Debian Linux vs. Debian kFreeBSD With Squeeze & Wheezy

Written by Michael Larabel in Operating Systems on 12 December 2012 at 05:20 PM EST. Page 1 of 5. 8 Comments.

The latest benchmarking adventures at Phoronix.com have been exploring the performance of Debian GNU/Linux versus Debian GNU/kFreeBSD when using the latest Debian 6.0.6 "Squeeze" images as well as the latest Debian "Wheezy" testing images.

This is far from the first time doing benchmarking of Debian GNU/kFreeBSD, the port of the Debian operating system that pairs the GNU user-land with the FreeBSD kernel rather than the Linux kernel. The last time doing Debian GNU/kFreeBSD benchmarks extensively was back in July so new tests were warranted of 6.0.6 Squeeze and using the latest Debian testing bi-weekly images. The Debian testing ISOs used of Debian GNU/Linux and Debian GNU/kFreeBSD were dated from 3 December 2012. This testing not only shows how the Linux versus FreeBSD kernel performance compares with a similar user-land but how the Debian performance has progressed in moving from 6.0 Squeeze to 7.0 Wheezy.

Debian GNU/Linux and Debian GNU/kFreeBSD with the Squeeze and Wheezy varieties were each installed with their stock options and packages. These remained the same throughout the benchmarking process and each operating system was cleanly installed each time. Debian Wheezy should be officially released in 2013.


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