[[!table data="""
**Feature** | **DragonFly** | **Linux**
+ | |
Distribution formats | ISO image, pkgsrc, tarballs | ISO image, rpm, dpkg, tarballs
+ | |
Distribution Depots | Central repository with mirrors for base, NetBSD mirrors for source packages, several binary package repositories | Debian: many mirrors; Redhat: central; Ubuntu: central; SUSE: ?
+ | |
Number of Distributions | one (3 sibs: FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD; most popular: FreeBSD) | hundreds (most popular: RedHat, Debian (sub-distro: Ubuntu))
+ | |
Update methods | git, cvsup, rsync, pkg_add | up2date, apt-get, pacman, emerge, etc.
+ | |
Xen | not yet | yes
+ | |
Compiler | gcc 3.4,4.1.2 | gcc 3,4, gcc 3.4, gcc 4.1, gcc 4.2
+ | |
Firewall | default: pf; other: ipfw2, ipf | default: iptables; other: pf
+ | |
Livecd | yes (DVD) | yes, many sizes, versions
+ | |
Kernel SCM | git | git
+ | |
Default GUI | none (or bare X) | none, kde, gnome, xfce, etc.
+ | |
File systems | UFS1, MFS, EXT2, FAT (16/32), NTFS (write experimental), HAMMER | EXT2, EXT3, FAT (16/32), NTFS (read-write experimental?), XFS, REISERFS, REISER4, JFS, ZFS, UFS2
+ | |
Kernel compilable from supplied source? | Yes | Yes (depend on distro)
+ | |
Predominant Licenses | 3-clause DragonFly, 3-clause BSD, 4-clause BSD, MIT, GPL | GPL, Lesser GPL, MIT, 3-clause BSD?
+ | |
Commercial Support | Not yet | many; leaders: RedHat, Novell?
+ | |
Processor Architectures | x86, AMD64 | x86, AMD64, Sparc, PowerPC, etc
+ | |
SMP | yes | yes
+ | |
NUMA | under development | yes (depending on kernel?)
+ | |
Boot loader | default: bsd boot block; lilo, grub work | default: lilo, grub
+ | |
Disk partitioning | BSD-style: slices on fdisk'ed partitions | fdisk partitions
+ | |
Logical volume management | vinum | LVM1, LVM2,
+ | |
Release schedule | about twice a year (developer-driven) | Redhat: 18 month; Debian: feature-driven; Ubuntu: 6 month; Fedora Core: 6 months; |
"""]]DD:Distribution dependant
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### Advantages over Linux
### Devices
[[!table data="""
- **Feature** | **DragonFly** | **Linux**
- IDE disk | ad0, ad1, ... | hda, hdb, ...
- IDE disk partition | ad0s1a, ad0s1b, ... | hda1, hda2, ...
- Ethernet | xl0 | eth0
+ **Feature** | **DragonFly** | **Linux**
+ IDE disk | ad0, ad1, ... | hda, hdb, ...
+ IDE disk partition | ad0s1a, ad0s1b, ... | hda1, hda2, ...
+ Ethernet | xl0 | eth0
"""]]
### Commands
[[!table data="""
- **Feature** | **DragonFly** | **Linux**
- Manage startup scripts | rcrun | chkconfig (Red Hat)/update-rc.d (Debian)
+ **Feature** | **DragonFly** | **Linux**
+ Manage startup scripts | rcrun | chkconfig (Red Hat)/update-rc.d (Debian)
"""]]
*Some packages put their startup scripts in /usr/pkg/share/examples/rc.d/. You can put a symlink in /etc/rc.d or copy the script there.