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GhostBSD

GhostBSD is a user-friendly desktop operating system based on FreeBSD. Its default desktop is MATE, but a separate community edition with Xfce is available too.

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Ultimate Edition

Ultimate Edition, first released in December 2006, was a fork of Ubuntu and Linux Mint though recent versions (starting in 2024) have been based on Arch Linux. The goal of the project is to create a complete, seamlessly integrated, visually stimulating, and easy-to-install operating system.

Technical Specs Comparison
GhostBSDUltimate Edition
FreeBSDBaseArch
pkg / txzPackage Managerpacman / flatpak, pkg
RCInit Systemsystemd
Fixed ReleaseRelease ModelFixed Release
Latest Version5.5
IntermediateDifficultyIntermediate
April 18, 2026Release DateJune 25, 2017
x86_64
Architecture
x86_64
GershwinMATEXfceCinnamonKDE Plasma
Desktops
GershwinMATEXfceCinnamonKDE Plasma