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BSDs in Linuxland and Best Rolling Distros

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PC-BSD gets a mention in this blog post by user Susan Linton (OSTATIC).

PC-BSD is the Linux Mint of free BSDs, an easy-to-use desktop system. Today Joshua Allen Holm briefs readers on the nature of free BSDs before diving in. The installer, Allen said, isn’t perfect making “a good, but not great, first impression.” He thought the software selection was good, but didn’t really like the “roles” model of categorizing. After install, the interface is familiar and clean. The package management is tidy and attractive supporting three grades of update schedules: “Enterprise, Production, and Edge.” That as well as other system configurations can be found in the PC-BSD control center and Allen thinks the PC-BSD handbook “does a good job as striking a balance between concise and thorough.” PC-BSD is the place to start your adventures into free BSDs.

Original: http://ostatic.com/blog/bsds-in-linuxland-and-best-rolling-distros

PC-BSD Review by Joshua

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User Joshua Allen Holm wrote a review of the PC-BSD, a desktop operating system based on FreeBSD. He reviews everything from the installation, AppCafe, documentation, to the Lumina Desktop Environment. Follow the link below to see the full content.

When my journey into the world of open source began in the mid-90s, the easiest way to get installation media was to buy CD sets from online stores and have them shipped to you. Being interested in experimenting with different operating systems, I always bought the giant bundle that included all the distributions. Debian, Red Hat, Slackware, SUSE, and several now defunct distributions were include for me to play with, but the bundles also came with installation discs for the various BSD distributions (FreeBSD, NetBSD, and later, OpenBSD).

Joshua’s PC-BSD review: https://opensource.com/life/15/12/bsd-desktop-user-review-pc-bsd

FreeBSD and FreeNAS in Business

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User Randy Westlund tells us of his experience of how his father’s business succeeded and continues to, in which FreeBSD, FreeNAS, and pfSense were able to play a critical role.

This setup has been in place for several months, and everyone is delighted with it. There are no more networking problems, fewer miscommunications, and much less time spent coordinating work. Efficiency is way up.

FreeBSD (in three different incarnations) helped me focus on improving the company’s workflow without spending much time on the OS. And now there’s an awning company that is, in a very real sense, powered by FreeBSD

Read Randy’s full story here: https://www.textplain.net/blog/2015/freebsd-and-freenas-in-business/

“The Devil & BSD: Leaving Linux Behind” – Larry

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FOSS Force blog writer and long time open source user Larry Cafiero writes this article on why he is moving from Linux to BSD.

Over the last several weeks, I have to confess to doing a little soul-searching in the wake of some developments in the Linux world, and I’ve come to a decision of sorts. It’s hard to say when the actual tipping point was, but you can probably mark it around the time Sarah Sharp closed the door on any further Linux kernel work, augmented by the accompanying “lack of understanding” by some who are significantly smarter than their responses would reflect.

The Devil & BSD: Leaving Linux Behind: http://fossforce.com/2015/11/devil-bsd-leaving-linux-behind/

Also, check out a story about an encounter he had with a random person on the topic of Linux/BSD.

Is That Linux? No, It’s PC-BSD: http://fossforce.com/2015/12/linux-no-pc-bsd/

The tale of an OS X to FreeBSD user

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User mirrorshades recounts their story of transitioning from a long time OS X user to FreeBSD.

I’ve been using Mac OS X since the Public Beta, though not as a daily driver for a few years after it was initially released.

Pismo, PowerMac, PowerBook (12″ albook!), MacBook, iMac… It’s been a long road, really, and until the last few years I’ve been very happy.

Before OS X, I used Linux or OpenBSD as a desktop (and before that Windows 3.1), and was generally pretty happy for many years, but I did spend a lot of time screwing around with X11 configs and dist-upgrade breaking my world, and all the usual stuff you might remember from 2003 or 2004.

Read the entire story here: http://mirrorshades.net/post/132753032310

The ZFS ZIL and SLOG Demystified

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openzfswpMichael Dexter returns with another piece on ZFS, this one titled The ZFS ZIL and SLOG Demystified on the FreeNAS website. The article clarifies the usage of ZIL (ZFS Intent Log) and SLOG (Separate Intent Log) on your FreeNAS or FreeBSD pools.

The ZIL and SLOG are two of the most misunderstood concepts in ZFS and hopefully this will clear things up

As you surely know by now, ZFS is taking extensive measures to safeguard your data and it should be no surprise that these two buzzwords represent key data safeguards. What is not obvious however is that they only come into play under very specific circumstances.

The first thing to understand is that ZFS behaves like any other file system with regard to asynchronous and synchronous writes…

Check out his full article here: http://www.freenas.org/whats-new/2015/11/zfs-zil-and-slog-demystified.html

How-To:FreeNAS Install & Configure APC UPS For Power Management

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Thanks to user Vivek Gite, we can configure APC UPS for power management on a FreeNAS installation. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions.

I have an APC SUA1500i smart ups, and want to configure power option from my FreeNAS using this ups. How can I install an appropriate APC UPS USB driver on my FreeNAS server, and use it to control power options?

Tutorial details
Difficulty Easy (rss)
Root privileges Yes
Requirements FreeNAS
Estimated completion time 5m

FreeNAS is nothing but a FOSS network-attached storage (NAS) system based on FreeBSD Unix and the OpenZFS file system. It comes with a dedicated management web interface for managing and configuring your NAS box. In this tutorial you will learn how to configure the APC (or any other supported brand) UPS service then start it in FreeNAS to protect your server from power failures.

Full tutorial: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-install-apc-ups-on-freenas-server/

OPNsense 15.7.15 Released

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The developers of OPNsense have made available version 15.7.15. Download it here.

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Here are the full patch notes:

  • health: added feature to browse RRD data in a modern way
  • notable ports updates: strongswan 5.3.3
  • logs: added proxy server access log and updated the layout
  • users: fixed ldap import warning when no users could be found
  • dhcp6: fix IPv6 grabbing with PPPoE
  • openvpn: fix TLS auth enable behaviour in client settings
  • firewall: fix missing log option in save form
  • firewall: fix missing interface address in NAT page
  • firmware: sped up package queries and added package size column
  • wizard: multiple fixes and security improvements
  • menu: now properly translates into the selected language
  • traffic shaper: unload ipfw rules on disable

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

 

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