Introduction to PC-BSD 9 Isotope

PC-BSD 9 Isotope Edition has arrived! In this video, see how to install it and learn about PC-BSD's unique features and what's new in Isotope Edition!

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[Hunter Kabbai]

Will it overwrite my windows xp, It was hell installing winxp and dont want to reinstall winxp.

[pcbsdcommunity]

It will if you don't select the correct partition. You'll want to carefully read through the section on Dual Booting first: wiki.pcbsd.org/index.php/Dual_­Booting. Hope that helps!

[DARTHZANRUIT]

Is this sped up in anyway or is that just how fast it usually runs?

[pcbsdcommunity]

It's sped up significantly.

[AcouBass]

Can I ask the difference between FreeBSD and PC-BSD? PC's installer looks nice and simple, but what else is different?

[pcbsdcommunity]

PC-BSD comes out of the box with X.org and a desktop configured, the PBI system for package management, a number of custom utilities like the bluetooth manager and ports jail, and a variety of other enhancements to make it more suitable for desktop use. FreeBSD power-users might find the amount of pre-configuration restricting, just as casual desktop users might find FreeBSD's required amount of configuration daunting. In that sense, PC-BSD IS FreeBSD - just optimized for a different user base.

[313hummer]

Make more videos please

[itproman]

Just installed PC-BSD 9.1 tonight.All working fine.Awesome!Kudos PC-BSD team and great job!

[dlavigne123]

GPL is not an issue, and flash is installed by default and most multimedia apps come with the codecs they need.

[Eric Mewhort]

I only have one question about this since this is designed for new users and is meant to be very simple, how do you handle things like codecs I'm assuming that since it's not under the GPL licencing that I have become accustomed to it comes with Codec support but since there is no native Flash support for FreeBSD, does it come bundled with the Linux version or do I have to install it myself? (Not a huge issue I just have to read some documentation if I do, I'll be new to the *BSD's)

[dlavigne123]

GNOME3 and MATE are still being ported, but will definitely be added as desktops once they become available.

[skilo1983]

I for the next release they can include the MATE desktop since Gnome2 is now obsolete.

[wikiIvan]

Can you make video how to upgrade from 8 to 9 with data backup?

[dlavigne123]

What type of video card on the system?

[Lord Mozart]

i wanted to try this using the live dvd, but can't figure out how to boot to the desktop to give it a try. got it installed in virtualbox, but it's different on real hardware. i get a black screen and login prompt. then what. how do i get to the desktop so i can just have a play around with it before deciding whether to install or not? any help appreciated.