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[How-To] Install FreeBSD on a libreboot system
This tutorial from libreboot.org will show you how to get FreeBSD set up on a libreboot system. Libreboot is an alternative BIOS/UEFI for bootloading your operating system. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions. How to install FreeBSD on a libreboot...
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Back and forth: Linux and *BSD
User eerielinux discusses their experience in using both Linux and *BSD operating systems. PC-BSD and TrueOS are also mentioned. The author describes what its like using ZFSonLinux and ZFS on a FreeBSD system. Follow the link below for the full story. This is kind of...
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FreeBSD on a MacBook Pro
This is a lengthy discussion from Hacker News, derived from a tutorial by user mpasternacki on how to get FreeBSD set up on a MacBook Pro. Top comment: wwweston 15 days ago [-] > Six years later, it less and less "Just Works", started turning into spyware and nagware,...
read moreBSDNow.TV Episode 171: The APU – BSD Style!
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Kris Moore and Allan Jude discuss running OpenBSD on APU, BSD stuff on Android devices, managing your own FreeBSD cloud service via ansible, and more. Press play below to tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28FoHW9oqSE BSD Now...
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BSD Magazine Vol. 10 No. 11 Issue 10/2016
The latest BSD Magazine is out, this one featuring Mikhail Zakharov's article First Look at the Renewed CTL High Availability Implementation in FreeBSD, in addition to a user article on creating your first FreeBSD kernel module, bhyve, and Michael Dexter's MeetBSD...
read moreBSDNow.TV Episode 170: Sandboxing Cohabitation
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan Jude and Kris Moore discuss EuroBSDcon, sharing a single ZFS pool between Linux and BSD, Sandboxing, and more. Click play below to tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kcxXxPyIgA BSD Now weekly content:...
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[How-To] Install Git on FreeBSD 11.0
User shows us how to set up Git on FreeBSD 11. Git is a version control system, or VCS, is used for software development and various version control tasks. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions. Introduction Version control systems are an...
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Apple releases macOS 10.12 Sierra Darwin source code
The developers of Apple have released the Darwin source code for macOS 10.12 Sierra. Darwin comprises of the kernel, BSD portions, drivers, and developer tools. The source code can be found at the links provided. The lowest layers of macOS, including the kernel, BSD...
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FreeNAS 10-BETA2 now available
Jordan Hubbard has announced the 2nd BETA release of FreeNAS 10. This version adds more features to the previously released BETA, adding support for virtual machine web-based console and GUI, initial setup wizard, asynchronous tasks, on top of the revamped graphic...
read moreBSDNow.TV Episode 169: Scheduling your NetBSD
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Kris Moore and Allan Jude discuss some news regarding OpenBSD, LetsEncrypt -- the NetBSD scheduler, and more. Press play below to tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkTorkLxUmE BSD Now content round up:...
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Jan Koum, Founder of WhatsApp, donates to FreeBSD Foundation again
Last year, Jan Koum donated $1 million to the FreeBSD Foundation, allowing the organization to surpass their fundraising goal for 2015. This year in 2016, Koum donated a large amount once again, helping the organization continue their efforts in funding FreeBSD...
read moreDebian vs FreeBSD & FreeBSD as a desktop
These two blogs by user Andy Mender talks about his experience switching over to FreeBSD for desktop use, along with his thoughts on Debian Linux next to FreeBSD. He makes comparisons between the file systems, init systems, package management, and more. Read more at...
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[How-To] SmokePing on FreeBSD 11
User Vinícius Zavam (DigitalOcean) shows us how to set up SmokePing, a network latency tracking tool with a graph explorer and useful latency measurement plugins, on FreeBSD 11. Head on over to the link below for the full set of instructions. Introduction SmokePing...
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Trinity Desktop (KDE3 fork) adds Partial FreeBSD Support
The Trinity Desktop Environment, forked from the popular K Desktop Environment, has included partial FreeBSD support on their latest release R14.0.4. They welcome additional support from those who are interested in seeing better compatibility with FreeBSD. Aside from...
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[How-To] Build a FreeBSD 11.0-release Openstack Image with bsd-cloudinit
This tutorial by user Remy van Elst shows us how to deploy an OpenStack environment on FreeBSD 11.0 with bsd-cloudinit. OpenStack is an open-source cloud platform, deployed as infrastructure-as-a-service, along with Cinder block storage-as-a-service and many other...
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FreeBSD comes to 64-bit ARM
User Agam Shah (Computerworld) writes about the developments of FreeBSD on the ARM 64-bit processor. ARM is known for its low-power and is mainly used in mobile devices. Lately, there has been an interest in using the ARM 64-bit processor in servers for cloud and web...
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[How-To] OwnCloud 9 with Nginx & OpenSSL on FreeBSD 11
This tutorial by user Arun Pyasi shows us how to set up ownCloud, an open-source cloud platform ideal for those who prefer having cloud storage on their own network, along with Nginx and OpenSSL, web server and security protocol, on FreeBSD 11. Follow the link below...
read more[How-To] Install/Configure FreeNAS 9.10 on VMware
This tutorial by user Systems Engineer shows us how to set up FreeNAS 9.10 in a virtual environment on VMware Workstation or VMware Player. FreeNAS is a storage operating system based on FreeBSD. Testing out the network-attached storage software in a VM may be useful...
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FreeBSD Q3’2016 Status Report
For those who have not seen it yet, the folks at FreeBSD have published their status report for the 3rd Quarter of 2016. Head over to the link below for a detailed report from the Release Engineering, Ports Collection, Core, and Foundation Teams, along with updates on...
read moreBSDNow.TV Episode 168: The Post Show Show
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Kris Moore and Allan Jude discuss their time at MeetBSD 2016, which was held this past weekend at UC Berkeley. Click play below to tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXqwHQQFWkw This week's roundup of BSD related content from BSD...
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