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| 2020-05-01 |
NEW • BSD Release: GhostBSD 20.04 |
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The GhostBSD project creates a desktop-oriented, FreeBSD-based operating system. The project has published a new version, GhostBSD 20.04, which fixes a number of installation and ZFS-related issues at setup time. "I am happy to announce the availability of GhostBSD 20.04, but first thanks to all people that gave feedback and reported issues. We fixed a couple of problems that were found in 20.03. This release comes with kernel and OS updates and numerous software applications updates and many improvements like replacing gnome-mount and hald with FreeBSD devd and Vermaden automount which make auto mounting and unmounting of external device way more stable and supports more filesystems. What has changed and got fixed since 20.03: Fixed ZFS forced 4k option on ZFS full disk installation. Added 4k to default when creating ZFS partition with the installer partition editor. Fixed pool cleanup when deleting ZFS partition with the installer partition editor. Replaced gnome-mount and hald with FreeBSD devd and Vermaden automount. Fixed update manager weird loop. Fixed duplicate software repository config." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256): GhostBSD-20.04.iso (2,545MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| GhostBSD is a user-friendly desktop operating system based on FreeBSD. Its default desktop is MATE, but a separate community edition with Xfce is available too. It also features a selection of commonly used software, a rolling-release development model, and a bootable live image with an intuitive graphical system installer.
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| 2026-04-18 |
BSD Release: GhostBSD 26.1 |
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GhostBSD is a desktop operating system based on FreeBSD. The project's latest release, version 26.1, is the first of the GhostBSD series to be based on FreeBSD 15.0. "We are excited to announce the release of GhostBSD 26.1-R15.0p2. This release marks a major milestone as GhostBSD moves to FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE, bringing the latest upstream improvements, including enhanced hardware support, security updates, and kernel advancements. Key highlights: the default shell has been switched to zsh; XLibre is now the default display server; enterprise WPA (802.1X/EAP) and WireGuard support added to NetworkMGR; Update Station now supports boot environment based major version upgrades; Software Station benefits from a faster bisect-based package search; refreshed visual identity with a new wallpaper, updated icon themes, and new theme variants. Please note that upgrading does not change your current display server. If you are on X.Org, it will remain on X.Org after upgrading. This release addresses numerous reported issues, including UEFI boot problems affecting some users, the desktop not starting in R15 MATE, the missing installer in XFCE, live ISO image not starting X server in VirtualBox EFI mode...." Details can be found in the release announcement. Download (SHA256): GhostBSD-26.1-R15.0p2.iso (4,437MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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| 2025-08-26 |
BSD Release: GhostBSD 25.02 |
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The GhostBSD team has announced the release of GhostBSD 25.02, which is based on FreeBSD 14.3. The project's latest version includes a new community spin: "We are excited to announce the release of GhostBSD 25.02-R14.3p2. This release continues our commitment to rock-solid stability by building on FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE, bringing you the latest improvements from FreeBSD, including enhanced hardware support, security updates, kernel improvements, and enhanced wireless networking support. This release marks a significant milestone with the introduction of Gershwin, a new community desktop environment that brings forward an OS X-like user experience through GNUstep. This early preview includes: GNUstep-based desktop environment with familiar OS X-style interface; seamless integration with GhostBSD tools through wrappers for installer, Software Station, Backup Station and Update Station; support for running non-GNUstep applications alongside GNUstep apps; several included GNUstep applications to get you started. For more information, visit the Gershwin Desktop GitHub." Additional details are provided in the release announcement. Download (SHA256, pkglist): GhostBSD-25.02-R14.3p2.iso (3,729MB, torrent), GhostBSD-25.02-R14.3p2-XFCE.iso (3,415MB, torrent), GhostBSD-25.02-R14.3p2-GERSHWIN.iso (3,390MB, torrent). |
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| 2025-03-01 |
BSD Release: GhostBSD 25.01 |
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The GhostBSD project maintains a desktop-focused build of FreeBSD. In the past, GhostBSD was based on FreeBSD's development (STABLE) branch, but the latest version, GhostBSD 25.01, is built on FreeBSD's RELEASE branch. "What's new in 25.01-R14.2p1: MATE Desktop at 1.28.2: Upgraded to 1.28.2, with mate-panel (1.28.4), mate-notification-daemon (1.28.3), atril (1.28.1), and more, for a refined desktop feel. 2025 Visual Refresh: New wallpapers update the MATE desktop and Slick Greeter login screen. Hardware Boost: Added QEMU USB Tablet and XHCI mouse support for live sessions and installs, plus AMD Radeon R7 240 (Device ID 0x6613) compatibility. Broader Accessibility: Brazilian Portuguese translations land in Update Station and NetworkMgr. Workstation Firewall: Default firewall now set to "Workstation" for desktop-friendly security. Improvements and Features: Tuned live session memory for a snappier start. Pulled in releng/14.2 updates from FreeBSD. Simplified driver and software management with refactored package lists. Replaced automount in ghostbsd-utils with UDISKS2 in gvfs for better media handling. Fixed USB stick unmounting for Xfce users." Additional information is provided in the release announcement. Download (SHA256, pkglist): GhostBSD-25.01-R14.2p1.iso (2,882MB, torrent), GhostBSD-25.01-R14.2p1-XFCE.iso (2,668MB, torrent). |
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| 2024-11-18 |
BSD Release: GhostBSD 24.10.1 |
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The GhostBSD project has announced the arrival of GhostBSD 24.10.1, the latest update to this desktop-oriented branch of the FreeBSD family. The new release focuses on driver updates and improvements. It also fixes some issues with booting on Legacy BIOS systems and introduces support for watching Netflix in the Chromium web browser. "We're excited to announce the release of GhostBSD 24.10.1! This release brings system updates from FreeBSD and better hardware compatibility with some old AMD Radeon and FirePro GPU. We resolved live session startup issues with Legacy BIOS and started to fix some issues with Update Station functionality. For a complete list of changes, check the changelog 24.10.1 Changelog: Enhancement, improvements, and new features - Build www/chromium with necessary options to watch e.g. Netflix. Removing UFS from custom installation." Additional details and upgrade instructions can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256, pkglist): GhostBSD-24.10.1.iso (2,668MB, torrent), GhostBSD-24.10.1-XFCE.iso (2,655MB, torrent). |
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| 2024-09-02 |
BSD Release: GhostBSD 24.07.1 |
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GhostBSD is a desktop-oriented, FreeBSD-based operating system featuring the MATE desktop (a community build offers an Xfce alternative). The project's latest release is version 24.07.1 which now draws on FreeBSD's base system packages - low-level components built the same way as third-party packages. "This release, though a bit delayed, brings a significant change. We have transitioned from building our OS packages from our OS ports to building them from FreeBSD PKGBSD. This change, while involving extensive testing, promises improved performance and stability. If you have not updated to 24.04.2, a backup and reinstallation with 24.07.1 is recommended. Please note that the change to PKGBSD and the OS update to 24.07.1 could cause issues, as the update manager was only set to upgrade GhostBSD to PKGBSD from a minor version. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause." A full list of changes is presented in the project's release announcement. SHA256, pkglist): GhostBSD-24.07.1.iso (2,654MB, torrent), GhostBSD-24.07.1-XFCE.iso (2,647MB, torrent). |
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| 2024-05-21 |
BSD Release: GhostBSD 24.04.1 |
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GhostBSD is a desktop-oriented operating system based on FreeBSD. The project's latest release is GhostBSD 24.04.1 which is based on FreeBSD's 14-STABLE development branch. The new snapshot includes an update to the MATE desktop to version 1.28.1, a return of the desktop Signal client, and a collection of bug fixes. "I am pleased to announce the release of GhostBSD 24.04.1! First and foremost, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all those who reported issues and contributed their time, effort, and expertise to enhance GhostBSD for this latest release. GhostBSD 24.04.1 is the second release under FreeBSD 14 stable. I have updated the system to 1400510, and the MATE desktop is updated to 1.28.1. This release also contains some bug fixes found in previous releases and with some improvements." The release announcement contains a complete list of new features and bug fixes. GhostBSD maintains one official edition with the MATE desktop and a community edition which uses the Xfce desktop. Download (SHA256, pkglist): GhostBSD-24.04.1.iso (2,639MB, torrent), GhostBSD-24.04.1-XFCE.iso (2,626MB, torrent). |
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| 2024-02-14 |
BSD Release: GhostBSD 24.01.1 |
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GhostBSD is a desktop-oriented operating system based on FreeBSD. The project's latest release, GhostBSD 24.01.1, is based on FreeBSD 14-STABLE and changes the way the root and first users are handled at install time. "This new release is based on FreeBSD 14.0-STABLE. Update Station got a significant change to upgrade to a major FreeBSD version, allowing upgrading GhostBSD from 13.2-STABLE to 14.0-STABLE. Also, a major change to the installer is the user created is an admin, and the root user gets the same password as the admin. If the admin password is changed after the installation, the root password will not change. Enhancement, improvements, and new features: Adding support for the future installer and simplified desktop configuration. Search also in PKG description (not only PKG name). New wallpapers for 24.01. Preparing GhostBSD to upgrade to 14.0. Adding search to description and Added -U to pkg query to search." Additional information is provided in the project's release announcement. GhostBSD is available in an official edition featuring the MATE desktop and a community edition running the Xfce desktop. Download (SHA256, pkglist): GhostBSD-24.01.1.iso (2,573MB, torrent), GhostBSD-24.01.1-XFCE.iso (2,554MB, torrent). |
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| 2023-10-29 |
BSD Release: GhostBSD 23.10.1 |
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GhostBSD is a FreeBSD-based operating system with a focus on desktop computing. The project's latest release introduces a kernel update and a number of networking improvements, along with minor changes. "I am pleased to announce the release of GhostBSD 23.10.1. This version might look odd from previous releases, but it is correct. After more thought into it, the base OS is not updated as much as the software packages. So, I decided to change the release version back to a static one instead of changing it on each software package update. Software packages will be updated as often as possible, like before, and if there are significant issues, changes or security issues before 24.01.1, a 23.10.2 release will be created. See the roadmap for future releases. In this release, the FreeBSD base system and kernel have been updated to 1302508, and it contains software updates, some improvements to Update Station, and new features to NetworkMgr. Also, os-generic-userland-devtools has been removed from the default installation to downsize the live system image." The release announcement offers additional details. Download (pkglist): GhostBSD-23.10.1.iso (2,528MB, SHA256, torrent), GhostBSD-23.10.1-XFCE.iso (2,515MB, SHA256, torrent). |
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| 2022-06-18 |
BSD Release: GhostBSD 22.06.15 |
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The GhostBSD project develops a desktop operating system based on FreeBSD. The project's latest snapshot is GhostBSD 22.06.15 which includes better handling of NVIDIA drivers and smoothly upgrade processes. "Some of the improvements are automation on the livecd to install the proper Nvidia driver, and when a package fails to upgrade, Update Station will reinstall it and resume the update. I have added the BWN_GPL_PHY option in our default GENERIC kernel to compile drivers that include GPLv2 code. Now, most Broadcom devices are detected, including my iMac. In most cases bwn_v4_ucode_load="YES" or bwn_v4_lp_ucode_load="YES" need to be added in /boot/loader.conf. In addition, GhostBSD was upgraded to 13.1-STABLE from 22/05/31. Features added: Do not show updates available when packages are syncing. Add a file called syncing when new packages are syncing and remove it when completed. Add code to update-station read if syncing is in the repository and do not prompt users for upgrades. Add code to software-station to not allow software installation with software-station during a packages sync." Additional details can be found in the project's release announcement. Download (SHA256): GhostBSD-22.06.15.iso (2,721MB, torrent, pkglist). |
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