Introduction To Openbsd With A Brief Installation Guide As the topic is

OpenBSD is the operating system derived from NetBSD. OpenBSD derived from NetBSD seeking for strong security features. Since OpenBSD was based on NetBSD, OpenBSD comes with variety of support toward hardwares while this figure not seems pretty much obsolete since it's been quite a long time after the split.OpenBSD comes with so security intensive features and as well as for major applications for UNIX line such as Apache,SQL databases, and PHP. Really notable figures of OpenBSD is that OpenBSD comes with really strong features for security issues and so that with OpenBSD, you would be most likely to encounter to have one of the most well-built machine in security manner once it is propery set up and built up. OpenBSD has been and is the leader of security issues among OSs. Even the applications become questioned,checked and maintained in OpenBSD and so every applications comes along with OpenBSD official version are ready-to-use to any security-concerned environment. Some people might say OpenBSD a bit slow comparing to other performance focused operating systems. OpenBSD comes with strong degree of stability and security features and as well as the functionality. OpenBSD is not slow seriously comparing to other operating systems at all when counting the security enhanced features presented in OpenBSD. Even the newly-built up machine comes with defautls focuing on security issues not like other operating systems and this is very essential privilege to other OSs. OpenBSD achieved quite good performance comparing to other major OSs such as Linux and FreeBSD held by various famous sites. Unless it was in favor of some operating system and so benchmarking performance high dedicated to specific operating system, OpenBSD was a just a little bit slow among other OSs. Actual user communities say that when OpenBSD is properly tuned with appropriate knowledge dedicated to OpenBSD, OpenBSD is not anyway slower than other OSs at least and it makes sense when OpenBSD specific technical figures are measured.Official version of OpenBSD does not come along free while built-up versions of main OpenBSD are free to be provided and shared.When you install OpenBSD from official(or even some of other derviced built-up versions from official CD)CD, you need to choose package packs. Package packs usually comes with base package pack regardless the versions - unless the package installing system becomes changed later from that of now - and other package pack are optional. Other package packs might be noticed easily with just names such as x-widnows package. The notable figure among packages is game package pack which does not provide any big game along with the package. After choosing the package(s) you may want to install, some set-up figures follow in easy-to-answer step by step manner. Some of the questions -actually most of the questions - require some knowledge over the issues concerned with networking and system specific may be needed to be noted by the one who installs such as using of DHCP,setting DHCP and et cetra. After answering of some questions that are needed for installing process, you're setup pretty much although there may be some problems to solve to make the newly installed system as it was(or is) intended. When you encounter a problem, the best way to solve it is the excellent man page. Man page is recommended to be installed among the package packs when there is the selection. Man page can be viewed in openbsd.net homepage too. There are some other ways to install OpenBSD through the net and even from a floppy disk Using of floppy disk to install OpenBSD as the system to your computer will require a lot of works and as well as the knowledge dedicated to general UNIX systems or/and OpenBSD specific knowledge. When the problem does not get solved out enough with only man pages, then it's recommended to look up complings directly from the wanted source code or/and asking about the issue on the net.The brief installation guide of OpenBSD here is written for the use regardless the version of OpenBSD with a little tip for trouble shootings.--Have a nice day!My blog : silverbluewater.blo gspot.com

Edited July 24, 2007 by Silver Bluewater (see edit history)

While great for out of the box security, OpenBSD has had some major drawbacks in the past. One of the major ones is lack of hardware support. I stopped using OpenBSD around 3.x because it lacked support for SNP or multiple processors in a box. Which is kind of important for running a larger database or website. It seemed like it was a promised feature for years worth of realeased, but it too for ever to finally make it into the code. So I went back FreeBSD before switching to OSX and OSX-server.

While great for out of the box security, OpenBSD has had some major drawbacks in the past. One of the major ones is lack of hardware support. I stopped using OpenBSD around 3.x because it lacked support for SNP or multiple processors in a box. Which is kind of important for running a larger database or website. It seemed like it was a promised feature for years worth of realeased, but it too for ever to finally make it into the code. So I went back FreeBSD before switching to OSX and OSX-server.

Thank you for sharing your valuable opinion over the issue here. Yes, I do understand what it means and even agree on the subject. It has been a while that OpenBSD has branched off from NetBSD and so quite old hardwares are only quite well supported and not SMP and multiple-core features. As of 3.6, OpenBSD/i386 support most SMPs and multiple-core or multiple-core like features and it is hard to say it's in full compliance. However since most AMD or Intell - or intell-like - processors are quite well supported, it will not be a burden to try out OpenBSD for most of the users and even companies. Packet filtering in OpenBSD is a worth-giving a try on it for sure. There has been some progress over the SMP or SMP like issues. OpenBSD has to code in security-centered manner and so that's why it takes more than other OSs to support hardware features. I guess these type of incidents may occur later on more since new technologies are coming up more fast these days. OpenBSD is still in such shape, I guess. : D


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Edited July 24, 2007 by Silver Bluewater (see edit history)

OpenBSD does lack many things such as application support, community, hardware support and constant releases. It might be great for servers, but it isn't ideal for desktops.xboxrulz

OpenBSD does lack many things such as application support, community, hardware support and constant releases. It might be great for servers, but it isn't ideal for desktops.
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Thank you for sharing your valuable opinion over the issue here. I agree especially these days. OpenBSD lacks exactly the things you mentioned about recently;it's actually been a while. OpenBSD might not be ideal for desktops although it may has some value depending on the situation where you don't like to get involved with those spywares and various other hacking issues most likely in a handy way. So, it may good for needies, I think.; D


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Edited July 24, 2007 by Silver Bluewater (see edit history)

OpenBSD was never meant for desktops, it's meant for servers/routers/firewalls. In many respects FreeBSD is the same way. What was the tagline, FreeBSD: The Power to Serve. FreeBSD runs linux emulation providing support for a lot of applications which can make it an effective desktop workstation. I used it as such for about 6 months before buying my first iBook. Still all the BSD, maybe not Net...dunno havn't followed lately, suffers from the same problem of hardware support lagging behind the rest *iux land.

thank you very nuch for the info

JOKINGI'm sure someday *nix systems will Konquer the world, because they include the perfect Gnome. Of course, there will remain some Micromutants named: Bill, Msn, IIS, Windows...GROW UP AND FRUCTIFYAlthough drawbacks in OpenBSD, OpenSolaris, and other "new" or recently discovered by the "normal" folks: UNIXES, I prefer to know that somebody is supporting a correctly oriented idea. Maybe capitalism created Micro$oft but, Welldonists created *nix (and sounds better ). Some years ago I used a beta OS made for old 386 computers, was a real damn!!!!, the user returned the computer and said: I prefer to use peace of paper and a pencil, where is "word" or "excel"??*nix and FLOSS have a large way, the harder and the safer: "because Bigger is the door to the hell", then don't worry Silver Bluewater, there will ever be some *nix available to you, and will work very good!!!LARGE LIVE TO *NIXGLOSARYAny Unix like system: [L]inux, [Mi]nix, etc, Solares, BSD (maybe some folks don't agree)Blessings!(maybe You learned a new (*) secret today and you don't know)