FreeBSD 14.3-based GhostBSD 25.02 comes with enhanced hardware support, security updates, and kernel improvements

While the invisible changes that have an impact on the security, speed, and hardware compliance of the latest GhostBSD are also important, those wondering what's new in the release labeled 25.02-R14.3p2 should start with Gershwin. This new community desktop environment delivers a GNUstep visual experience inspired by OS X. While still in an early preview stage, Gershwin comes with seamless integration with the system tools, as well as support for running non-GNUstep apps.

Built on top of FreeBSD 14.3-RELEASE, GhostBSD 25.02-R14.3p2 also comes with auto-detection support for AMD Radeon HD 8790M and Radeon HD 8240 Kabini and better auto-detection for the Nvidia RTX 4000/5000 series, as well as improved WiFi firmware compatibility. Automatic /tmp clearing is now a default. Multiple bug fixes have been added to the mix as well, not to mention the updates and fixes for multiple translation files. Software Station now shows package conflict removal, and the boot environment manager has better deletion of old environments.

The full changelog can be found on this page. Alongside the Gershwin Community Preview ISOs, those interested in trying all the flavors can also grab the XFCE edition or the vanilla edition. However, it should be noted that the minimum amount of system memory required for all these three editions is 8 GB. The disk space used is reasonable for a fully loaded desktop distro, sitting at 15 GB.