The latest release of the desktop-oriented distribution GhostBSD 24.10.1 has been announced, based on FreeBSD 14-Stable and featuring the Mate user environment. Unofficial assemblies with XFCE are also available. GhostBSD utilizes the ZFS file system by default and supports both Live mode and installation on a hard drive through Ginstall, its own Python-based installer. Images for x86_64 architecture are available for download.
Notable updates in this version include:
- Synchronization with the FreeBSD 14-Stable branch.
- The CHROMIUM browser is configured to allow viewing protected content on platforms like Netflix.
- The UFS file system has been removed as an installation option, leaving only ZFS.
- Introduction of the utouch-kmod package for mouse driver emulation in virtualization systems like Virtualbox and Bhyve.
- Inclusion of the HGAME driver to support game controllers.
- Ability to mark packages essential for distribution functioning, preventing accidental removal of system packages.
- Added support for AMD FirePro, AMD Radeon R5, and R6 GPUs.
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