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FreeBSD is a UNIX-like operating system for the i386, amd64, IA-64, arm, MIPS, powerpc, ppc64, PC-98 and UltraSPARC platforms based on U.C. Berkeley's "4.4BSD-Lite" release, with some "4.4BSD-Lite2" enhancements.

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Mageia

Mageia is a fork of Mandriva Linux formed in September 2010 by former employees and contributors to the popular French Linux distribution. Unlike Mandriva, which is a commercial entity, Mageia is a community project and a non-profit organisation whose goal is to develop a free Linux-based operating system.

Technical Specs Comparison
FreeBSDMageia
IndependentBaseIndependent
txzPackage Managerdnf, urpmi
RCInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
Latest Version9
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
June 14, 2026Release DateAugust 27, 2023
armARM64armeli486ia64MIPSmipselsparc64pc98PowerPCppc64ps3x86_64xboxARMv7i686
Architecture
armARM64armeli486ia64MIPSmipselsparc64pc98PowerPCppc64ps3x86_64xboxARMv7i686
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Desktops
CinnamonGNOMEKDE PlasmalabwcLXQtmangowmMATEWayfireXfceAwesomeHyprlandi3IceWMKDELXDEOpenboxSwayWMaker