everybody still visiting/reading this forum are probably interested in a new version of NomadBSD.
There’s a few options regarding your computer-OS while waiting.
Here’s the options I see and their priority:
1a. Keep using NomadBSD with OS-updates - to stay secure while waiting. (2026-05: minimum FreeBSD 14.4 or FreeBSD 15.0)
1b. Switch to another distribution while waiting.
2. Keep using NomadBSD without OS-updates - ONLY an option if not connected to the internet.
Do you agree?
-and are there options I have overlooked?
As you can tell by my other posts on the forum, I have chosen option 1a.
What option have you chosen? (-and why? )
1a fits my needs since NBSD 14.1 works fine, no reason to look meantime for packages upgrade; all apps are actually running as they should. However, using current FreeBSD release on an USB stick is possible (and affordable) as well, so am waiting for next 15.1 to have it
My choice is both 1a and 1b . I keep NomadBSD on a USB key so I can access BSD anytime. I have also done a refresh of my laptop and backup server with Ubuntu 26.04 + Cinnamon (laptop) , Fedora 44 + Cinnamon (laptop), and GhostBSD 26 + Mate (backup server). I still need to wipe my main server, ideally with an Ubuntu/Fedora dual-boot.
GhostBSD with Mate seems to be a great OS. They are at FreeBSD15 with ZFS and Zshell. The GhostBSD XFCE spin doesn’t work correctly, and I wasted enough time trying to make XFCE work on FreeBSD15 directly.
I wonder if it doesn’t make more sense to port the nomadic USB installation from NomadBSD to GhostBSD. I understand that the million distributions of Linux provide creative solutions for every OS need, but it also causes effort to be wasted on little-used OSes. Maybe NomadBSD joining GhostBSD is a reasonable way to minimize effort and maximize results.
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