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I installed FreeBSD as my daily driver, and it was surprisingly good

A hands-on account of running FreeBSD as a daily desktop driver. The author found that after the initial setup hurdle, FreeBSD felt calm and deliberate — free from the constant nudges of mainstream OSes. Key positives include the clean separation between the base system and installed packages, which makes maintenance and troubleshooting clearer. Downsides include hardware compatibility challenges (especially on laptops), mixed software availability, and the need to read documentation carefully. The overall verdict is that FreeBSD rewards patient users who want to understand their system, and shouldn't be dismissed as server-only software.