Re: Yikes.....I haven't heard ANY useful answers to this question...please help!
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Just out of interest...
I presume that both "VNX" and "VNS" really mean VNC, is that right?
What is "!M" though? I cannot work that one out.
Back in the early 2000s, most of the professional Linux users I know migrated over to Mac OS X. OS X allowed them to do all the familiar stuff, including lots of ssh windows and so on, with a familiar shell and environment, but a lot less hassle.
I think for those still hanging on to Linux now, ~20 years later, who do not like the modern trends such as systemd, Wayland, GNOME shell and so on, and prefer an environment more like traditional UNIX, this is a good time to check out the BSD family.
I wrote about OpenBSD recently and I was genuinely surprised that it is much easier to install a working OpenBSD desktop with Xfce than it is to accomplish that on FreeBSD. And yes, that includes things like GhostBSD or MidnightBSD. PC-BSD turned into TrueOS and then died, sadly.
I hope to at some point soon investigate NetBSD as well, and perhaps write about it, too.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
