Technical reasons to choose FreeBSD over GNU/Linux by unixsheikh
User unixsheikh wrote this lengthy article about why someone should choose the FreeBSD open-source operating system over Linux, depending on their technical needs and requirements. The user discusses the differences in documentation, security, stability, ports...
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[How-To] Install Nim programming language on FreeBSD 12
User angelona shows us how to install Nim programming language on your FreeBSD 12 operating system. Nim is a "statically typed compiled systems" programming language that combines concepts from languages such as Python, Ada, and Modula. See the link below for the full...
BSD Now Episode 347: New Directions
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Benedict Reuschling and Allan Jude discuss OpenBSD security rethinking, FreeBSD Q1 2020 status report, progress and user interfaces, Thomas E Dickey and NetBSD curses, Unix more Plan9-like, FreeBSD review not-actually Linux distro, and...
Tale of two hypervisor bugs – Escaping from FreeBSD bhyve by Reno Robert
User Reno Robert wrote a paper about VGA device emulation with bhyve, a vulnerability, and how he exploited the bug. Check out their full paper detailing exploitation strategies, sandbox escape, analysis in HardenedBSD, and more at the link below. --[ 1 - Introduction...
FreeBSD Office Hours – April 2020
If you missed out on the Office Hours that FreeBSD has hosted last month, you can watch the reruns below. Long time contributor Allan Jude takes the helm along with FreeBSD developers and they answer various questions regarding pools, ports, ZFS, conferences, and so...
BSD Now Episode 346: Core File Tales
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan Jude and Benedict Reuschling discuss tales of a core file, OpenBSD and Lenovo X260 BIOS update, Unix iowait and multi-CPU machines, FreeBSD jails and Hugo workflow, NetBSD-7 branch support, tales of two hypervisor bugs, and more....
BSD Link Roundup 5.5
Here's the month of May roundup of BSD related links ranging from various distros, benchmarks, security notices, themes, and more. Stay safe and stay BSD! It's Official But Sad: TrueOS Is Over As Once The Best Desktop BSD OS via PhoronixIntel Core i9 10980XE: FreeBSD...
BSD Now Episode 345: Switchers to BSD
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan Jude and Benedict Reuschling discuss NetBSD 8.2, OpenBSD and NextCloud, X11 screen lock, NetBSD and RISC OS parallel, switching to BSD, and some more. Hit play below to tune in: https://youtu.be/VGMom7UrH8s BSDNow.TV show notes:...
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[How-To] FreeBSD ZFS on Root Migration by Antranig
User Antranig shows us how to migrate your FreeBSD system onto another machine utilizing ZFS on root. They utilize the zpool and zroot commands in order to successfully export and import your pool. Check out the link below for the full set of instructions. My home...
(Video) FuryBSD 12.1 overview | A Powerful, Portable, FreeBSD Desktop by Riba Linux
User Riba Linux reviews FuryBSD 12.1 FuryBSD is a lightweight, portable FreeBSD distribution designed for users to try out on a USB drive, before committing to installing on their bare metal. The review shows navigation of the desktop environment (KDE), system...
BSD Now Episode 344: Grains of Salt
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Benedict Reuschling and Allan Jude discuss ZFS mirrors data rebalancing, shell text processing, OpenBSD relayd Add Security Headers, ZFS filesystem hierarchiy, ZSH speeding it up, Unix pipes, grow ZFS pools, ifconfig on Linux, clearing...
Ubiquiti UniFi Controller Installation on FreeBSD from ports/packages by Sheridan
User Sheridan installs a Ubiquiti UniFi Controller on his FreeBSD operating system. UniFi is a WiFi network system designed for robust wireless network applications such as surveillance and remote cloud management. Check out the video below as he walks us through the...
BSD Now Episode 343: FreeBSD, Corona: Fight!
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan Jude and Benedict Reuschling discuss fighting COVID-19 with FreeBSD, WireGuard VPN in OPNsense, NomadBSD 1.3.1, GhostBSD 20.02, FuryBSD XFCE and KDE images, pf-badhost 0.3, and some others. Press play below to tune in:...
(Video) NomadBSD: Persistent Live USB OS by ExplainingComputers
ExplainingComputers tries out NomadBSD in this ~15 minute demo, going through the setup, live boot process, and testing out some apps. NomadBSD is a lightweight FreeBSD distribution for those who want to quickly test out FreeBSD via a USB drive, on different hardware...
BSD Link Roundup 4.8
Here's a collection of BSD related posts, discussions, security advisories, and miscellaneous stuff for this months link roundup. Stay safe and stay inside! Who really coined the term 'Open Source'? via Lunduke Journal FreeBSD To Sponsor Work For 802.11ac Support via...
NomadBSD 1.3.1 is now available!
NomadBSD 1.3.1 has recently been made available. NomadBSD is a lightweight and portable FreeBSD distribution, designed to run on live on a USB flash drive, allowing you to plug, test, and play on different hardware. They have also started a forum as of yesterday,...
FreeBSD Journal January/February 2020
The January and February 2020 edition of the FreeBSD Journal features articles about FreeBSD/RISC-V, Jail vnet, Network Research and Standardization, Trenton Schulz interview, a letter from the Foundation, new faces in FreeBSD, Foundation report, and events calendar....
GhostBSD 20.02 is now available
Eric Turgeon, main developer of GhostBSD, has announced version 20.02 of the FreeBSD based operating system. Notable changes are ZFS partition into the custom partition editor installer, allowing you to install alongside with Windows, Linux, or macOS. Other changes...
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[How-To] Install Go Language on FreeBSD 12 by OSRadar
In this tutorial, user angeloma of OSRadar shows us how to install the Go Language on your FreeBSD operating system. Go is an open-source programming language with creating efficient and easily distributable applications in mind. It has similarities to C, and has a...
BSD Now Episode 342: Layout the DVA
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Benedict Reuschling and Allan Jude discuss coreboot and tianocore OpenBSD Full Disk encryption, FreeBSD 12.0 end-of-life, ZFS DVA layout, OpenBSD and Go, Active Directory updates in TrueNAS and FreeNAS, FreeBSD root account full name,...
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