From what I've read, it's less automated than Linux in many tasks, and the updates are slower even than Debian. Think Slackware. SUPPOSEDLY, Steam works on it, but with a lot of tinkering to make the drivers and hardware play nice.
Dunno what your use case is, but couldn't hurt to try it. Just be aware that Linux and BSD only thing really in common is command line, and BSD lives in Commandline
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