On Thu, 18 Sep 2014 20:52:41 +0200 Bzzzz <lazyvi...@gmx.com> wrote: > On Thu, 18 Sep 2014 10:42:21 -0700 > agr <a...@consultores.ca> wrote: > > > I have been using Debian for almost 14 years continuosly, and i had > > to transfered 1 server to OpenBSD, because the comments in this > > list are uncertain; i can not wait for Jessi to do the transition. > > Could you tell us about this migration (ease, problems, etc)?
I'm not agr, but I'll give you my observations so far, implementing an OpenBSD/pf firewall/router and a desktop (xfce) for evaluation... * Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore! It's a familiar environment, but a lot of the old standbys aren't there. No /proc, for instance. Device names are very different. A cheat sheet helps. * Qemu's difficult. On Debian, you just run the right qemu-system-x86_64 command, and bang, you have a guest OS. On OpenBSD, the same types of things error out or just plain stall without comment. I'm still working on this. * OpenBSD is closer to the metal, without the install insanity of Arch. There's less surprise factor. In fact, the install is quite similar to Debian's network install. * OpenBSD's filesystem isn't efficient. If you're running things that make and delete lots of files, I'd consider doing it on a different OS or a different filesystem, if OpenBSD supports such. * This is subjective, but every time I've used OpenBSD, it had a very stable "feel". Everything worked the same way every time, nothing crashed (except stuff like qemu that is poorly supported). * If you enjoy configuring your OS with an editor, you'll enjoy OpenBSD. * On my experimental desktop, Youtube videos worked on the standard install. I didn't expect that. HTH, SteveT Steve Litt * http://www.troubleshooters.com/ Troubleshooting Training * Human Performance -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140918182050.58fb6...@mydesq2.domain.cxm
