[How-To] Add users on FreeBSD using adduser or pw

[How-To] Add users on FreeBSD using adduser or pw

by | Sep 25, 2019 | Tutorial

This tutorial by user Vivek Gite shows us how to get users set up properly on your FreeBSD operating system. He goes through the adduser and pw command, confirming their existence, setting up or changing password, and allowing sudo privileges. See the link below for...
BSD Now 316: git commit FreeBSD

BSD Now 316: git commit FreeBSD

by | Sep 23, 2019 | bsdnow.tv

In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan Jude and Benedict Reuschling discuss LLVM sanitizers and GDB regression test suite on NetBSD, Ada programming language, Homura Windows Games Launcher for FreeBSD, FreeBSD Core Team WG appointment, OpenBSD 6.6 Beta, Project Trident...
Revive an Old PC #4 – With FreeBSD 12

Revive an Old PC #4 – With FreeBSD 12

by | Sep 17, 2019 | FreeBSD, Video

RoboNuggie brings back to life another old PC, this time with the FreeBSD operating system. He walks us through installing packages, running LibreOffice. GIMP, and old school open-source games. Check out the video below. This is not a review of FreeBSD, just a...
Conky, light-weight system monitor for X

Conky, light-weight system monitor for X

by | Sep 13, 2019 | Software

The maintainer madpilot has updated the Conky port to the latest available version on FreeBSD. Conky allows you to customize an information box and display computer stats, email notifications, music players, and many other things. Check out the FreshPorts page below,...
BSD Now Episode 315: Recapping vBSDcon 2019

BSD Now Episode 315: Recapping vBSDcon 2019

by | Sep 13, 2019 | bsdnow.tv

In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan Jude and Benedict Reuschling discuss vBSDcon 2019, Unix at 50 years, a fan-less Tuxedo InfinityBook running OpenBSD, an hg server humungus, configuring a network dump in FreeBSD, among other things. Press play below to tune in:...