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GhostBSD

A simple, elegant desktop BSD Operating System

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GhostBSD is a FreeBSD-based desktop operating system that ships with the MATE desktop environment and a set of preinstalled software. It uses a GTK-based interface and includes a graphical application manager for installing and updating software, pre-installed multimedia codecs, ZFS support with snapshots and rollbacks, and developer tools. The project is developed in Canada with contributions and

4 alternatives to GhostBSD

Ranked by how well each tool replaces GhostBSD: shared features, audience, price and popularity.

  1. FreeBSD

    The Power to Serve

    Covers 0 of 6 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    65 out of 100 matchContact sales

  2. Xfce

    A lightweight desktop environment for UNIX-like operating systems

    Covers 0 of 6 key features.

    Open source
    58 out of 100 match—

  3. OpenBSD

    Only two remote holes in the default install, in a heck of a long time

    Covers 0 of 6 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    58 out of 100 matchFree

  4. Ubuntu MATE

    A retrospective future with Ubuntu MATE.

    Covers 0 of 6 key features and has a free plan.

    Free planOpen source
    47 out of 100 matchFree