

None of BSDs automatically updates.

easy installations of programs (to have packages)

All BSDs have binary packages.

Easy installation of flash and java plugins

I have Flash installed on FreeBSD and it works very well, its not hard, building a Java plugin for a browser is also possible and working, as I use FreeBSD, I havent tried other BSDs for that.

I tested DesktopBSD 1.7

DesktopBSD is dead, use PC-BSD.

[Oliver_H]

Just a wild guess after lots of words. Maybe you should use the one that serves YOU best? As I said, just a shot in the dark ...