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FreeBSD 12.0 and Ubuntu MATE 18.10
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FreeBSD 12.0
BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) is a Unix-like operating system that has been in active development for more than 40 years. Today, several companies and community projects develop different versions of the BSD codebase. FreeBSD, a leading BSD alternative that has been around since 1993, is known for stability and security. FreeBSD is most frequently used as a server system. The system boots to a text-based user interface, but standard open source desktops are available through package repositories. (See the article on FreeBSD elsewhere in this issue.)
Ubuntu MATE 18.10
The MATE desktop began as a fork of Gnome 2 developed for users who didn't like the changes brought in with the Gnome 3 shell. MATE is a now a practical and easy-to-use desktop that competes with Gnome, KDE, Xfce, and other modern equivalents. Ubuntu MATE combines the MATE desktop with the latest version of Ubuntu for a powerful yet uncomplicated user experience.
Infos
- FreeBSD project: https://www.freebsd.org/
- FreeBSD handbook: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/
- FreeBSD forums: https://forums.freebsd.org/
- Ubuntu MATE project: https://ubuntu-mate.org/
- Ubuntu MATE tutorials: https://ubuntu-mate.community/t/tips-tutorials-and-guides-index/14519
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