GhostBSD 10.3 Alpha Released With ZFS File-System Support, MATE 1.12

Written by Michael Larabel in BSD on 30 April 2016 at 10:32 AM EDT. Add A Comment
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The first alpha release was made available this weekend of GhostBSD 10.3 Alpha 1, a desktop focused operating system built atop FreeBSD 10.3.

GhostBSD is moving from their current 10.1 stable series to 10.3, skipping over the FreeBSD 10.2 series. GhostBSD 10.3 Alpha 1 brings initial support for ZFS and UFS file-systems, the installer supports setting up encrypted ZFS, the GhostBSD Software is now on a quarterly update rythm, MATE 1.12 is the desktop environment, improvements to its network manager (Networkmgr), UI improvements for the update station, and various fixes.

Those wishing to learn more about GhostBSD 10.3 Alpha 1 can visit GhostBSD.org.
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