๐ People who've tried it or no longer use itโhow is FreeBSD on the desktop?
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I'm really looking to get into FreeBSD, both on server and desktop (out of curiosity and for future jobsโit's a niche and I might have a higher chance of getting a job in it if the FreeBSD job market is small, but I've not searched yet).
I'm already making some rudimentary plans in my mind for the server-side of things, but I'm wondering about the desktop-side of things. Has anyone here given FreeBSD a whirl on a desktop/laptop and can report on how it is? I'm asking on r/linux because r/freebsd feels tiny and I want to get the opinion of maybe some ex-FreeBSDers or FreeBSDers here on what the experience is like (eg. do I have to compile everything like in Gentoo, how hard is it to set up graphics/networking, what WMs/DEs can I use, et cetera, et cetera)
I don't use a lot of software (Discord [browser version would be fine], Telegram, emacs, Python/Ruby/Rust, some standard UNIX utilities, GIMP/Inkscape sometimes, and a Windows VM for some thingsโthis last one might be hard?), so I feel like it might be viable. Is it actually viable to use on desktop, or am I fooling myself? It seems quite tantalizing to try it.
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