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GhostBSD is a user-friendly desktop operating system based on FreeBSD. Its default desktop is MATE, but a separate community edition with Xfce is available too. It also features a selection of commonly used software, a rolling-release development model, and a bootable live image with an intuitive graphical system installer.

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  Releases announcements with download links and checksums:
 • 2024-11-18: BSD Release: GhostBSD 24.10.1
 • 2024-09-02: BSD Release: GhostBSD 24.07.1
 • 2024-05-21: BSD Release: GhostBSD 24.04.1
 • 2024-02-14: BSD Release: GhostBSD 24.01.1
 • 2023-10-29: BSD Release: GhostBSD 23.10.1
 • 2022-06-18: BSD Release: GhostBSD 22.06.15
 • 2022-01-17: BSD Release: GhostBSD 22.01.12
 • 2021-11-26: BSD Release: GhostBSD 21.11.24
 • 2021-09-07: BSD Release: GhostBSD 21.09.06
 • 2021-04-30: BSD Release: GhostBSD 21.04.27
 • 2021-01-16: BSD Release: GhostBSD 21.01.15
 • 2020-11-30: BSD Release: GhostBSD 20.11.28
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Feature 24.10.1 23.10.1 22.06.15 21.11.24 20.11.28 19.10 18.12 11.1 10.3 10.1 4.0 3.5 3.1 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 Feature
Release Date 2024-11-18 2023-10-27 2022-06-18 2021-11-26 2020-11-29 2019-10-26 2018-12-31 2017-11-16 2016-08-31 2015-08-15 2014-10-03 2013-11-07 2013-06-27 2012-01-22 2011-03-11 2010-07-29 2010-03-09 Release Date
End Of Life                                   End Of Life
Price (US$) Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Free Price (US$)
Image Size (MB) 2600-2700 2500-2600 2500-2600 2600-2700 2900-3000 2300-2400 2500-2600 2200-2400                   Image Size (MB)
Free Download ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO Free Download
Installation -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Installation
Default Desktop MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE MATE, Xfce MATE, Xfce MATE, Xfce MATE LXDE, MATE, Openbox, Xfce GNOME, LXDE, Openbox GNOME, LXDE GNOME GNOME GNOME Default Desktop
Package Management PKG PKG PKG PKG PKG PKG PKG PKG PKG PKG PKG TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ TGZ Package Management
Release Model Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed Release Model
Office Suite -- -- -- -- LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice LibreOffice OO.o* GOffice, LibreOffice GOffice, LibreOffice GOffice GOffice -- Office Suite
Processor Architecture amd64 amd64 amd64 amd64 amd64 amd64 amd64 amd64 i386, amd64 i386, amd64 i386, amd64 i386, amd64 i386, amd64 i386, amd64 i386 i386, amd64 i386, amd64 Processor Architecture
Init Software RC RC RC OpenRC OpenRC OpenRC OpenRC RC RC RC RC RC RC RC RC RC RC Init Software
Journaled File Systems                                   Journaled File Systems
Multilingual en, fr en, fr en, fr en, fr en, fr en, fr en, fr en, fr en en en en en en en en en Multilingual
Asian Language Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Asian Language Support
Full Package List 24.10.1 23.10.1 22.06.15 21.11.24 20.11.28 19.10 18.12 11.1 10.3 10.1 4.0 3.5 3.1 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 Full Package List

Full Package List:   GhostBSD 2.0
  Number of packages: 411 (download as TXT)
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  •  abiword-2.8.4_1
  •  alacarte-0.13.2
  •  aspell-0.60.6_4
  •  at-spi-1.32.0
  •  atk-1.32.0
  •  atkmm-2.22.1
  •  avahi-app-0.6.28
  •  bash-4.1.9
  •  bison-2.4.3,1
  •  bitstream-vera-1.10_4
  •  boost-libs-1.45.0
  •  brasero-2.32.1
  •  bug-buddy-2.32.0_1
  •  cairo-1.10.0_3,1
  •  cairomm-1.9.6
  •  ca_root_nss-3.12.6
  •  cdparanoia-3.9.8_9
  •  cdrdao-1.2.3_1
  •  cdrtools-3.00_1
  •  compositeproto-0.4.1
  •  consolekit-0.4.3
  •  cups-client-1.4.5
  •  cups-image-1.4.5
  •  curl-7.21.3
  •  damageproto-1.2.0
  •  db41-4.1.25_4
  •  dbus-1.4.1
  •  dbus-glib-0.88
  •  dconf-0.5.1_3
  •  dejavu-2.32
  •  desktop-file-utils-0.15_2
  •  dmidecode-2.10
  •  dmxproto-2.3
  •  docbook-1.4
  •  docbook-3.1_4
  •  docbook-4.1_4
  •  docbook-4.2
  •  docbook-4.3
  •  docbook-4.4_2
  •  docbook-4.5_2
  •  docbook-5.0_1
  •  docbook-sk-4.1.2_4
  •  docbook-xml-4.2_1
  •  docbook-xml-4.3
  •  docbook-xml-4.4_1
  •  docbook-xml-4.5
  •  docbook-xsl-1.75.2_1
  •  dri-7.4.4,2
  •  dri2proto-2.2
  •  dvd+rw-tools-7.1
  •  eggdbus-0.6_1
  •  enchant-1.6.0
  •  encodings-1.0.3,1
  •  eog-2.32.1
  •  esound-0.2.41
  •  evince-2.32.0_2
  •  evolution-data-server-2.32.1
  •  exempi-2.1.1
  •  expat-2.0.1_1
  •  farsight2-0.0.22
  •  fftw3-3.2.2_1
  •  file-roller-2.32.1,1
  •  firefox-3.6.13,1
  •  fixesproto-4.1.1
  •  flac-1.2.1_2
  •  font-bh-ttf-1.0.1
  •  font-misc-ethiopic-1.0.1
  •  font-misc-meltho-1.0.1
  •  font-util-1.0.2
  •  fontconfig-2.8.0,1
  •  fontsproto-2.1.0
  •  freetype2-2.4.4
  •  fribidi-0.19.2_1
  •  gamin-0.1.10_4
  •  gcalctool-5.32.2,2
  •  gconf-editor-2.32.0,1
  •  gconf2-2.32.0_2
  •  gdbm-1.8.3_3
  •  gdk-pixbuf-2.22.1
  •  gdm-2.30.5_1
  •  gedit-2.30.4_1
  •  getopt-1.1.4_2
  •  gettext-0.18.1.1
  •  ghostscript8-8.71_6
  •  gio-fam-backend-2.26.1
  •  gle-3.1.0_2
  •  glib-2.26.1_1
  •  glibmm-2.25.5,1
  •  gmime-24-2.4.15
  •  gnome-applets-2.32.1.1_2
  •  gnome-audio-2.22.2
  •  gnome-control-center-2.32.1
  •  gnome-desktop-2.32.1
  •  gnome-doc-utils-0.20.3
  •  gnome-icon-theme-2.31.0_1
  •  gnome-keyring-2.32.1
  •  gnome-mag-0.16.3
  •  gnome-media-2.32.0_1
  •  gnome-menus-2.30.5
  •  gnome-mime-data-2.18.0_4
  •  gnome-mount-0.8_7
  •  gnome-panel-2.32.1
  •  gnome-screensaver-2.30.2_1
  •  gnome-session-2.32.1
  •  gnome-settings-daemon-2.32.1_1
  •  gnome-speech-0.4.25
  •  gnome-system-monitor-2.28.2
  •  gnome-system-tools-2.32.0_1
  •  gnome-terminal-2.32.1
  •  gnome-themes-2.32.1
  •  gnome-user-docs-2.32.0
  •  gnome-utils-2.32.0,1
  •  gnome-vfs-2.24.4
  •  gnomehier-2.3_12
  •  gnome_subr-1.0
  •  gnumeric-1.10.12
  •  gnutls-2.8.6_2
  •  gobject-introspection-0.9.12
  •  goffice-0.8.12
  •  gsfonts-8.11_5
  •  gstreamer-0.10.31
  •  gstreamer-ffmpeg-0.10.11_1
  •  gstreamer-plugins-0.10.31,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-a52dec-0.10.16,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-bad-0.10.20,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-core-0.10_12
  •  gstreamer-plugins-dts-0.10.20,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-dvd-0.10.16,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-flac-0.10.26,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-gconf-0.10.26,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-gio-0.10.31,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-gnomevfs-0.10.31,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-good-0.10.26,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-hal-0.10.26,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-jpeg-0.10.26,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-libpng-0.10.26,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-mad-0.10.16,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-mp3-0.10.0_1
  •  gstreamer-plugins-mpeg2dec-0.10.16,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-ogg-0.10.31,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-pango-0.10.31,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-soup-0.10.26,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-theora-0.10.31,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-ugly-0.10.16,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-vorbis-0.10.31,3
  •  gstreamer-plugins-xvid-0.10.20,3
  •  gtar-1.25_1
  •  gtk-2.22.1_1
  •  gtk-engines2-2.20.2
  •  gtk-murrine-engine-0.98.1.1
  •  gtkmm-2.22.0
  •  gtksourceview-1.8.5_7
  •  gtksourceview2-2.10.5
  •  gtkspell-2.0.16_3
  •  gucharmap-2.32.1
  •  gvfs-1.6.6
  •  hal-0.5.14_10
  •  hicolor-icon-theme-0.12
  •  icu-4.6
  •  inputproto-2.0
  •  iso-codes-3.23
  •  iso8879-1986_2
  •  jasper-1.900.1_9
  •  jbig2dec-0.11
  •  jbigkit-1.6
  •  jpeg-8_3
  •  kbproto-1.0.4
  •  lcms-1.19_1,1
  •  liba52-0.7.4_2
  •  libao-1.0.0
  •  libart_lgpl-2.3.21,1
  •  libaudiofile-0.2.7
  •  libbonobo-2.32.0
  •  libbonoboui-2.24.4
  •  libburn-0.6.8
  •  libcanberra-0.26
  •  libcddb-1.3.2_1
  •  libcdio-0.82_1
  •  libcroco-0.6.2_1
  •  libdaemon-0.14
  •  libdca-0.0.5
  •  libdiscid-0.2.2
  •  libdmx-1.1.0
  •  libdrm-2.4.12_1
  •  libdvdread-4.1.4.r1219
  •  libexecinfo-1.1_3
  •  libexif-0.6.18_1
  •  libffi-3.0.9
  •  libfontenc-1.0.5
  •  libgcrypt-1.4.6
  •  libgdata-0.6.6
  •  libgee-0.6.0
  •  libGL-7.4.4
  •  libglade2-2.6.4_3
  •  libGLU-7.4.4
  •  libglut-7.4.4
  •  libgnome-2.32.0
  •  libgnome-keyring-2.32.0
  •  libgnomecanvas-2.30.2
  •  libgnomekbd-2.32.0
  •  libgnomeprint-2.18.8
  •  libgnomeprintui-2.18.6
  •  libgnomeui-2.24.4
  •  libgpg-error-1.10
  •  libgphoto2-2.4.10.1
  •  libgpod-0.7.2_4
  •  libgsf-1.14.19
  •  libgsf-gnome-1.14.19
  •  libgtop-2.28.2
  •  libgweather-2.30.3
  •  libical-0.44
  •  libICE-1.0.6,1
  •  libiconv-1.13.1_1
  •  libid3tag-0.15.1b
  •  libIDL-0.8.14_1
  •  libidn-1.16
  •  libisofs-0.6.20
  •  libltdl-2.2.10
  •  libmad-0.15.1b_2
  •  libmpeg2-0.5.1
  •  libmtp-1.0.3
  •  libmusicbrainz-2.1.5
  •  libmusicbrainz3-3.0.3
  •  libnice-0.0.13_3
  •  libnotify-0.5.2
  •  libogg-1.2.1,4
  •  liboobs-2.32.0
  •  libpciaccess-0.12.0
  •  libproxy-0.2.3_1
  •  libpthread-stubs-0.3_3
  •  libpurple-2.7.9_1
  •  librsvg2-2.32.1_1
  •  libsamplerate-0.1.7_1
  •  libsexy-0.1.11_5
  •  libsigc++-2.2.8
  •  libSM-1.1.1_3,1
  •  libsndfile-1.0.23
  •  libsoup-2.32.2
  •  libsoup-gnome-2.32.2
  •  libspectre-0.2.6
  •  libtasn1-2.9
  •  libtheora-1.1.1_2
  •  libvolume_id-0.81.1
  •  libvorbis-1.3.2,3
  •  libwmf-0.2.8.4_6
  •  libwnck-2.30.6
  •  libX11-1.3.3_1,1
  •  libXau-1.0.5
  •  libXaw-1.0.7,1
  •  libxcb-1.7
  •  libXcomposite-0.4.1,1
  •  libXcursor-1.1.10
  •  libXdamage-1.1.2
  •  libXdmcp-1.0.3
  •  libXext-1.1.1,1
  •  libXfixes-4.0.4
  •  libXfont-1.4.0,1
  •  libXft-2.1.14
  •  libXi-1.3,1
  •  libXinerama-1.1,1
  •  libxkbfile-1.0.6
  •  libxkbui-1.0.2_1
  •  libxklavier-5.0,1
  •  libxml++-2.32.0
  •  libxml2-2.7.8_1
  •  libXmu-1.0.5,1
  •  libXp-1.0.0,1
  •  libXpm-3.5.7
  •  libXrandr-1.3.0
  •  libXrender-0.9.5
  •  libXres-1.0.4
  •  libXScrnSaver-1.2.0
  •  libxslt-1.1.26_2
  •  libXt-1.0.7
  •  libXtst-1.1.0
  •  libxul-1.9.2.13
  •  libXv-1.0.5,1
  •  libXvMC-1.0.5
  •  libXxf86dga-1.1.1
  •  libXxf86misc-1.0.2
  •  libXxf86vm-1.1.0
  •  lynx-2.8.7.1_1,1
  •  m4-1.4.15,1
  •  metacity-2.30.3
  •  mkfontdir-1.0.5
  •  mkfontscale-1.0.7
  •  nautilus-2.32.2.1
  •  neon29-0.29.5
  •  notification-daemon-0.5.0
  •  nspr-4.8.6
  •  nss-3.12.8
  •  openjpeg-1.3_2
  •  openldap-client-2.4.23
  •  ORBit2-2.14.19
  •  orc-0.4.11
  •  orca-2.32.1
  •  p5-HTML-Parser-3.68
  •  p5-HTML-Tagset-3.20
  •  p5-HTML-Tree-4.1_1
  •  p5-libwww-5.837
  •  p5-libxml-0.08
  •  p5-Net-DBus-0.33.6
  •  p5-Text-Iconv-1.7
  •  p5-Tie-IxHash-1.22
  •  p5-Time-HiRes-1.9721,1
  •  p5-URI-1.56
  •  p5-XML-Filter-BufferText-1.01
  •  p5-XML-Grove-0.46.a
  •  p5-XML-Handler-YAWriter-0.23
  •  p5-XML-NamespaceSupport-1.11
  •  p5-XML-Parser-2.40
  •  p5-XML-SAX-0.96
  •  p5-XML-SAX-Expat-0.40
  •  p5-XML-SAX-Writer-0.53
  •  p5-XML-Simple-2.18
  •  p5-XML-Twig-3.37
  •  p5-XML-XPath-1.13
  •  pam_helper-1.0
  •  pango-1.28.3
  •  pangomm-2.26.3
  •  pciids-20101124
  •  pcre-8.11
  •  perl-5.10.1_3
  •  pidgin-2.7.9
  •  pixman-0.18.4
  •  pkg-config-0.25_1
  •  planner-0.14.4_4
  •  png-1.4.5
  •  policykit-0.9_6
  •  policykit-gnome-0.9.2_5
  •  polkit-0.99
  •  polkit-gnome-0.99
  •  poppler-0.14.5
  •  poppler-data-0.4.4
  •  poppler-gtk-0.14.5
  •  popt-1.16
  •  printproto-1.0.4
  •  psiconv-0.9.8_1
  •  pulseaudio-0.9.22
  •  py26-cairo-1.8.10
  •  py26-dbus-0.83.2
  •  py26-gdata-2.0.13
  •  py26-gnome-2.28.1_2
  •  py26-gnome-desktop-2.32.0
  •  py26-gobject-2.26.0
  •  py26-gstreamer-0.10.20
  •  py26-gtk-2.22.0_1
  •  py26-gtksourceview-2.10.1
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Version: 24.10.1
Rating: 4
Date: 2024-12-07
Votes: 0


 C'mon Ghost! after all these years, the same problems remain. I downloaded the XFCE edition. It's a good looking, good running distro when it's plugged into the ethernet, but my Dell Latitude laptop still can't get a wifi signal. How long is that going to continue? Then the deal breaker. No audio icon! I couldn't find one anywhere. Even after downloading and installing PulseAudio. I could hear sound, I can raise and lower the volume, but nothing else. I can't record, or edit. This is fatal for a podcaster like myself. There are no sound controls anywhere within the distro itself. I have never encountered anything like this. I really want Ghost to work well, but I can't wait forever.


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Version: 23.10.1
Rating: 10
Date: 2024-07-21
Votes: 11


 There are big advantages of using GhostBSD over Linux.
It's native zfs support makes it an outstandingly reliable workstation.
For any user, who is interested in reliability of zfs mirrored data this OS is choice #1.

Any PC in such a role as a workstation or even homeserver does NOT need Wi-Fi driver support at first place.
When security plays a role, a smaller software repo with well maintained apps is also not harmful at all.

The updater itself could be a bit more transparent during its activities: it only displays 1 line per downloaded software package.
A human wants instead see a full display with as many downloaded packages, as possible at the very same time. Including the possibility to manually save this log in a reserved location on disk.

On the documentation side, GhostBSD seems to have not yet found a stable workflow, where to put the latest information about fixing minor issues. These hints are spread over several locations - each having its specific (dis-)advantage(s).


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Version: 24.04.1
Rating: 9
Date: 2024-06-26
Votes: 8


 I have good feelings about this distro, ven though I have only recently installed, it has impressed myself. What I was particularly impressed about that the filemanaher was able to instaly see and open a partion that is ext3 formated, something which when I tried FreeBSD there was some difficulty doing.

I also like, unlike FreeBSD, where everything is pretty much set-up out of the box, just have to make those small adjustments to make it more like what you want.

Did have difficulty (just like with FreeBSD) with slackwares lilo registering GhostBSD on the menu, so I installed slackware grub, and all is good.

Otherwise, I find it to be quick and smooth running.



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