Well the install is a little more extensive, and if you want an intsall that harkens back to the 80's openBSD is for you... Um... it's all the same shit except BSD internals do things a little different. Thanks to standardization driver support isn't like what it used to be, and usually you'll be alright unless you choose exotic parts.
Also, AMD is for... AMD processors. You need something that is for x86.
Wine support... I have no clue; I have never used wine and never plan to. If you want to play WoW and make dumb avatars in photoshop just use windows.
Now please go back to /g/.
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Anonymous2010-01-17 18:13
>>4 Also, AMD is for... AMD processors. You need something that is for x86.
Thanks for the replies. I want Wine so I can play Eve Online and TF2. And I have never used an avatar for any forum I've been on.
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Anonymous2010-01-17 22:36
Technically I'm using NetBSD. I guess it's not too difficult if you have bash installed. As for X11 and all that I figure it wouldn't be too much different. Commands and the tools packaged will of course be different. Just consult the manual.
FreeBSD is a cool OS, but you have to want to use it. The transition is pretty easy, but be warned: you start with a terminal, some ports, package manager of some kind, rudimentary programs (i.e. "it turns on and you can use vi"), a few man pages, and not much else. You have to configure X11 and all that other stuff for yourself.
What's more, it's not well-supported by most companies. Expect driver support and such to be sparse at best. Still, it's a fine OS if you like *BSD. The biggest difference between Linux & *BSD is the kernel.