Installing GhostBSD into existing BE
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2019 5:40 pm
I'm new to Ghost BSD but have been using PC-BSD and TrueOS (with an additional KDE install) for some years. Now with the new Trident that doesn't work, I just get error messages and there seems to be no solving on this issue. So I'm thinking of moving to GhostBSD but I have a few questions before installing.
1. Does GhostBSD use the same commands as PC-BSD/TrueOS? I'm specially thinking of the backup reversal command for e-mails, address book, bookmarks and settings 'tar xvf backup.tar'.
2. Can GhostBSD be installed into an existing ZFS BE so I can find my HOME folder? I would like to avoid having to format the drive and with this erase the files that are stored on the drive.
3. I understand GhostBSD uses Mate as DE?
4. I saw on a screenshot that there are different Panel layouts like Mate Desktop, Windowy, Element, Classy, Purity and Netbook. Are those different DE's or just variants of Mate?
That's all for now.
Thanks.
1. Does GhostBSD use the same commands as PC-BSD/TrueOS? I'm specially thinking of the backup reversal command for e-mails, address book, bookmarks and settings 'tar xvf backup.tar'.
2. Can GhostBSD be installed into an existing ZFS BE so I can find my HOME folder? I would like to avoid having to format the drive and with this erase the files that are stored on the drive.
3. I understand GhostBSD uses Mate as DE?
4. I saw on a screenshot that there are different Panel layouts like Mate Desktop, Windowy, Element, Classy, Purity and Netbook. Are those different DE's or just variants of Mate?
That's all for now.
Thanks.