What is FreeBSD?
An operating system for a variety of platforms which focuses on features, speed, and stability. It is derived from BSD, the version of UNIX® developed at the University of California, Berkeley. It is developed and maintained by a large community.
FreeBSD is a tool in the Infrastructure as a Service category of a tech stack.
Key Features
KMS And New drm2 Video DriversCapsicum Enabled By DefaultNew Binary Packaging SystemUnmapped I/O
FreeBSD Pros & Cons
Pros of FreeBSD
- ✓Excellent as Server
- ✓Very Stable
- ✓Helpful community
- ✓Extremely simple updates and compiles of kernel and use
- ✓Free to use
- ✓Good for Cloud - Nextcloud
- ✓Ports and packages system is mature and well-supported
- ✓Easy to install
- ✓Supported by major cloud platforms
Cons of FreeBSD
- ✗Poor support for laptops, especially wireless cards
- ✗Slower to adopt non-server hardware than Linux
FreeBSD Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to FreeBSD?
Ubuntu
Ubuntu is an ancient African word meaning ‘humanity to others’. It also means ‘I am what I am because of who we all are’. The Ubuntu operating system brings the spirit of Ubuntu to the world of computers.
Debian
Debian systems currently use the Linux kernel or the FreeBSD kernel. Linux is a piece of software started by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide. FreeBSD is an operating system including a kernel and other software.
CentOS
The CentOS Project is a community-driven free software effort focused on delivering a robust open source ecosystem. For users, we offer a consistent manageable platform that suits a wide variety of deployments. For open source communities, we offer a solid, predictable base to build upon, along with extensive resources to build, test, release, and maintain their code.
