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helloSystem

Contact: Simon Peter <probono@puredarwin.org>
Contact: #helloSystem on irc.libera.chat, mirrored to #helloSystem:matrix.org on Matrix

What is helloSystem?

helloSystem is FreeBSD preconfigured as a desktop operating system with a focus on simplicity, elegance, and usability. Its design follows the “Less, but better” philosophy.

Q1 2022 Status

  • Version 0.8.0 of helloSystem is under development and test

    • helloSystem 0.8.0 will be based on FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE

    • Experimental Live ISOs using FreeBSD 13.1-BETA3 are available

    • Initial support for running Linux AppImage files using an optional Debian runtime

    • Initial support for the AppImage format in the user interface

    • Improved reliability and performance of mounted archives by using fuse-archive

    • Various bugfixes

Installable experimental Live ISO images are available at https://github.com/helloSystem/ISO/releases/tag/experimental-13.1.


Last modified on: June 3, 2022 by Lorenzo Salvadore