Does FreeBSD have USB support like Linux??

[RedOctober]

Does it?

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[klamath]

Yes, it does.

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[RedOctober]

Well I would like to replace RedHat 7 with freeBSD however, I know that the new Linux kernel will have almost full USB support, I have not heard anyhting about freeBDS in regards to updated kernel or even USB. Does the release of a new Linux Kernel affect freeBSD or are these two different OS that share only a UNIX liking? Is BSD a good OS to run as a Desktop software vs a server?

[Shad]

If you install FreeBSD with linux binary compatibility, the two are supposed to be very similiar. Most suource code will compile on it.

[klamath]

Search the archives. This topic has been discussed many times before.

Does the release of a new Linux Kernel affect freeBSD or are these two different OS that share only a UNIX liking

They have a completely different kernel, but they can run a lot of the same software -- general 'UNIX' software should run on both. Plus FreeBSD has linux ABI emulation.

Is BSD a good OS to run as a Desktop software vs a server?

In short, yes. For a better answer, seach the archives.

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[Beowulf_Ghost]

FreeBSD and Linux are totaly seperate. FreeBSD is based on BSD, and Linux was just hacked together by Linus. Some say FreeBSd is closer to a real Unix OS, but to me Unix is Unix is Unix, they all are supposed to behave the same way.

I run FreeBSD as a desktop (I just got tierd of Linux). For a users perspective, it isn't much different then Linux. Both are Unix clones, with POSIX capabilities. I do like the package management, and the documentation is much better.

I have 4.2-release, and when recompiling the kernel, I noticed it does have USD support. I left it on, and it takes a few seconds to check for devices while booting. I don't currently have any USB devices to test with it, so I'm not sure how well it is supported.

[:strain:]

FreeBSD had stable USB support before Linux did.