TrueOS
TrueOS is FreeBSD based operating system with ZFS.
TrueOS is a cutting-edge FreeBSD graphical desktop operating system designed with ease-of-use in mind.
The developer merged PC version OS PC-BSD in server version OS TrueOS. https://www.trueos.org/blog/pc-bsd-evolves-into-trueos/
Installation
Preparation of an installation
Click the 'Browse' button of the 'Browse Downloads' menu of the above link.
Enter into /master/amd64/
Download TrueOS-Desktop-18.03-x64-USB.img file. The file size is about 2.75 GB.
Download Etcher to burn an img file on a USB media to make a bootable USB drive. Just download the portable version, not the installer version.
Etcher-Portable-1.4.4-x64.exe
You need a 4 GB USB flash drive.
Process of an installation
Select "Customize Disk Settings" at "Disk Selection".
Select "Advanced (Experienced with file systems)" at "Setup Mode".
Choose a disk or partition which you want to install TrueOS. Full dick encryption is only able on GPT, not on MBR. GELI (for FreeBSD) only supports GPT.
https://www.trueos.org/handbook/install.html#zfs-layout
https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/disks-encrypting.html
You can use GPT even if you have a mainboard that doesn't support UEFI. But Windows only supports "BIOS supporting UEFI + GPT" or "legacy BIOS + MBR". So if you want to install Windows and TrueOS together, you should use a motherboard supporting UEFI.
TrueOS can be installed on a GPT partition, primary MBR partion, or free space. It can't be installed on a secondary or an extended partition.
https://www.trueos.org/handbook/install.html#basic-mode
You can't make or delete partitions when you install TrueOS. You made partitions before installation of TrueOS. Or you should use an entire disk. And geli only supports GPT, not MBR.
If you finish "Customize Disk Settings" of "Disk Selection", select "Install to disk" and click the Next button.
A boot environment is a snapshot for a specific time. You can use the boot environment, when your operating system's update fails. You don't need choose "Install into Boot Environment".
https://www.trueos.org/handbook/install.html#bsd-boot-loader
Setting during an installation
Remove the USB flash drive and reboot the system. Then you can see a message such as "GELI Passphrase for disk0p2:"
Just input your passphrase for full disk encryption.
And then, it asks you what password you want as a root password. Type what you want.
And you can make user on "User Details" tab. Input "username" and "password".
Next tab is "PersonaCrypt". PersonaCrypt device is a removable USB media.
https://sysadm.us/handbook/client/sysadmclient.html#personacrypt
The you can see the login page. The default desktop environment is Lumina but you can choose Fluxbox.
Initial settings
Network setting
If the system can't get an IP address using DHCP, you should setup manually IP address and netmask on an "Advanced" tab of the "Wireless Configuration".
If it will make an error after booting, you can choose DHCP again.
You can change MAC address on the "Advanced" tab of the "Wireless Configuration".
Date setting
Graphic chipset driver problem
Software installation methods
Using AppCafe (GUI)
pkg install (terminal)
ports (source code compile)
Software installation and use
Text editors
Chromium
Tor
Connection setting in Firefox
Security setting
Installation of ScriptSafe add-on
Tor Mode
VeraCrypt
R (for statistics)
How to use
Finding processes and killing them
su and sudo
Deletion of files and folders
File and folder names with space
See also
- Orfox: Tor Browser for Android
- Tor Browser for Android: Successor to Orfox