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PC-BSD 10.2-RELEASE Now Available

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The developers of PC-BSD have released version 10.2. This update includes the FreeBSD base update, enhancements to the installer, addition of Disk Manager GUI, improvements to Life-Preserver, AppCafe, and many more. See below for the full list of changes. Download from here.

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Original: http://blog.pcbsd.org/2015/08/pc-bsd-10-2-release-now-available/

The PC-BSD team is pleased to announce the availability of 10.2-RELEASE!

A very special thanks to all the developers, QA, and documentation teams for helping to make this release possible.

PC-BSD 10.2 Notable Changes

  • FreeBSD 10.2-RELEASE base system
  • Many bugfixes and enhancements to installer to dual-boot setups
  • New CD-sized network installation media, with Wifi Configuration via GUI
  • Switched to “iocage” for jail management backend
  • Disk Manager GUI now available via installer GUI
  • Bug-fixes and improvements to Life-Preserver replications
  • Improved localization options for login manager
  • Options to Enable / Disable SSHD or IPv6 at installation
  • New “Plugins” system for AppCafe, allowing download of pre-built jail environments
  • Improvements to look-n-feel of AppCafe for package management
  • Improved fonts and better support for 4K monitor setups
  • Enterprise package repo, which only has security updates, allowing users to run a server / desktop or jail with fairly consistent package versions.
  • Firefox 40.0_1,1
  • Chromium 44.0.2403.130
  • Thunderbird 38.1.0
  • Lumina 0.8.6
  • GNOME 3.16.2

Updating

Users currently running 10.1-RELEASE can now update their system via the updater GUI or “pc-updatemanager” utility to be upgraded to 10.2-RELEASE.

Getting Media

10.2-RELEASE media (Including VM’s and network installers) can be downloaded from this URL via HTTP or Torrent.

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PC-BSD 10.2-RC1 Now Available

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The developers of PC-BSD have made available the first release candidate for version 10.2, following along with FreeBSD’s most recent update. Download the ISO/USB image from the link below or from here.

Original: http://blog.pcbsd.org/2015/08/pc-bsd-10-2-rc1-now-available/

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The PC-BSD team is pleased to announce the availability of RC1 images for the upcoming 10.2 release. Please test these images out and report any issues found on our bug tracker: https://bugs.pcbsd.org

PC-BSD 10.2 Notable Changes

  • FreeBSD 10.2 base system
  • Many bugfixes and enhancements to installer to dual-boot setups
  • New CD-sized network installation media, with Wifi Configuration via GUI
  • Switched to “iocage” for jail management backend
  • Disk Manager GUI now available via installer GUI
  • Bug-fixes and improvements to Life-Preserver replications
  • Improved localization options for login manager
  • Options to Enable / Disable SSHD or IPv6 at installation
  • New “Plugins” system for AppCafe, allowing download of pre-built jail environments
  • Improvements to look-n-feel of AppCafe for package management
  • Improved fonts and better support for 4K monitor setups
  • Enterprise package repo, which only has security updates, allowing users to run a server / desktop or jail with fairly consistent package versions.
  • FireFox 39.0
  • Chromium 43.0.2357.134
  • Thunderbird 38.1.0
  • Lumina 0.8.6

Updating

Users currently running the EDGE package repo can now update their packages via the updater GUI or “pc-updatemanager” utility to be brought up to date with RC1. Updates for users on the 10.1.2 / PRODUCTION repo will be available once 10.2-RELEASE is announced.

Getting media

10.2-RC1 DVD/USB media can be downloaded from the following URL via HTTP or Torrent. http://download.pcbsd.org/iso/10.2-RELEASE/edge/amd64/

Reporting Bugs

Found a bug in 10.2? Please report it (with as much detail as possible) to our bugs database. https://bugs.pcbsd.org

Lumina Desktop 0.8.6 Released!

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The developers of Lumina Desktop environment have released version 0.8.6. Check out their new website at lumina-desktop.org as well.

Original: http://blog.pcbsd.org/2015/08/lumina-desktop-0-8-6-released/

Just in time for PC-BSD & FreeBSD 10.2 (coming soon), the Lumina desktop has been updated to version 0.8.6! This version contains a number of updates for non-English users (following up all the new translations which are now available), as well as a number of important bug-fixes, and support for an additional FreeDesktop specification. The PC-BSD “Edge” packages have already been updated to this version and the FreeBSD ports tree will be getting this update very soon as well.

In addition, the Lumina desktop now has its own website! While we are still working on cleaning up some of the visuals, all the information about Lumina (how to download/install it on various OS’s, a summary of the features, description of the project, screenshots, etc..) is all there and up-to-date. We are also working on a full handbook for Lumina (similar to the PC-BSD/FreeBSD handbooks) which can also be viewed directly from the website. Please check it out and let us know what you think!

Changes Since 0.8.5:

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pfSense 2.2.4-RELEASE Now Available!

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The developers of pfSense have made available version 2.2.4. Several changes noted are security fixes, PHP update, webGUI update, and more. Download here or check out the full post below.

Original: https://blog.pfsense.org/?p=1833

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pfSense® software version 2.2.4 release is now available, bringing a number of bug fixes and some security updates.

Security Fixes and Errata

  • pfSense-SA-15_07.webgui: Multiple Stored XSS Vulnerabilities in the pfSense WebGUI
    • The complete list of affected pages and fields is listed in the linked SA.
  • FreeBSD-SA-15:13.tcp: Resource exhaustion due to sessions stuck in LAST_ACK state. Note this only applies to scenarios where ports listening on pfSense itself (not things passed through via NAT, routing or bridging) are opened to untrusted networks. This doesn’t apply to the default configuration.
  • Note: FreeBSD-SA-15:13.openssl does not apply to pfSense. pfSense did not include a vulnerable version of OpenSSL, and thus was not vulnerable.
  • Further fixes for file corruption in various cases during an unclean shut down (crash, power loss, etc.). #4523
    • Fixed pw in FreeBSD to address passwd/group corruption
    • Fixed config.xml writing to use fsync properly to avoid cases when it could end up empty. #4803
    • Removed the ‘sync’ option from filesystems for new full installs and full upgrades now that the real fix is in place.
    • Removed softupdates and journaling (AKA SU+J) from NanoBSD, they remain on full installs. #4822
  • The forcesync patch for #2401 is still considered harmful to the filesystem and has been kept out. As such, there may be some noticeable slowness with NanoBSD on certain slower disks, especially CF cards and to a lesser extent, SD cards. If this is a problem, the filesystem may be kept read-write on a permanent basis using the option on Diagnostics > NanoBSD. With the other above changes, risk is minimal. We advise replacing the affected CF/SD media by a new, faster card as soon as possible. #4822
  • Upgraded PHP to 5.5.27 to address CVE-2015-3152 #4832
  • Lowered SSH LoginGraceTime from 2 minutes to 30 seconds to mitigate the impact of MaxAuthTries bypass bug. Note Sshlockout will lock out offending IPs in all past, current and future versions. #4875

Bug Fixes and Change List

The bug fixes and changes in this release are detailed here.

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OPNsense 15.7.4 Released

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The developers of OPNsense have released version 15.7.4. Changes noted are updated sudo, FreeBSD, languages, menu, firmware, and dashboard fixes, etc. Follow the link below to download the latest version.

Download: http://mirrors.nycbug.org/pub/opnsense/releases/mirror/

Original: https://opnsense.org/opnsense-15-7-4-released/

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Hello friends,

another week it is, this time with a rather exciting TCP state fix in the FreeBSD kernel. We’ve also taken the time to work through most of the code base to eradicate code warnings and now enable them by default in the crash reporter. We’re half-expecting another stable update early next week just to make sure your infrastructure keeps running as smoothly as possible.

Here are the the full patch notes:

  • updated sudo 1.8.14p3 [1], pcre 8.37_2 [2], and FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE-p15 [3]
  • firmware: fix upgrade when using opnsense-devel package
  • proxy: fix config write for multiple interfaces
  • crash reporter: raise PHP log level to warnings after an extensive cleanup
  • dashboard: made widgets translatable (contributed by Fabian Franz)
  • firewall logs: usability improvements (contributed by Fabian Franz)
  • languages: Simplified Chinsese 64% complete
  • languages: German 40% complete
  • menu: fixed navigation for PPPoE edit

Stay safe,
Your OPNsense team
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[1] http://www.sudo.ws/stable.html#1.8.14p3
[2] https://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1651
[3] https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-15:13.tcp.asc

GhostBSD 10.1 BETA2 now available

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The developers of GhostBSD have made available version 10.1 BETA2. Some changes noted are hybrid ISO image for DVD/USB, XFCE re-added, UI improvement of installer partition editor, options to choose boot manager, and more.

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We are pleased to announce the availability GhostBSD 10.1 BETA2 MATE & XFCE  which is available on SourceForge for the amd64 and i386 architectures.

Before going further I will like to say a special thanks Ovidiu who recently join back the project and Andrea who join the project, they have help to make GhostBSD better, add up new feature and fixed issue.

Changes and fix between 10.1-BETA1 and 10.1-BETA2 include:

  • GhostBSD ISO image is hybrid that can be install on DVD or USB stick
  • XFCE as been added back to the project
  • The installer partition editor have been improved at the UI and at the system level
  • The user can chose to install the BSD boot manager, Grub boot manager or simply None and use their Linux Grub
  • The installation process failed to copy has been improved and fix
  • Software from pkg or ports can be now installed from live DVD/USB session
  • PCDM Locales and Keyboard Layout are now functional
  • Some Radon/ATI and Intel issue has been fix
  • Qt development tool has been removed from the default system
  • SpiderOak has been removed from the default system

Where to download:

The image checksums, hybrid ISO(DVD, USD) images are available here:

http://www.ghostbsd.org/download

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Lumina Desktop 0.8.5 Released

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pcbsd-logo Ken Moore has announced the availability of Lumina 0.8.5. The Lumina desktop was developed specifically for PC-BSD, though the lightweight desktop environment now runs on FreeBSD, OpenBSD and various Linux distributions.

The latest version of Lumina is considerd a beta release, but is stable enough for day-to-day use. Some of the new features which have appeared since Lumina 0.8.4 came out are:

  • Improved performance, especially with regards to the user/application menu.
  • A system monitoring desktop widget.
  • Desktop icons have received a large number of changes in styling, amount of visible text, and functionality. There is also a new feature to automatically generate plugins for items in the user’s Desktop directory – where each plugin may be individually moved/changed (not trapped within a container like the “desktopview” plugin).
  • Lumina has now been fully translated to German, Russian, and Spanish, and almost-completely translated to Catalan (89%), Chinese (61%), Estonian (53%), Indonesian (76%), Polish (89%), Portuguese (89%), Portuguese-Brazilian (89%), Swedish (91%), and Turkish (88%).

For more details on the latest release of Lumina, visit the PC-BSD blog. The source code for Lumina can be downloaded from the project’s GitHub repository.

PC-BSD Documentation can now be Translated Using Pootle

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For those who would like to translate the PC-BSD Handbook into their native language, you can now use Pootle to do so.

Original: http://blog.pcbsd.org/2015/06/pc-bsd-documentation-can-now-be-translated-using-pootle/

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Kris has finished integrating the source files for the PC-BSD Handbook documentation into Pootle, meaning that translators can now use their web browser to translate the Handbook into their native language. As translations are completed, we’ll make sure that the build server generates HTML copies and includes them in /usr/local/share/pcbsd/doc/html (right away for EDGE users and with the next release for PRODUCTION users).

To translate the documentation, go to http://translate.pcbsd.org/translate/, click the “All Projects” drop-down menu, and select “PC-BSD Handbook”. You can then click the link for the language to translate. Currently, German and French are available. If you want to translate to a different language, send an email to the translations mailing list and request that it be added.

When translating the documentation, be aware of the following:

  • At this time, some formatting tags are still displayed in raw text, as seen in the examples in Figures 1 and 2. It is IMPORTANT that you do not accidentally remove the formatting as this can break the documentation build for that language. In the first example, it is OK to translate the phrase “Using the Text Installer” but care must be taken to not accidently remove any of the surrounding colons and backticks, or to change the text of the “ref” tag. In the second example, the asterisks are used to bold the word “install”. It is OK to translate “install”, but do not remove the asterisks.

Figure 1: Do Not Remove Formatting Characters

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FreeNAS 10: A developer’s perspective

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Jordan Hubbard, CTO of iXsystems and Co-Founder of FreeBSD, gives us a rundown on what to expect for the upcoming FreeNAS 10. It is slated to release in the next few months.

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One of the greater challenges in software engineering, particularly once you’ve actually released your latest magnum opus to the world, is deciding what to do next.  How long do you continue to support version X, carefully fixing bugs and polishing the rock, before the list of architectural limitations and # of tickets requesting radical, substantial new features (all of which are potentially disruptive) begin to suggest that simple rock-polishing isn’t going to cut it as your only investment in engineering time and resources?

We reached that tipping point with the FreeNAS 9.x branch about 6 months ago.  While putting the finishing touches on FreeNAS 9.3, a release which was a substantial improvement over previous 9.x releases, it was clear that we were still fundamentally limited by various design decisions made during the 2nd major rewrite of FreeNAS (FreeNAS 8).

This is not to say that those decisions were wrong or bad – all software technologies evolve and hindsight is always 20-20 – but it’s still fair to say that the world is constantly changing and FreeNAS as a product has little choice but to change with it.

First, just to set the context for the description of FreeNAS 10 which follows, a quick Architectural overview of FreeNAS 9 is in order:

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