BSD vs. Linux - Hackdot

Re:BSD vs. Linux by zcid on Friday November 30, 2018 @07:24PM (#18574069)

I've had OpenBSD on my laptop for a couple of years now, but I recently installed Void and have been very happy with it. It maintains a lot of the simplicity you get from a BSD. Although it doesn't have a lot of the advantages of OpenBSD security-wise, the performance is better and software compatibility is higher.

Void also has forgone systemd which I find to be a mandatory requirement for a linux system. It's why I left Arch for OpenBSD in the first place. I love the simplicity of runit (the init system Void uses) and their package manager is top notch.

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Re:BSD vs. Linux by brobdingnagians on Friday November 30, 2018 @10:04PM (#18574834)

I've done the same thing; had OpenBSD installed on my desktop and loved it, but one piece of software I use wasn't supported very well on it, so I had to go to Void and avoid systemd, but pleasantly happy with the experience. I virtualize OpenBSD so I can have the same environment as my servers.

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