1 of 13 FreeBSD Open-Source OS Comes to the PC-BSD Desktop By Sean Michael Kerner

2 of 13 KDE 4.10 Is the Default Desktop PC-BSD's installation media includes the open-source KDE 4.10 desktop as the default choice. KDE 4.10 had its first public release in February 2013 and is the stable branch KDE development.

3 of 13 Encryption Is Built-In As part of the PC-BSD 10 installation process, users have the option of encrypting their files.

4 of 13 User Can Choose to Deploy PC-BSD as a Server While the core focus of PC-BSD is as a desktop operating system built on top of FreeBSD, the installation media gives users the choice of installing TrueOS, which is the server flavor of PC-BSD.

5 of 13 MATE, LXDE and XFCE Open-Source Desktops Are Also Supported KDE is the default choice of desktop for PC-BSD, but it's not the only supported choice. Users can choose the lightweight LXDE and XFCE desktops as well. PC-BSD does not directly support the GNOME desktop, but rather provides support for the MATE desktop, which is a GNOME fork.

6 of 13 Life Preserver Provides Replication and Backup The PC-BSD 10 release includes the Life Preserver tool, which enables data replication and remote backup.

7 of 13 Active Directory Integration Is Built-In Directory services including Microsoft's Active Directory and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) configuration are part of PC-BSD, enabling access to systems across a network.

8 of 13 PC-BSD Control Panel Provides a GUI for System Management Server administrators are used to the command line for configuration, but desktop users typically crave a control panel, which is something that PC-BSD delivers.

9 of 13 PC-BSD Has a Warden to Put Applications in Jail A key strength of FreeBSD is its ability to section off applications in virtual containers known as jails. With PC-BSD, the Warden interface enables users to easily configure and manage those application jails.

10 of 13 Konqueror Is the Default Browser For PC-BSD users who choose KDE as their desktop, the Konqueror browser is the default. Konqueror is a WebKit-based browser (as is Apple's Safari). Users can choose to download and install other browsers as well.

11 of 13 AppCafe Is a Place to Find New PC-BSD Applications For users looking for new applications, be it another browser or otherwise, the AppCafe application in PC-BSD is the place to find them.

12 of 13 PC-BSD Update Center Keeps Systems Current PC-BSD 10 includes a beta release of the new Update Center application, a unified location for updating system components as well as software applications.