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Linux user wants to check out BSD - May I have a recommendation ? (lemmy.one)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I am a long time Linux User, KDE user. I want to try out BSD, but I am having a hard time getting it installed.

I tried the latest version of FreeBSD but it seems to come without X or Wayland (Or any of the other graphical bits) and I can't seem to get the graphical part working.

Nothing yet has been done with the machine, so, if anyone can recommend an easy-to-install - that works out of the box in full graphics where I don't have to mess with modelines like 2001. I would love to try an OS where there are not too many cooks in the kitchen.

I will be installing it on a Lenovo Ideapad.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I will be installing it on a Lenovo Ideapad

The BSD's are great systems, but I wouldn't recommend them on a laptop.
I've been down that path. It took me a couple of days to fix several issues related to hardware support (including patching and recompiling the kernel), and then I learnt that Wifi support is very limited.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I second this. I have a Framework (which is even one they've said they're trying to support) and it's been getting better, but still a bit janky