FreeBSD
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"I have Linus to thank for a long career using FreeBSD" | comment on HN
Comment by drewg123 on July 25, 2019
> I met Linus at the Linux BOF at the 1994 Boston USENIX. Very ironically, I have Linus to thank for a long career using FreeBSD. It sounds like a cheap shot, but please hear me out: > >I was sysadmin'ing a university stats department at the time, and NFS use was very important. I had been trying to use Linux on 486's, but performance of xdvi (with NFS mounted fonts) was abysmal. A 486 would take minutes to render the same page that a wimpy DECStation could render in a second. From tcpdump, I figured out it was because Linux did not do any sort of NFS caching at the time, and xdvi wandered around font files one byte at a time. > >I asked Linus at the BOF when they planned to implement NFS. He told me NFS was unimportant, nobody used it, and so on. > >I then attended the FreeBSD BOF where a clean shaven guy in a collared shirt was giving a power point presentation. I asked about NFS there, and was told it should work fine. When I got home from the conference, I switched the 486 to FreeBSD, and it worked just fine. > >I eventually did OS research on FreeBSD, was one of a few people to port FreeBSD to the DEC Alpha, and I now do kernel performance work for a large CDN, where we run FreeBSD.
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How could I get started with BSD?
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/23633869
> How could I get started with BSD? > > hello, > > I want to learn and deep dive into BSD systems. I am a Linux user for more than 3 years and now I am curious to learn and use BSD since BSD is similar to Linux and has binary compatibility. > > sadly my laptop wifi card isn't supported by any BSD systems. so I can't use it as my daily driver. so where should I go or do to learn more about BSD?
- it-notes.dragas.net Proxmox vs FreeBSD: Which Virtualization Host Performs Better?
Comparative tests show FreeBSD's virtualization performance surpasses Proxmox, especially with NVMe drivers.
cross-posted from: https://blendit.bsd.cafe/post/140936
> cross-posted from: https://blendit.bsd.cafe/post/140935 > > > Since migrating many servers from Proxmox to FreeBSD, we have consistently felt that the VMs are more responsive. It's time to conduct some concrete tests.
- it-notes.dragas.net FreeBSD Tips and Tricks: Native Read-Only Root File System
FreeBSD has many hidden gems, including native support for booting in read-only mode.
- tinsuke.wordpress.com How To: Migrate PhotoPrism DB from SQLite to MariaDB on FreeBSD
Thanks to the porting efforts of huo-ju (photoprism-freebsd-port) and psa (libtensorflow1-freebsd-port), it is quite easy to get PhotoPrism up and running on a FreeBSD system or jail. The port uses…
Just a guide on how I got MariaDB working instead of SQLite for my PhotoPrism instance running on a FreeBSD jail.
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Netflix Case Study
Case Study: Maintaining the World’s Fastest Content Delivery Network at Netflix on FreeBSD
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Framework Laptop bug reporting questions
I saw that the FreeBSD Foundation announced it was working with Framework to certify their laptops to be able to run FreeBSD out of the box. I am currently running GhostBSD (FreeBSD-based for anyone who is unfamiliar) and was wondering some things about reporting bugs.
- Do I just report them to the normal Bugzilla tracker? Or is there somewhere else I should report bugs?
- Is it a problem that I'm running GhostBSD instead of normal FreeBSD? I know it is based on FreeBSD Stable, but I wanted to check in case it would be different enough that I should be reporting elsewhere.
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FreeBSD and KDE’s Megarelease 6
euroquis.nl FreeBSD and KDE’s MegareleaseThe FreeBSD ports tree contains KDE Frameworks 6 and KDE Plasma 6, e.g. x11/plasma6-plasma-desktop, but KDE applications have not updated in particular, and so FreeBSD does not have the “megarelease” on-tap just now.
- amperecomputing.com Ampere in the Wild: How FreeBSD Employs Ampere Arm64 Servers in the Data Center
Donated Ampere servers support the work of the FreeBSD community with the extra punch of cloud native possibilities.
- fosstodon.org Framework :fedora: :ubuntu: (@[email protected])
Attached: 1 image News from the @[email protected] "A frequent request from the #FreeBSD community and fan base is a curated list of laptops validated to run FreeBSD out of the box. To this end, we've recently begun discussions with one of our favorite laptop companies, Framework ...
Attached: 1 image News from the @FreeBSDFoundation "A frequent request from the #FreeBSD community and fan base is a curated list of laptops validated to run FreeBSD out of the box. To this end, we've recently begun discussions with one of our favorite laptop companies, Framework Stay tuned!" (Edited out Puter from the bird site)
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RoboNuggie - RoboBSD v.01 - OOTB Raspberry Pi FreeBSD
odysee.com RoboBSD v.01 - OOTB Raspberry Pi FreeBSDThere is a lack of ready-out-of-the-box FreeBSD based OS's for the Arm64/Raspberry Pi.... so I thought I would have a try.
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Found out that The FreeBSD Foundation has a Mastodon profile over at @[email protected]
mastodon.social FreeBSD Foundation (@[email protected])18 Posts, 6 Following, 191 Followers · The FreeBSD Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the FreeBSD Project
Discovered their Mastodon profile while reading their recent blog post: 2023 in Review: Advocacy
- it-notes.dragas.net How to Create a FreeBSD Jail Hosting XRDP and XFCE for Remote Desktop Access
Having a remote desktop can be useful, and keeping it into a FreeBSD jail can be both secure and efficient. Here’s how to do it.
- it-notes.dragas.net Migrating from VM to Hierarchical Jails in FreeBSD
Using VMs is a traditional and efficient way to separate servers but is it really needed when creating a FreeBSD VM on a FreeBSD host?
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Bastille Releases 0.10.20231125 - Thanksgiving 2023 Edition
github.com Release Bastille 0.10.20231125 - Thanksgiving 2023 · BastilleBSD/bastilleWe're Thankful For First-Time Contributors! This release had eight first-time contributors. Thank you for becoming a part of Bastille history. Welcome to the club! New Contributors @tub5ta made th...
cross-posted from: https://blendit.bsd.cafe/post/7865
> cross-posted from: https://blendit.bsd.cafe/post/7858 > > > We spent the weekend putting the final touches on Bastille 0.10.20231125! > > > > Major features and fixes include: > > * bootstrap #FreeBSD BETA and RC releases > > * bootstrap EOL #FreeBSD releases (>=9.0) > > * improved jail startup dependency using rcorder(8) > > * combine create options, eg: -CV, -TB, etc > > * fixes to bastille setup > > * more!
- it-notes.dragas.net Migrating from an Old Linux Server to a New FreeBSD Machine
I believe it’s time to bid farewell to this venerable Linux server - 1690 days of uptime since last reboot
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Location of bhyve VMs?
What would be the proper location for placin bhyve VMs in the FreeBSD filesystem structure.
Somewhere in /usr/local, i guess?
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lemmy on a FreeBSD jail?
Just wondering if anyone has tried or managed to run a lemmy instance on a FreeBSD jail. I have had a look on the repository and docker seems to be required. Or am I wrong?
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Happy Birthday FreeBSD!
www.infoworld.com Happy 30th, FreeBSD! Why the FreeBSD open source project has enduredAs FreeBSD marks three decades of success, we can thank open source freedom, a strong culture, a shared leadership model, modern development practices, and robust code that continues to evolve.
Here's to another 30 years!
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Why is the VirtualBox kernel module no longer supported in 13.2?
If you attempt to install virtualbox-ose-kmod in release 13.2 the message ``` ..
To avoid crashes due to kernel incompatibility, this module will only load on FreeBSD 13.1 kernels. ``` will be displayed, and it is not able to be loaded into the kernel with kldload or at boot by adding
vboxdrv_enable=YES
to /boot/loader.conf. Does anyone know why this is? - it-notes.dragas.net How we are migrating (many of) our servers from Linux to FreeBSD - Part 3 - Proxmox to FreeBSD
This is the story of a successful migration from Proxmox to FreeBSD. VMs, LXC containers and services are now running on the new server.
- freebsdfoundation.org Foundation Sponsors Update to WireGuard Kernel Port for FreeBSD | FreeBSD Foundation
When sending out an article, blog post, or newsletter, we at the Foundation, always have a second (or third or fourth) pair of eyes to review it. Is the messaging working as intended? Does the structure make sense? Are we getting the point across? Software development work is no different. More ofte...
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Install JWM on FreeBSD
In this tutorial I'll explain how to install the jwm window manager on FreeBSD.
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helloSystem, the Mac-like FreeBSD OS, Takes Another Step Towards Full Release - It's FOSS News
news.itsfoss.com helloSystem, the Mac-like FreeBSD OS, Takes Another Step Towards Full ReleaseRecently, the helloSystem devs released the newest version of their operating system. helloSystem is a newer project that wants to create a simple and easy to use operating system and is based on FreeBSD. Let’s take a look at what that means to you and me. What is helloSystem?
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Install Vaultwarden Password Server on FreeBSD
In this tutorial, I explain how to install and set up Vaultwarden on FreeBSD.
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Install Airsonic on FreeBSD
In this tutorial I'll explain how to install Airsonic on FreeBSD.
- vermaden.wordpress.com Ghost in the Shell – Part 6 – Learn Shell Scripting
The Ghost in the Shell series were about efficient working in the shell environment but one of the feats of any sysadmin profession is the shell scripting. It is often needed to ‘glue’ …
Lets try how this FreeBSD community works :)
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Anyone tried to get plasma-vaults to work on FreeBSD
When running KDE on a Linux system there is a plasma-vault tool to allow easily creating encrypted directories using various encryption backends. Sadly it seems that plasma-vault is missing from the FreeBSD repos, including the latest repos.
Has anyone tried to build this for FreeBSD?
- tilvids.com Taking a Look at GhostBSD - FreeBSD Made Easy!
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FreeBSD Tutorials
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Learning FreeBSD - How to fix DNS leaks
I installed FreeBSD a few days ago. So far the experience is pretty good:
While it starts with a very minimal system, it's relatively easy to build it up to something "normal", in my case a KDE desktop.
The biggest change compared to linux I have to get used to is that the documentation seems often to be better than a search on the internet.
Case in point was my 60 minute effort fixing a DNS leak with my VPN:
After spending some time managing the openvpn connection and automating it on startup, I noticed that I'm leaking DNS...
Spent some time searching the net, until I found and followed 30.7.2. DNS Server Configuration in the handbook, which explains how to set the system DNS. After getting the public DNS from my VPN provider, and following the instructions in the manual, the leaks were gone...
I remember having chased DNS leaks in linux for weeks.... Quite happy so far :)
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Not many results contain "good"....
Looking into FreeBSD at the moment and quite like what I read so far. Looked for books and got this...
Thought the opinionated search engine was quite funny :)
Will still install it anyway... :P
- arstechnica.com Buffer overruns, license violations, and bad code: FreeBSD 13’s close call
40,000 lines of flawed code almost made it into FreeBSD's kernel—we examine how.