BSD Distro with built in software manager

Is there an easy to use stable BSD distro with a built in software manager?

 

PCBSD I guess would be the one I'd use (probably).

 

Anything like synaptics manager or software managers like in Ubuntu?

 

I've heard they have a good package system...I can't tell you exactly. I would go over to their forums and look around...

 

No, that is against the principals of BSD. All the BSD's have a package manager, I suggest FreeBSD.

 

Debian has a BSD distro now.

http://www.debian.org/ports/kfreebsd-gnu/

http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/05/222239

 

Installing freebsd is a head ache, I hate having to be there for the installation set everything manually because nothing is automated. I am guessing convenience goes against freeBSD's standards unless thats changed somehow.

 

It does go against the principals. It's not changed.

 

Who in there right mind wants to use that then? I mean things have changed since 1984 it looks like FreeBSD's installation set up hasn't. I am guessing you like inconveniences?

 

Don't feed the troll... use whatever works for you...

 

From what I am told here package managers and BSD go together like peanut butter and fermented squash.

 

lulz i already posted about debian kbsd... but there isnt much point to using bsd if u want it to be easy and automatic with the latest features.

 

No but I am not much of BSD user, but from what you posted and from what Calvin posted they contradict each other.

What are these principles?

I used PC BSD and liked it other than some minor stability issues it ran great, But Id rather do something else than watch my screen during a setup install just to press enter over and over again in a 1984 blue set up screen. (free BSD)

 

I'm not entirely sure what principles Calvin is referring to but if I had to guess it's the tendency of BSD distros to be on the non-user friendly scale of things. My suggestion was that you could try Debian with the BSD kernel because it provides a familiar userland and package managment so it could be a decent way to get a taste of BSD. The FreeBSD installer remains like the old slack or debian installers where it is minimally automated and requires lots of reading or a good howto to get thru it the first time.

Don't let the archaic aspect of BSD hold you back. It is fun to hack with but lacks the ease of use and bleeding edge features of a modern Linux distro. There is so much heritage behind BSD that it is a necessary exploration IMHO if you are at all interested. Again this leads me to recommend the Debian hybrid flavor but I'm sure there are others that fill sort of the same niche.

 

Don't mind me I'm a BSD purist. Don't let what I said stop you from looking into BSD.

 

I used PCBSD and the install was automated. I was confused by these principles of BSD.

As you claimed Software manager: against principles?, automated install against principles?

 

usually the BSD OSes just try to be as simple as possible

 

Alright but is there a link to these principles I am very confused of what these principles are they seems to contradict what people are posting.

I am confused...

 

A BSD purist who uses Ubuntu.......nice, that makes perfect sense....

 

go check out their websites

 

lol I did it states nothing that functionality and convenience stand against freebsd

 

LMAO....!

 

Well I use Ubuntu but I don't consider myself a purist. I use pcbsd occasionally. I am not sure how Calvin classifies himself as a purist or what these principles are he is referring to from what he said it contradicts everyone else's posts.

So from what Calvin stated, automated installs go against principle, software manager goes against principles, software availability goes against principles?

What are these bsd principles? Inconveniences and lack of functionality? I am not really wanting to toy with freebsd with the info he provided.

 

And all the while he doesn't recognize:
Pkgsrc - NetBSD's package manager
or Ports, FreeBSD's

 

I'm using Windows 7 right now, since I was banned from the Arch Linux community. Arch Linux is very close to BSD.

http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/rants/bsd4linux/bsd4linux1.php

 

What don't I recognize?

 

Even worse, a BSD purist running Windows 7!

Arch Linux may use "BSD-style" init scripts, but it's a very n00b assumption it is a lot like BSD, they are very distinct differences between the two operating systems, also you can't say it is close to BSD....because then the question comes up - which BSD are you refering to? OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, DragonflyBSD, etc, they are all different.

That the BSD systems include package managers....yes you say that's against BSD principles or whatever.

 

just another atypical ubuntu user "wheres the synactics like package manager" /noobrage
and being banned from a community made you use win7 (reread first sentence) LOLOLOLOL

he is exploring deeper into the world of *nix (which is a good thing) but the deeper you get you can say goodbye to that mouse and that lovely package manager. BSD is slowly making its way to the desktop but its far from it

there are alot of distros out there that mimic or add certain features to make it more like the other distro PORTING!! unix cmds ported to linux, mint with all its codecs and multimedia built off of ubuntu, ubuntu ruining good ole debian,

ubuntu == unix

 

Not sure if I understand what you are trying to say here.

 

There is OpenSolaris.