BSD distribution
NomadBSD 130R
While Mayank Sharma has tried a couple of BSD desktop spins, none of them has offered a compelling reason for him to keep them around… until now.
IN BRIEF
A FreeBSDbased live persistent OS that’s designed for USB flash drives. The OS has tuned the vanilla FreeBSD for use by regular desktop users and ships in a ready-touse state. It’s preloaded with tools and thanks to FreeBSD’s famed hardware support, is available for both 32- and 64-bit setups.
SPECS
Minimum CPU: 1.2Ghz
Memory: 1GB
HDD: 8GB USB flash drive
Build: Both 32-bit and 64-bit
NomadBSD 20210508 is a FreeBSD spin with two unique aspects. First is the fact that it’s a BSD aimed at average desktop users. Second, NomadBSD is designed to operate from a USB disk, which is by no means a small feat and something that only a handful of Linux distros have successfully mastered.