TrueOS Server 2016-10-28 DVD (x86-64)

Many are very familiar with the name PC-BSD^® and may be wondering why we changed the name. Although it’s a household name for so many, the developers realized this was a time for a new name that would better convey our message. Lead developer Kris Moore had this to say: “We’ve already been using TrueOS^® for the server side of PC-BSD^®, and it made sense to unify the names. PC-BSD^® doesn’t reflect server or embedded well. TrueOS^® Desktop/Server/Embedded can be real products, avoids some of the alphabet soup, and gives us a more catchy name.” One important lesson learned from going to conferences is that people can have a hard time remembering the acronym that makes up our name, which is not a good place to start with marketing a product. We’re confident the TrueOS^® name will allow people to quickly identify the project. Subsequently, we will be able to convey our brand message in a better and more unified way.

TrueOS^® provides the following features:

• Easy installation: To install either a graphical desktop or command-line server, simply insert the installation media, reboot the system to start the installer, and answer a few questions in the installation menus.
• Automatically configured hardware: Video, sound, network, and other devices are configured automatically during installation.
• Intuitive desktop interface: TrueOS^® installs the Lumina^® desktop, but additional desktop environments can be installed to support day-to-day computing needs.
• Easy software management: With AppCafe, installing, upgrading, and uninstalling software is safe and easy.
• Lots of software available: AppCafe can be used to install software ported to FreeBSD (currently over 26,100 applications).
• Easy to update: TrueOS^® provides a built-in Update Manager which provides notifications of available updates. This utility makes it easy to apply operating system security fixes, bug fixes, and system enhancements, as well as upgrade to newer versions of the operating system or installed software.
• Virus-free: TrueOS^® is unaffected by viruses, spyware, or other malware.
• No defragmentation: TrueOS^® hard drives do not need to be defragmented and are formatted with OpenZFS, a self-healing filesystem.
• Laptop support: Provides power saving, swap space encryption, and automatic switching between wired and wifi network connections.
• Secure environment: TrueOS^® provides a pre-configured firewall and a built-in host-based Intrusion Detection System.
• Easy system administration: TrueOS^® provides many graphical tools for performing system administration tasks.
• Localization: TrueOS^® supports a variety of native languages and locales.
• Vibrant community: TrueOS^® has a friendly and helpful community.