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On Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:27:03 +0800, Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote:
Wanna bring in FreeBSD to compare? :)
No smiley. Somebody already did that.
Chapter 1 <
https://www.zdnet.com/article/freebsd-linux-review/>, full
of effusive praise:
Sure, I talk a lot about how reliable Debian is, but even Debian
can't touch the stability of FreeBSD.
Chapter 2 <
https://www.zdnet.com/article/freebsd-linux-review/>,
enthusiasm waning ever so slightly:
Once you get FreeBSD up and running, you can absolutely rely on
it.
Getting it up and running is the issue.
and
However, upon glancing at the start menu, there were very few apps
installed. So, I fired up KDE Discover, only to find out it
wouldn't work. The reason for this is PackageKit, an open-source
software suite that simplifies the installation and management of
software packages on Linux systems. Simplify, being the operative
word.
Unfortunately, PackageKit continually crashed, so KDE Discover was
useless, and all app installations had to be done via the command
line. Given I'm very comfortable with the command line, that's
perfectly fine.
On a whim, I installed GNOME, but the GDM login manager wouldn't
start, so I stuck with KDE Plasma.
Then finally, Chapter 3 <
https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-linux-server-distros-for-your-home-lab/>:
The primary reason I would recommend Debian as your server OS is
its legendary stability. There simply is not a more stable OS on
the planet. Some people might argue that Slackware is more stable
because of its Unix-like nature. I say this call is too close to
make, but either OS is solid. However, Debian is easier to use.
No more mention of FreeBSD at all ...
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