[How-to] 15 Sockstat Commands & Open Ports in FreeBSD
User Matei Cezar presents us with a comprehensive list of 15 useful Sockstat commands, on finding open ports in FreeBSD. See the link below for the full set of instructions Sockstat is a versatile command line utility used for displaying network and system opened...
TrueOS 201707 Images for VirtualBox & VMware
For those who are looking to try out TrueOS, an open-source operating system based on FreeBSD, you may try out a pre-made virtual machine from OSBoxes. If you like what you see, head on over to TrueOS.org to get started with the ISO setup. The VMs are made for...
Apple open-sources kernel of iOS & macOS (for ARM processors)
The developers of Apple have made available the latest open source kernel of iOS and macOS. Also, the ARM version of the kernel is available for the first time. Check out the announcement by TechCrunch below. The GitHub repository can also be found below, as well as a...
FreeBSD Support for ZFS Channel Programs
Michael Larabel of Phoronix reports that FreeBSD 12 will support ZFS Channel Programs, which allows for Lua scripts to executive administrative tasks. See their blog and discussion links below. ZCP allows small Lua scripts to be executed for carrying out...
FreeBSD Hardware Support / How Good is Gaming on FreeBSD? (self.freebsd)
Check out this lengthy discussion on /r/FreeBSD about current hardware for support for FreeBSD. In addition, another thread discusses the current state of gaming on FreeBSD. https://www.freebsd.org/releases/11.1R/hardware.html There you go. :) Yes, basically all amd64...
BSDNow.TV Episode 213: The French CONnection
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Benedict & Allan give a recap on EuroBSDcon at Paris, discuss the legend of pf PR, and show us how to screencast with OpenBSD. Press play below to tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15xnLT6-zTQ BSD Now weekly content roundup:...
BSD Magazine Vol. 11 # 09 Issue 09/2017 (97)
This BSD Magazine features an article showing you how to do an advanced data wipe on FreeBSD with BCWipe, HAMMER filesystem of DragonFlyBSD, NEAT Library, OpenBSD from a Linux user, and an interview Felix Weinrank -- author of the Transparent Flow Mapping for NEAT...
FreeBSD 10.4-RELEASE now available
The developers of FreeBSD have made available version 10.4 RELEASE! Some of the notable changes in this version are full support for eMMC storage, support for Kaby Lake Intel i219(4)/ i219(5), support for WOL to the igb(4) driver, updates to OpenSSH, GNOME, and much...
BSDNow.TV Episode 212: The Solaris Eclipse
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan & Benedict recap on vBSDcon, tell us the story behind PF EN, reminisce on Solaris, and show us how to configure different DEs on FreeBSD. Click play below to tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJa7z9bkg8A BSD Now weekly...
FreeBSD Q2 2017 Status Report
The developers and contributors of FreeBSD have released their status report for Q2 2017 (April-June 2017). Some of the reports are 64-bit Inode Numbers, Ceph on FreeBSD, Coda revival, FreeBSD on Marvell Armada38x, TensorFlow, FRRouting, and many many more. Check out...
KDE Plasma 5 coming to FreeBSD Ports soon
Adriaan de Groot is working on bringing KDE Plasma 5 to FreeBSD ports real soon, as reported by his latest blog entry. I’ve switched to using Plasma 5 as my daily (work) desktop. “So what?” you say, since Plasma 5 has been available since July 15th, 2014. Yep, more...
[How-To] Getting Started With FreeNAS 11
User Tom of Lawrence Systems shows us how to get FreeNAS 11 setup, from initial installation, to users, shares and snapshots. Press play below to learn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMZ-s8wHkHw For more in depth FreeNAS tutorial videos from Tom, check out their...
BSDNow.TV Episode 211: It’s HAMMER2 Time!
In this BSD Now episode hosts Benedict & Allan give a recap on vBSDcon, discuss PF EN, Solaris, and how to configure different DEs on FreeBSD. Click play below to tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5qnvte04fg BSD Now weekly content roundup:...
[How-To] A practical guide to containers on FreeNAS (FreeBSD)
User Andrey Cherkashin shows us how to use Docker containers on FreeNAS 11 or FreeBSD 11. You'll be using bHyve and RancherOS during the setup process. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions. This is a simple write-up to setup Docker on FreeNAS 11 or...
BSDNow.TV Episode 210: Your questions, part I
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan & Benedict discuss reimplementation of NetBSD using a Microkernel, speeding up DHCP, DragonFlyBSD high-process count support, and of course answer YOUR questions! Press play below to tune in:...
FreeBSD 10.4-RC1 Now Available
The developers of FreeBSD have made available the first RELEASE candidate for version 10.4. Check out the detailed list of changes at the mailing list page. Download the latest ISO here. Note that RC2 may be released shortly after the time of this posting. ===...
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[How-To] Apache + SSL & Let’s Encrypt in FreeBSD
This guide by user Matei Cezar shows us how to setup a secure Apache HTTP server with Let's Encrypt on FreeBSD. Let's Encrypt is a free / automated / open Certificate Authority. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions. In this tutorial we’ll learn how...
BSDNow.TV Episode 209 – Signals: gotta catch ‘em all
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Benedict & Allan discuss the recent FreeBSD conference in China, how Unix deals with Signals, DragonFlyBSD stats collector, and more. Press play below to tune in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6vkfQ0-w4w BSD Now weekly content...
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[How-To] Install ProFTPD On FreeBSD
User Allan Chr shows us how to get ProFTPD set up on FreeBSD. ProFTPD is a highly configurable and open-source FTP server software. Follow the link below for the full set of instructions. A Step By Step Guide On How To Install ProFTPD On FreeBSD Getting ProFTPD to run...
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FreeBSD – AMD Zen/Ryzen Temp Monitoring [Phoronix]
Michael Larabel of Phoronix reports that FreeBSD developers have figured out temperature monitoring on the AMD Zen/Ryzen processor. You may also see a detailed bug report from the FreeBSD mailing list below. While Linux users of AMD's new Zen-based...
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