BSDNow.TV Episode 201: Skip grep, use awk
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan and Benedict interview a surprise guest, discuss FreeNAS 11 release, and show us how to run Nextcloud in a FreeBSD jail, and more. Press play below to tune in: https://youtu.be/iCyr-RSmjq4 BSD Now weekly content roundup:...
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FreeBSD 11.1-RC3 is available
The developers of FreeBSD have made available the 3rd release candidate of version 11.1. FreeBSD 11.1 is slated to release on July 21. See the full release notes at the link below and download the ISO here. A summary of changes since 11.1-RC2 includes: o A rare...
read moreMapping the Journey – Episode 4: Interview with George Neville Neil, President of The FreeBSD Foundation
Mapping the Journey, a podcast featuring those who are making strides in tech with stories seldom heard, interviews George Neville-Neil -- known FreeBSD contributor and the current President of the FreeBSD Foundation. Follow the link for a full description of the...
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[How-To] Building a BSD home router (pt. 4-8)
In this tutorial, user eerielinux shows us how to set up a BSD home router with pfSense and OPNsense, both open-source router/firewall OS based on FreeBSD. Follow the links below for each part of the 8 part tutorial series. Part 1 of this article series was about why...
read moreBSDNow.TV Episode 200: Getting Scrubbed to Death
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan J & Benedict R discuss NetBSD 8.0, try to measure the weight of an electron, and take a look at stack clashing. Click play below to tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AkF2i_FPog BSD Now weekly content roundup:...
read moreFreeNAS 11 – How to Install
Check out this tutorial video from the FreeNASTeam on how to install FreeNAS 11. The video will walk you through the minimum requirements as well as installation from the FreeNAS ISO. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3f-Sr6y-c4 For more FreeNAS video tutorials, check...
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BSD Magazine: Creating and Scaling Your Applications Using ContainerPilot Pattern
This BSD Magazine issue features an article on scaling your applications with ContainerPilot, a tutorial on FreeBSD 12 on RaspberryPi 3 with Crotchet, iXsystem's TrueNAS X10, an Enigma machine simulator, MINIX3, and more. Download the PDF or eBook here. Dear Readers,...
read moreBSDNow.TV Episode 199: Read the source, KARL
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan & Benedict discuss the latest FreeBSD 11.1 updates, Kernel address randomized link (KARL), and the benefits of OpenBSD's source code reading, & more. Click play below to tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmGh0f4Hgm8...
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[How-To] Install BSD’s Lumina On Linux
This tutorial by user Derrik Diener will show you how to install the lightweight Lumina Desktop Environment on Linux distributions. Lumina is a new desktop environment developed by Ken Moore for the TrueOS project. Move over KDE and Gnome, there’s a new desktop...
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FreeBSD Foundation 2017 Project Proposal Solicitation
The FreeBSD Foundation is offering grants and requesting project proposals in areas such as: improving security of FreeBSD and its applications, testing infrastructure and quality insurance, tools for supporting development within the community, improving FreeBSD's...
read moreBSDNow.TV Episode 198: BSDNorth or You can’t handle the libtruth
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Benedict and Allan give us a recap on BSDCan 2017, as well as give us tips on speaking at a conference. Press play below to tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMcZoD97pdo BSD Now weekly content roundup:...
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TrueOS: Another Small Stable (and Unstable) Update + Lumina 1.3.0
The developers of TrueOS have released a stable/unstable update fixing several bugs, experimenting with FreeBSD ino64, and a patch for Intel Wireless 8265 patch. Download the latest update here. We’ve pushed several fixes to the UNSTABLE and STABLE branches over the...
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[How-To] Installing FreeBSD 11
User developerslogblog shows us how to install a fresh FreeBSD 11 server and explains each step of the installation process. See the link below on how to get started on this open source operating system. Having played for a while with TrueOS, a desktop oriented...
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[HOWTO] FreeNAS 11, RancherOS, & Portainer
In this tutorial, user SaskiFX shows us how to get RancherOS set up on FreeNAS 11 via Docker, along with Portainer. RancherOS is a Linux is distribution designed for containers. See the link below for the full set of instructions. So when FreeNAS 11 came, I updated...
read more[How-To] Speeding up builds on FreeBSD
User xmj shows us how to speed up your builds on FreeBSD. Head over to their Github for the full set of instructions. If you’re repeatedly building components of the FreeBSD operating system - kernel, base or userland - you will be interested in optimizing the build...
read moreBSDNow.TV Episode 197: Relaying the good news
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan and Benedict interview Michael W. Lucas regarding you guessed it: good BSD news! Click play below to tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQC5TmaK_X8 BSD Now weekly content roundup:...
read moreThe FreeNAS Development Team releases FreeNAS v 11.0!
The wait is over! The FreeNAS Development Team is proud to present FreeNAS version 11.0! The new version brings a myriad of updates and features that we hope the community will enjoy. This version brings new virtualization and object storage features to the World’s...
read more/r/FreeBSD: Switching to FreeBSD from Linux as Desktop OS
User /r/MindCrunch is contemplating making the switch from Linux to a FreeBSD desktop environment. The /r/freebsd community provides feedback on compatibility and how to make the switch....
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FreeBSD 11.1-BETA1 now available
The developers of FreeBSD have made available version 11.1-BETA-1. This is a minor update as noted by Phoronix. Download the latest ISO/IMG here. Official announcement: https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2017-June/087242.html FreeBSD 11.1 is this...
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FreeBSD Development Projects Update (May 2017)
For May 2017 (Summer), the FreeBSD Foundation began hiring co-op students from the University of Waterloo. The University of Waterloo is a pioneer and leader of co-op education. They chose CS students Siva Mahadevan and Guangyuan (Charlie) Yang for the summer project...
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