DesktopBSD

DesktopBSD was a Unix-derived, desktop-oriented operating system based on FreeBSD. Its goal was to combine the stability of FreeBSD with the ease of use of K Desktop Environment 3, the default graphical user interface.

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OS.name: DesktopBSD
OS.logo: 200px|DesktopBSD logo
OS.caption: DesktopBSD default desktop
OS.developer: DesktopBSD Team
OS.family: Unix-like
OS.source model: Open source
OS.latest release version: 1.7
OS.package_manager: FreeBSD Ports
OS.supported_platforms: amd64 and i386
OS.kernel type: Monolithic
OS.ui: K Desktop Environment 3
OS.license: FreeBSD license from FreeBSD base system Artwork collection, logos:Creative CommonsCC BY-NC 2.0 Austria GPL from KDE
OS.working_state: Discontinued in 2015

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Official website: desktopbsd.net
Image: DesktopBSD.png

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software version identifier: 2.0 M1

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== History and development == DesktopBSD was a customized installation of FreeBSD, rather than a fork. It was based on FreeBSD's latest stable branch, incorporating customized, preinstalled software such as KDE and DesktopBSD utilities and configuration files.