PacBSD (formerly known as Arch BSD[1]) was an operating system based on Arch Linux, but used the FreeBSD kernel instead of the Linux kernel[2] and the GNU userland. The PacBSD project began on an Arch Linux forum thread[3] in April 2012. It aimed to provide an Arch-like user environment, utilizing the OpenRC init system, the pacman package manager, and rolling-release.
| OS family | Unix-like (BSD) |
|---|---|
| Working state | Discontinued |
| Source model | Open source |
| Latest release | (Rolling release) / August 14, 2017 |
| Marketing target | General purpose |
| Update method | pacman |
| Package manager | pacman |
| Platforms | x86-64 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic with dynamically loadable modules |
| Userland | GNU |
| Default user interface | Command-line interface |
| License | Free software (FreeBSD License, FreeBSD Documentation License) |
| Official website | pacbsd.org at the Wayback Machine (archived December 18, 2023) |
See also
edit- Arch Hurd: A similar project with GNU/Hurd as its base
- Arch Linux
- FreeBSD
References
edit- ^ "Arch BSD: Project Name Change". 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
- ^ "About", PacBSD, retrieved 2015-09-18
- ^ "Arch-BSD", Arch Linux Forums, 2012-06-04, retrieved 2014-09-10
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