diff --git a/hugo-site/content/docs/introduction.md b/hugo-site/content/docs/introduction.md index 88823f7..6cad410 100644 --- a/hugo-site/content/docs/introduction.md +++ b/hugo-site/content/docs/introduction.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The goal of the Project is to provide a simple, secure, and highly usable FreeBS Project Trident is completely independent and [financially backed through the generous contributions of the Open Source community](/sponsors). [Project Trident](https://project-trident.org) began in 2018 when TrueOS was reorganized into a scaled down server installation of FreeBSD. -The discontinued desktop portion of TrueOS was taken by Ken Moore and J.T. Pennington and rebuilt into Project Trident. +The discontinued desktop portion of TrueOS was adopted by Ken Moore and J.T. Pennington, two desktop-focused TrueOS developers, and rebuilt into Project Trident. Project Trident is essentially a customized installation of TrueOS and FreeBSD, not a forked derivative. Project Trident has a simple graphical installer that has partition support and other customization options. diff --git a/hugo-site/content/information/features.md b/hugo-site/content/information/features.md index 758f1e5..0c658a2 100755 --- a/hugo-site/content/information/features.md +++ b/hugo-site/content/information/features.md @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Project Trident treats user privacy as a primary goal. We takes many steps to en * For enhanced privacy, we have a pre-defined firewall profile for routing all network traffic through the "tor" anonymizing service. While this profile is not enabled by default due to the speed limitations of the tor network, it can be easily enabled after installation. -* The "Falkon" web browser that is pre-installed has ad-blocking functionality both built-in and pre-enabled. With the addition of private browsing and more advanced browsing protection options are also available within the preferences as well. +* The "Falkon" web browser that is pre-installed has ad-blocking functionality both built-in and pre-enabled. Private browsing and additional browsing protection options are also available within the application preferences as well. ## Reliability @@ -33,6 +33,4 @@ Project Trident utilizes a number of mechanisms to safeguard the data of each sy Utilizing leading security enhancements from OpenBSD, Project Trident also builds on TrueOS to provide a desktop focused operating system which keeps security implication and mitigation procedures as a top priority for the everyday user. Some of the security enhancements that we implement: - * LibreSSL is used as a drop-in replacement for OpenSSL. This prevents *most* of the security issues that touch the SSL systems from impacting Project Trident. We also use LibreSSL when building all the 3rd-party applications/packages unless the application *specifically* requires OpenSSL for some reason. - * All 3rd-party packages are built, signed, and sealed by Project Trident before being placed into a public repository. This allows the user to download and install trusted builds of applications from an official source, rather than having to fetch files from unknown sources. diff --git a/hugo-site/content/information/heritage.md b/hugo-site/content/information/heritage.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..5581183 --- /dev/null +++ b/hugo-site/content/information/heritage.md @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ ++++ +title = "BSD Heritage" +MenuTitle = "BSD Heritage" +description = "Relationship and differences from other BSD operating systems" +chapter = false +weight = 2 +pre = " " ++++ + +Project Trident is a desktop-focused disribution of [TrueOS](http://trueos.org), which in turn is a variation of the [FreeBSD](http://freebsd.org) operating system which was officially started [in the early 1990's](https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/history.html) but is itself a direct decendant of the [original AT&T UNIX](http://www.unix.org/what_is_unix/history_timeline.html). + +Rather than re-iterate the history of the FreeBSD and TrueOS projects, this page focuses on the similarities and differences between Project Trident and TrueOS/FreeBSD. + +## Similarities +The base operating system and kernel are identical between the various projects, as they are all built directly from the same source code, although at different times or from different branches of the source repositories. +This includes the kernel, hardware drivers, file systems, and more. + +All of the applications which are available in the form of packages are built from the exact same "ports tree", which is a source repository of build instructions for over 35000 applications, libraries, and more. +These "ports" generally result in binaries which are compiled to run specifically on different FreeBSD-based operating system architectures. + +### Architectures +FreeBSD itself supports multiple types of computer architectures (i386, amd64, various flavors of ARM, etc..), but TrueOS and Project Trident are specifically focused on the amd64 architecture (often called x86-64, or "64-bit"), but also include the support capabilities to directly run i386 binaries ("32-bit"). + +### Ports +Due to the addition of OpenRC to TrueOS for service management, the TrueOS project maintains a version of the FreeBSD ports tree which includes many additional files. +These extra files ensure that OpenRC versions of service files are available alongside the traditional *rc.d* service files from FreeBSD. +They also provide a testing area for other TrueOS changes before submission back to FreeBSD, including new ports, new versions of ports, and more. +TrueOS also uses GitHub for managing it's ports repository[1], whereas FreeBSD still uses a privately-hosted SVN repository[2]. + +*[1] [TrueOS ports repository](https://github.com/trueos/trueos-ports)* +*[2] [FreeBSD ports repository](https://svn.freebsd.org/)* + +## Differences From TrueOS +*Note: Differences listed here also generally apply to other TrueOS-based distributions* + +Being a desktop-focused distribution, Project Trident provides many different graphical solutions for common tasks on TrueOS based systems: + +* Graphical front-end to the "pc-sysinstall" utility from TrueOS for managing the installation. +* Graphical system setup + * While this is typically a manual task on TrueOS/FreeBSD, Project Trident provides a suite of scripts and utilities which handle all of the setup and maintenance of the graphical systems. + These utilities run during the bootup routine and dynamically provide these features: + * Automatic "best-driver" setup for your hardware based upon which graphical drivers are installed and whether they match the type of GPU contained by your hardware. + * Automatic failover to one of two different graphical drivers (**vesa** or **scfb**) if the main graphics driver fails to work for some reason. + * Dynamic loading of the video driver and any associated kernel modules on bootup. + This allows the system hard drive to move between systems as needed with little or no loss of functionality. + This requires that the video drivers for both systems are installed already, or one of the failover drivers can be used. +* Graphical utilities for common tasks + * The PCDM login manager. + * The [Lumina Desktop Environment](https://lumina-desktop.org) is pre-installed and pre-configured for out-of-box usage. + * A [graphical system-update utility](https://github.com/project-trident/trident-updatemgr) has been written just for Project Trident. This provides easy access to configuring and performing updates in addition to the ability to roll-back a system update as desired. + * Removable media detection and on-demand usage is provided via integrations between Project Trident and the Lumina Desktop. +* Stable OS, Rolling Ports + * Project Trident uses the 6-month "stable" branch of TrueOS for the OS-components themselves. This ensures there are no radical changes or binary compatibility issues for a 6-month period of time. + * Project Trident also builds and provides a package repository of every "port" contained in the TrueOS ports repository. This package repository is also updated every week, ensuring a steady stream of new or updated applications very soon after they appear in FreeBSD/TrueOS. + * Project Trident uses a [customized build configuration](https://github.com/project-trident/trident-build/blob/master/trident-master.json/) for both OS and ports. + Everything in Project Trident is built specifically to be used for a graphical operating system. + +## Differences From FreeBSD + +Many of these differences from FreeBSD actually come from the TrueOS project, so this list will change over time as the TrueOS and FreeBSD projects continue to evolve. + +### OpenRC + +TrueOS provides the OpenRC system for managing services on the OS in place of the "legacy" RC system currently used on FreeBSD. This difference is most notable in a few key ways: + +* Faster bootup - OpenRC starts up services much faster and with better dependency handling than FreeBSD. +* Better status reporting. The `rc-status` utility provides an instant look at all system services and their current status. +* Service files are located in `[/usr/local]/etc/init.d` rather than `[/usr/local]/etc/rc.d`. +* Some services have different names: **dhcpcd** instead of *dhclient*, **network** instead of *netif*. +* Many OpenRC services are "multiplexed" for individual device/profile management. + * Example: The **network.wlan0** service controls the first wifi device, and should be started/stopped instead of the **network** service when re-configuring the Wi-Fi settings. +* The *[service-name]_enable="YES"* entries on FreeBSD are no longer needed to enable services on bootup. Instead, OpenRC provides a method for grouping services together (called "runlevels"), and the `rc-update` utility is used to add/remove bootup registrations for services within these groups. + * Example: `rc-update add dbus default` adds the **dbus** service to the **default** runlevel and enables it to automatically start on bootup. + * Example 2: `rc-update delete dbus default` removes the **dbus** service from the **default** runlevel and prevents it from starting during bootup. +* The "service" utility is used identically to FreeBSD for interacting with services. + * Example: `service dbus stop` stops the **dbus** service when it is running. + * Example 2: `service network.wlan0 restart` restarts the networking associated with the first wireless device. + +### Base Packages + +TrueOS uses the package system for installing the OS itself in addition to the pre-compiled "ports". This functionality is called "base packages" and allows a single package repository to contain both the OS and all the available applications in a single, unified collection of files. This functionality provides these features: + +* The OS and packages are always in sync. A single system update can be used for the entire end-to-end update of the system, even when OS changes like a new kernel are provided during a major release cycle. +* System updates are **fast** and clean. All updates are performed within a new Boot Environment, ensuring the live system is never touched while in use. Reboot to finish the update procedure and boot into the newly-updated system. diff --git a/hugo-site/content/post/2019-01-23_18.12-U1_available.md b/hugo-site/content/post/2019-01-23_18.12-U1_available.md index 56325ae..2755487 100644 --- a/hugo-site/content/post/2019-01-23_18.12-U1_available.md +++ b/hugo-site/content/post/2019-01-23_18.12-U1_available.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ menutitle = "18.12-U1 Available" description = "" date = "2019-01-23" draft = false -pre = " " +pre = " " +++ Package update 1 for 18.12-RELEASE is now available. diff --git a/hugo-site/content/post/2019-01-29_18.12-U2_available.md b/hugo-site/content/post/2019-01-29_18.12-U2_available.md index 85e3b8f..372600a 100644 --- a/hugo-site/content/post/2019-01-29_18.12-U2_available.md +++ b/hugo-site/content/post/2019-01-29_18.12-U2_available.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ menutitle = "18.12-U2 Available" description = "" date = "2019-01-29" draft = false -pre = " " +pre = " " +++ Package update 2 for 18.12-RELEASE is now available. diff --git a/hugo-site/content/post/2019-02-06_18.12-U3_available.md b/hugo-site/content/post/2019-02-06_18.12-U3_available.md index 2d2b4c3..fe28943 100644 --- a/hugo-site/content/post/2019-02-06_18.12-U3_available.md +++ b/hugo-site/content/post/2019-02-06_18.12-U3_available.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ menutitle = "18.12-U3 Available" description = "" date = "2019-02-06" draft = false -pre = " " +pre = " " +++ Package update 3 for 18.12-RELEASE is now available. diff --git a/hugo-site/content/post/2019-02-13_18.12-U4_available.md b/hugo-site/content/post/2019-02-13_18.12-U4_available.md index 1decd5c..6c1fccb 100644 --- a/hugo-site/content/post/2019-02-13_18.12-U4_available.md +++ b/hugo-site/content/post/2019-02-13_18.12-U4_available.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ menutitle = "18.12-U4 Available" description = "" date = "2019-02-13" draft = false -pre = " " +pre = " " +++ Package update 4 for 18.12-RELEASE is now available.