FreeBSD 11.4-RELEASE is now available
The developers of FreeBSD have recently made available version 11.4-RELEASE, the final release in the stable/11 branch. Notable changes in this version are updates to clang, llvm, lldb, OpenSSL, Unbound, pkg(8), KDE, GNOME, userland applications, renaming ZFS...
BSD Now Episode 355: Man Page Origins
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan Jude and Benedict Reuschling discuss OpenBSD upgrading, Unix man pages, NetBSD's VAX port, FreeBSD and Dell Latitude 7390, PFS Tool and DragonflyBSD, and some more. Click play below to tune in: https://youtu.be/ggJMApD5qZc...
BSD Link Roundup 6.26
Here's the round up for the month of June BSD and UNIX related articles about performance, security, learning, development, and a number of discussions from users. FreeBSD Day via FreeBSD Foundation https://computingforgeeks.com/best-books-to-learn-and-master-freebsd/...
BSD Now Episode 354: ZFS safekeeps data
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan Jude and Benedict Reuschling discuss FreeBSD 11.4-RC2, OpenBSD 6.7 with PineBook Pro 64, Open ZFS Keeps Your Data Safe, FreeBSD to EC2, FreeBSD Community Survey, and some others. Click play below to tune in:...
FreeBSD Community Survey 2020
Calling all FreeBSD users around the world, the FreeBSD Core Team would like for you to participate in the FreeBSD Community Survey for 2020. This survey will collect data regarding use cases, length/frequency of use, architecture, the FreeBSD Project, security, and...
DarkMate 12.1 desktop install script for FreeBSD 12.1 by broozar
User broozar created a dark lightweight, minimalist yet appealing theme for a FreeBSD 12.1 system. The theme is a customization of MATE desktop environment X, and SLiM. Check out their Github on more information on how to install this sweet theme. desktop install...
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[How-To] List of useful FreeBSD Commands
User Tim D curated a list of useful commands for the FreeBSD operating system console / command line interface utility. Some of the commands are checking for weather, a website's development stack, checking mailq, rsync, exporting a mysql database, and much more....
FreeBSD 11.4 RC2 is now available
The developers of FreeBSD have made available the 2nd Release Candidate for version 11.4. FreeBSD 11.4-RELEASE is slated for June 16. Notable changes are wpa_supplicant.conf(5) fixed, update to leap-seconds file, mlx5_core, fixes to SCTP, LLVMP config headers,...
BSD Now Episode 353: ZFS on Ironwolf
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan Jude and Benedict Reuschling discuss NetBSD scheduling, Ironwolf disks and ZFS vs RAID, Microsoft Surface Go 2 and OpenBSD, Linux sysadmins and FreeBSD, Lenovo Thinkpad T480 and FreeBSD, and some others. Hit play below to tune in:...
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[How-To] FreeBSD 12.1 on a laptop
User Solène shows us how to set up FreeBSD 12.1 operating system on a notebook. They walk us through configuring intel graphics hardware, a desktop environment such as Xfce, MATE, or KDE5, power management, and webcam support. Check out the link below for the full set...
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[How-To] Install Golang in FreeBSD in 5 minutes by Jeremy Morgan
User Jeremy Morgan shows us how to install Golang on your FreeBSD operating system. Golang, originating from Google, is an open source compiled programming language designed to build simple, efficient, and reliable software. See the link for the full set of...
FreeBSD Foundation: Submit Your FreeBSD Project Proposal
The FreeBSD Foundation is encouraging developers around the world to submit a project they have in mind to improve the FreeBSD operating system. In return, the proposals can receive a grant to make the development project a reality. Examples of projects they wish to...
BSD Now Episode 352: Introducing Randomness
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Benedict Reuschling and Allan Jude discuss randomness, netatalk logs, NetBSD core team, qemu guest agent on OpenBSD, WireGuard patchset on OpenBSD, FreeBSD 12.1 on a notebook, and more things. Click play below to tune in:...
My new FreeBSD Laptop: Dell Latitude 7390 by Colin Percival
FreeBSD contributor Colin Percival documents his experience in getting FreeBSD operating system running functionally on a Dell Latitude 7390 notebook.He walks us through initial FreeBSD configuration, setting up drivers, desktop configuration, KDE, and then points out...
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[How-To] Install Attendize on FreeBSD 12
User Blago Eres shows us how to install Attendize on FreeBSD 12 operating system. Attendize is an open-source event management and tickets platform to help you organize successful events. This tutorial will walk you through setting up PHP, MariaDB, Nginx, Composer,...
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[How-To] FreeBSD Dev Environment
User admindev wrote some instructions on setting up their development environment in FreeBSD operating system. The blog consists of setting up bhyve open-source hypervisor, Python3 dev environment, Vundle, etc. See the link below for their full instructions. After...
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[Video] Getting started with Asterisk, part 3: Localisation & Indications Configuration
User Sheridan Computers walks us through using Asterisk IP PBX on the FreeBSD operating system. Asterisk is an VOIP designed for businesses. Sheridan utilizes PuTTy, edits configuration files, and downloads some core files. https://youtu.be/Cio1M0jC29E Third...
BSD Now Episode 35 – Heaven: OpenBSD 6.7
In this BSD Now episode, hosts Allan Jude and Benedict Reuschling discuss NetBSD back up and restore, OpenBSD 6.7, WireGuard Jail with standard tools on FreeBSD, chown and quotas, TrueNAS CORE roadmap, and some others. Press play below to tune in:...
BSD Link Roundup 5.29
Here's another May round up of BSD related posts from performance improvements, security issues, software recommendations, questions and discussions. Enjoy and BSD away! Install Netdata on FreeBSD via Netdata FreeBSD's Network Bridge Code Scores A 500% Performance...
GhostBSD 20.04 is now available
The developers of GhostBSD have made available version 20.04 (1). Notable changes are fixed ZFS forced 4k option on installation, fixed pool cleanup, fixed update manager, improved auto-create partition, fixed ntpd service, and more. For the full list of changes check...
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