GhostBSD
GhostBSD is a Unix-like operating system based on FreeBSD for x86-64, with MATE as its default desktop environment and an Xfce-desktop community based edition. It aims to be easy to install, ready-to-use and easy to use. The project goal is to combine security, privacy, stability, usability, openness, freedom and to be free of charge.
History
Prior to GhostBSD 18.10, the project was based on FreeBSD. In May 2018 it was announced that future versions of the operating system would be based on TrueOS. In 2020, with the discontinuation of TrueOS, GhostBSD switched back to FreeBSD.Version history
TrueOS-based releases (18.10 - 21.01.20)
From GhostBSD 18.10 to 21.01.20, the project moved its base from FreeBSD to TrueOS. Following are TrueOS-based GhostBSD releases.| GhostBSD version | Release date | Desktop environment | Changes |
| 18.10 | November 1, 2018 | MATE 1.20 | First release based on TrueOS |
| 19.04 | April 13, 2019 | MATE 1.22 and XFCE | |
| 19.09 | September 16, 2019 | MATE and Xfce | Moved from TrueOS CURRENT to STABLE |
| 19.10 | October 26, 2019 | MATE and Xfce | |
| 20.01 | January 22, 2020 | MATE and Xfce | |
| 20.03 | March 31, 2020 | MATE and Xfce | |
| 20.04 | August 10, 2020 | MATE 1.24 and Xfce | |
| 21.01.20 | January 23, 2021 |
FreeBSD based releases (21.04.27 - present)
Beginning from GhostBSD 21.04.27, the project has moved its base back to FreeBSD.| GhostBSD version | Release date | Desktop environment | Changes |
| 21.04.27 | April 29, 2021 | GhostBSD is now based on FreeBSD 13.0-STABLE | |
| 21.5.11 | May 11, 2021 | ||
| 21.09.06 | September 7, 2021 | Switch from OpenRC to FreeBSD rc.d | |
| 21.09.08 | September 9, 2021 | - | |
| 22.06.15 | June 18, 2022 | ||
| 22.06.18 | June 20, 2022 | ||
| 23.06.01 | June 5, 2023 | ||
| 23.10.01 | October 28, 2023 | MATE 1.26.0 | |
| 24.01.01 | February 13, 2024 | Based on FreeBSD 14.0-STABLE | |
| 24.04.1 | May 20, 2024 | MATE 1.28.1 | Based on FreeBSD 14.0-STABLE |
| 24.07.3 | September 12, 2024 | ||
| 24.10.1 | November 17, 2024 | UFS installation support removed from installer | |
| 25.01-R14.2p1 | February 28, 2025 | 1.28.2 | Now based FreeBSD RELEASE with a new versioning scheme |
| 25.02-R14.3p2 | August 25, 2025 | Addition of a new community supported Gershwin desktop environment |
License
GhostBSD was originally licensed under the 3-clause BSD licenseIn 2014 Eric Turgeon re-licensed GhostBSD under 2-clause license. GhostBSD contains some GPL-licensed software.
Recommended system requirements
The following are the recommended requirements.- 2 GHz dual core Intel/AMD 64-bit processor
- 4 GB of RAM
- 15 GB of free hard drive space
- Network access