BSD Now Episode 369: Where rc.d belongs
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan & Benedict discuss High Availability Firewall & Router in OpenBSD, CARP, pfsync, ifstated, Development version of Emacs on NetBSD, rc.d and libexec not etc, FreeBSD 11.3 End-of-Life, OPNsense 20.7.1, Midnight 1.2.7, and...
![[Video] BSD Gaming Is Improving! (Proton On FreeBSD!) by Linux Lounge](https://www.freebsdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/Opera-Snapshot_2020-10-07_152426_www.youtube.com_-1080x633.png)
[Video] BSD Gaming Is Improving! (Proton On FreeBSD!) by Linux Lounge
Linux Lounge tests out some gaming on their FreeBSD system, via the Steam gaming client. If you're wondering how much gaming on FreeBSD operating system has improved, here's some video proof as the user tries out several 3D-rendered games....
FreeBSD 12.2-RC1 is now available
The developers of FreeBSD have made available the First Release Candidate of FreeBSD version 12.2. Notable changes are merging of OpenSSL 1.1.1h, fix for UFS hash checking, NFSv4.1, mmap'd, updates to Amazon EC2 AMIs, and several other bugs. You can view the full list...
BSD Now Episode 368: Changing OS roles
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Benedict & Allan discuss a modern OpenBSD console. OS roles changing, Pacemaker and Corosync with FreeBSD Cluster, Wine 32-bit sandbox and 64-bit NetBSD, Find package and OpenBSD, and some others. Hit play below to tune in: BSDNow.TV...
FreeBSD Fridays: An Introduction to Security, Hardware Hacking on Raspberry Pi, and FreeBSD Jails
Here are the latest three FreeBSD Fridays ranging from security, hacking on Raspberry Pi, to FreeBSD Jails. These Friday sessions are brought to you by FreeBSD contributors such as Michael W Lucas, Antranig Vartanian, Tom Jones. Tune in below and Happy BSDing!...
BSD Now Episode 367: Changing jail datasets
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Benedict & Allan discuss a 35 year old bug in Patch, Sandbox and FreeBSD, changing from one dataset to another within jails, tmux or screen for ZFS which you don't need, HardenedBSD status report, and some others. Press play below to...
What is the oldest BSD distribution? by Warner Losh
FreeBSD contributor Warner Losh walks us through BSD memory lane and discusses the world's oldest Berkeley Software Distribution, going back to the 4.BSD, 2.BSD, Seventh, Sixth, and so forth. Wonder what it is? Check out his interesting presentation featuring the BSD...
BSD Now Episode 366: Bootloader zpool checkpoints
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan & Benedict discuss OpenZFS with ZSTD and FreeBSD 13, LibreSSL doc status, FreeBSD on SPARC64, zpool checkpoints and FreeBSD bootloader, and some others. Click play below to tune in: BSDNow.TV show notes:...
Installing FreeBSD as Primary OS + Easy Minecraft Server on FreeBSD by FreeBSD Foundation
The FreeBSD Foundation shows us how to install FreeBSD as the primary operating system on your computer, and also walks us through setting up Minecraft, the open world building game, on your open source system. Check out their walk-through below along with the video...
BSD Now Episode 365: Whole year round
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan & Benedict discuss USB audio on FreeBSD, Kyua an Intro for NetBSD users, backup ZFS on Linux kernel modules, CLI Tools, FreeBSD laptop battery status, and some others. Press play below to tune in: BSDNow.TV show notes:...
BSD Link Roundup 9.11
A compilation of BSD related links since the summer, in case you missed any. As always, happy BSD-ing! Grants - Helping You Further the FreeBSD Project via FreeBSD Foundation Setting up FreeBSD on your PC/Laptop after installation via amirzaim FREEBSD DISPLAY DRIVER –...
5 Ways to Help FreeBSD! + more videos by RoboNuggie
Here's some awesome FreeBSD videos from RoboNuggie's amazing FreeBSD channel! Check them out and happy BSD-ing. https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/hzq48c/5_ways_to_help_freebsd/...
BSD Now Episode 364: FreeBSD Wireless Grind
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Benedict & Allan discuss WebEngine GPU Acceleration and FreeBSD Qt, FreeBSD's wireless stack grind, overlooking Illumos's syseventadm, Unix learned to reboot, DragonflyBSD EXT2/3/4 File-System driver, and some others. Click play...
![[How-To] The Power To Serve: Setting Up FreeBSD & Custom Kernel Goodness on FreeBSD](https://www.freebsdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/FreeBSD-Installer.png)
[How-To] The Power To Serve: Setting Up FreeBSD & Custom Kernel Goodness on FreeBSD
User nxfury shows us how to get FreeBSD operating system set up for the first timer, as well as how to configure the kernel. This guide will walk you through some BSD history, the installation process, updating packages, and installing vim text editor, and compiling a...
![[How-To] Set Up Static IP on FreeBSD by I’m Kernel Dev](https://www.freebsdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/Opera-Snapshot_2020-08-26_130634_imkernel.dev_-68260_1080x582.png)
[How-To] Set Up Static IP on FreeBSD by I’m Kernel Dev
Here's a quick and easy tip by user I'm Kernel Dev on changing your IP address from dynamic to static on a FreeBSD server. The picture pretty much shows all the commands required, but read their post for an explanation on why it's a good idea and some other best...
BSD Now Episode 363: Traditional Unix toolchains
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan & Benedict discuss FreeBSD Q2 2020 status report, Traditional Unix Toolchains, BastilleBSD 0.7, Meltdown on DragonflyBSD, and some more. Hit play below to tune in: BSDNow.TV show notes: https://www.bsdnow.tv/363
![[How-To] Running Jitsi-Meet in a FreeBSD Jail by Honeyguide](https://www.freebsdnews.com/wp-content/uploads/Opera-Snapshot_2020-08-26_125936_meet.jit_.si_.png)
[How-To] Running Jitsi-Meet in a FreeBSD Jail by Honeyguide
Honeyguide shows us how to get up a Jitsi conferencing server on your FreeBSD operating system. Jitsi Meet is a free and open-source video conference service. In their example, they set up a server in South Africa to connect users who are stuck in their homes. See the...
Android App development under FreeBSD by Bao
User Bao Baojun documents his experiences in developing Android applications under the FreeBSD operating system. Check out his journey in mixing a mobile Linux with FreeBSD at the link below. I started using FreeBSD around May 2020. Don't know why, maybe just got a...
BSD Now Episode 362: 2.11-BSD restoration
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Benedict, Allan, and JT interview Warner Losh regarding a history of Unix, 2.11-BSD restoration project, Unix heritage society, booting properly, and devmatch. Press play below to tune in: BSDNow.TV show notes:...
History of FreeBSD Part 1: Unix and BSD by Klara Systems
Klara Systems takes us back to the early days of Berkeley Software Distribution systems, and its notable ancestor UNIX. Check out the first part of their FreeBSD History series at the link below. FreeBSD, a free and open-source Unix-like operating system has been...
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