UNIX on SSD. Really?

Question

linux

Going to upgrade hard&soft on an aging desktop. From the OS, I choose basically some common UNIX variant: FreeBSD or OpenSolaris (the official Solaris has become like a paid one?). In a pinch, some GNU/Linux will do. I heard that SSD is in vogue now. Its use should speed up the loading of applications and OS, both in the main one and in virtual machines. And compiling a bunch of sources should be faster.
Interested in what problems I may encounter when installing the above operating systems on an SSD drive? What type of connection for SSD is better to choose: SATA or PCI-Express? What FS? And is it really worth the candle?
Any experience with SSD + *nix is ​​interesting.

Answer 1

From the OS, I choose basically some common UNIX variant: FreeBSD or OpenSolaris

Yes, these are, of course, the most common OS options for desktops ... =)

Answer 2

ssd - works well, the main thing is not to do like my brother: 512 RAM and swap on ssd = dead ssd every 2 months

Answer 3

if it is not obvious to a person that from the point of view of the controller, ssd and magnetic disks look the same, and even more so from the point of view of the operating system, then I would not advise him to get into the bsd and solaris at all

Answer 4

SSD OCX Vertex2 (sata 2). Arch Linux.
It took off the first time, no problems, no failures. Has been working for about a year now. The speed is noticeably better, and not only at startup, but when loading applications and other things.

Answer 5

korp # smartctl -x /dev/sdb
smartctl 5.41 2011-06-09 r3365 [x86_64-linux-2.6.39-gentoo] (local build)
Copyright © 2002-11 by Bruce Allen, smartmontools.sourceforge.net
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Model Family: Intel X18-M/X25-M/X25-V G2 SSDs
Device Model: INTEL SSDSA2M040G2GC
Serial Number: CVGB036200AV040NGN
LU WWN Device Id: 5 001517 9593d5447
Firmware Version: 2CV102HD
User Capacity: 40,019,582,464 bytes [40.0 GB]
Sector Size: 512 bytes logical/physical
Device is: In smartctl database [for details use: -P show]
ATA Version is: 7
ATA Standard is: ATA/ATAPI-7 T13 1532D revision 1