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PacBSD

PacBSD was an operating system based on Arch Linux, but used the FreeBSD kernel instead of the Linux kernel and the GNU userland. The PacBSD project began on an Arch Linux forum thread in April 2012. It aimed to provide an Arch-like user environment, utilizing the OpenRC init system, the pacman package manager, and rolling-release.

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PacBSD
OS familyUnix-like (BSD)
Working stateDiscontinued
Source modelOpen source
Latest release(Rolling release) / August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)
Marketing targetGeneral purpose
Update methodpacman
Package managerpacman
Supported platformsx86-64
Kernel typeMonolithic with dynamically loadable modules
UserlandGNU
Default
user interface		Command-line interface
LicenseFree software (FreeBSD License, FreeBSD Documentation License)
Official websitepacbsd.org at the Wayback Machine (archived December 18, 2023)

PacBSD (formerly known as Arch BSD1) was an operating system based on Arch Linux, but used the FreeBSD kernel instead of the Linux kernel2 and the GNU userland. The PacBSD project began on an Arch Linux forum thread3 in April 2012. It aimed to provide an Arch-like user environment, utilizing the OpenRC init system, the pacman package manager, and rolling-release.

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  1. Project name change at the Wayback Machine (archived December 9, 2023)
  2. About at the Wayback Machine (archived December 9, 2023)
  3. "Arch-BSD", Arch Linux Forums, 2012-06-04, retrieved 2014-09-10