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  • The house blend. Discuss FreeBSD ports, jails, ZFS, and everything in between.

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    26/09/30 ⇒ The Forty-Four Switches on ls The standard asks ls for 26 switches. This machine gives it 44, and the GNU tree gives it 60. Every single one of them had a reason. Lean Software. https://vivianvoss.net/blog/forty-four-switches

  • Runs on everything, even the espresso machine.
    NetBSD discussion and support.

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    CiotBSDC
    26/09/25 ⇒ NetBSD: Playing with disklabels Coming from DOS and Linux (and having largely ignored this on my OpenBSD systems -- yeah, shame on me), I'm not very familiar with the BSD disklabels. So let's have a look. https://movq.de/blog/postings/2026-09-25/0/POSTING-en.html

  • Strong, secure, no compromises.
    For all things OpenBSD, pf, and pledge.

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    CiotBSDC
    26/09/29 ⇒ Installing Ubuntu 26.04 Server in an OpenBSD vmm(4) VM I wanted to run Ubuntu 26.04 Server inside an OpenBSD vmm(4) guest. OpenBSD’s VM console is serial only, and the Ubuntu Server ISO does not boot correctly on a serial console out of the box. This post shows how to rebuild the Ubuntu ISO with the right kernel and GRUB options so it installs cleanly through vmctl console. https://rsadowski.de/posts/2026/vmm-ubuntu26-setup/

  • HAMMER time. DragonflyBSD, one of the BSD gems.

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    stefanoS
    HAMMER time. This is the home for all things DragonflyBSD: HAMMER2, virtual kernels, performance tuning, and the unique design choices that set DragonflyBSD apart. A smaller community, but that makes every conversation count. Welcome!
  • stefanoS

    Welcome to the BSD Corner

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    rimu@piefed.socialR
    Welcome to the fediverse and hello from PieFed!
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    tumfatig.net

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    26/09/29 ⇒ What about ThinkCentre M710q, M720q and *BSD Thanks to being subscribed to self-hosting and homelab feeds, I yet again was trapped by compulsive buying and collector’s impulse while browsing the local refurb marketplaces. This may end now. Until then, here’s a quick look at ThinkCentre M710q and M720q on various BSD systems. https://www.tumfatig.net/2026/what-about-thinkcentre-m710q-m720q-and-bsd/
  • CiotBSDC

    [GhostBSD]

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    26/09/28 ⇒ GhostBSD is Replacing MATE With a New Desktop Named After a Typo Eric Turgeon has shown off a new desktop environment that would ship with custom components in GhostBSD. https://itsfoss.com/news/ghostbsd-new-desktop/ https://github.com/mocka-desktop/mocka-dock
  • CiotBSDC

    BSD Now

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    26/09/24 ⇒ BSD Now—682: NAS NAS NAS Multiple new BSD Bases NASes have appeared, FreeBSD intern bringing ROCm to FreeBSD, OpenSSH 10.5, and more... https://www.bsdnow.tv/682
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    Gershwin on GhostBSD and FreeBSD

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    Gershwin is a desktop environment based on GNUstep with a not unfamiliar feel for Apple users. In this video they are installing Gershwin on a Mate GhostBSD install, and looking at a FreeBSD Live USB demo install. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oixYFTC-jI4
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    Özgür Kazanççı a minimalist engineer, *BSD enthusiast.

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    26/09/11 ⇒ Long time no text! jstats updates, MariAdmin and OpenBSD on OVHcloud Özgür Konstantin Kazanççı shares the latest improvements to jstats, his FreeBSD jail resource monitor, and introduces MariAdmin, a simple terminal menu for managing MariaDB/MySQL databases and users. He also presents openbsd-setup-ovh, a script that prepares a Debian or Ubuntu VPS to boot the OpenBSD installer through GRUB, with BIOS and UEFI support. The article includes console examples and his experience running OpenBSD on an OVHcloud VPS-4 from the 2027 range, with both IPv4 and IPv6 working successfully. https://ozgurkazancci.com/long-time-no-text-jstats-updates-mariadmin-and-openbsd-on-ovhcloud/ https://github.com/ozgurkazancci/jstats https://github.com/ozgurkazancci/MariAdmin https://github.com/ozgurkazancci/openbsd-setup-ovh
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    ekkoBSD

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    26/09/08 ⇒ ekkoBSD 2.1 now available The ekkoBSD project has announced the release of ekkoBSD 2.1, its first public release since the original 2003–2004 project era. ekkoBSD is a complete BSD-family operating system developed as an integrated kernel, boot chain, userland, installer, package manager, shell and documentation set. https://ekkobsd.org
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    EuroBSDCon 2026

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    26/09/07 ⇒ Network Management with the PF Packet Filter Toolset on OpenBSD and FreeBSD The OpenBSD Packet Filter (PF) is at the core of the network management toolset available to professionals working with the BSD family of operating systems. https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2026/talk/RKCHRW/
  • grahamperrinG

    NextBSD — the BSD of the 21st century

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    NextBSD goal, mission and visions · nextbsd-redux · Discussion #406 The first of Joe's responses was last week. Two highlights: … one person's trash is another persons treasure. … – and: Download Server (The preview you see today, with after the superset finishes a few more touches like pkg hook to create LaunchDaemons) Download App (Cross platform management app) Download Desktop (Gershwin) I think that when these key things roll out more, is how it will better align with the rally cry. That said I've wanted to do some research excursions and deviations out of interest here and there … August 15 2026 - Linux compat work, ARM64 ISO lands, and KMS drivers for virtualization (WIP) … I want virtualization on Apple silicon to work better than any other BSD starting with UTM as a first target via QEMU and the native hypervisor working as a follow up stretch goal if it can be done. …
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    [BSD-Audit(.com)]

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    26/08/03 ⇒ Show memory information on OpenBSD Finding memory information and usage on OpenBSD requires a few commands and the right places to look. If you are used to Linux, then commands like free are no longer available. Let’s have a look at memory details on OpenBSD. https://bsd-audit.com/openbsd/memory-information-on-openbsd/ 26/08/05 ⇒ Running your own mail server with OpenBSD and OpenSMTPD Self-hosting your own services such as a blog, website, or email is a valuable skill. It gives you a better understanding in the technology and usually also fun to do. With privacy under pressure and Big Tech continuing to store our data, this might be a good time to host your own mail server. https://bsd-audit.com/self-hosting/running-your-own-mailserver/
  • UsulU

    Any one working on making NomadBSD 15.X based ?

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    grahamperrinG
    NomadBSD based on FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE from @pfriedma@pfedi.pfriedma.org : r/NomadBSD cross-posted to r/freebsd.
  • CiotBSDC

    [MidnightBSD]

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    26/08/01 ⇒ MidnightBSD 4.0.7 RELEASE MidnightBSD 4.0.7 RELEASE is uploading right now. It contains a number of security updates and is recommended for all users. https://bsdsec.net/articles/midnightbsd-security-midnightbsd-4-0-7-release
  • etrigan63E

    I was testing MidnightBSD

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    Many scholarly works on modern politics (real ones, not the ones focusing on the trends being artificially promoted by one side or the other) draw the political spectrum as a line graph with moderates in the middle and the left/right heading off in their respective directions. My personal observation is that this graph should not be a line but a circle. Starting with moderates and branching off as before, but both sides ending up at absolute totalitarianism regardless of which side you take. @tomaoki your model is correct and on my graph the ideals would be located at the 90 degree and 270 degree positions with anarchy at the 135 and 225 positions.
  • CiotBSDC

    BSD-NL Conference Early 2026 - Eirik Øverby - On DOS, floppies, NetBSD and nostalgia

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    CiotBSDC
    See: https://exquisite.tube/w/dkV6kWiT9sp2y6xVwkH1iF
  • izder456I

    Show off your *BSD desktop!

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    grahamperrinG
    SDDM with X11Libre: [image: 1778056057056-dbab3a96-681c-4f93-aad6-abd36c721c89-image.jpeg] Sorry. I couldn't resist the urge to replace x11/xorg with x11/xlibre, in a test environment, after someone made a throwaway comment: Wayland is very bad shit. XLibre wins Fixed by reinstalling x11/xorg
  • naltunN

    Any input running a Unix user group?

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    @grahamperrin said: A user group solely for locals to meet in person and, occasionally, online? Exactly. I was part of my Computing Society at university; it was a great way to meet, learn, and share. I haven't attended a LUG/BUG in years... I miss being part of a 3rd place for Unix nerds and am up to try and steward a group.
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    Ian Wagner: Digital Homelab

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    Setting up a WireGuard Tunnel on FreeBSD 15 https://ianwwagner.com//setting-up-a-wireguard-tunnel-on-freebsd-15.html Overview of my New Homelab Setup https://ianwwagner.com//overview-of-my-new-homelab-setup.html A TLS Terminating Reverse Proxy with OpenBSD https://ianwwagner.com//a-tls-terminating-reverse-proxy-with-openbsd.html ping: https://framapiaf.org/@ianthetechie@fosstodon.org/116499327407801906
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    parados: A simple home media server for UNIX systems

    parados server multimedia
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    @naltun said: Found a small typo in a code comment and submitted a patch to parados (which was merged ) +1
  • CiotBSDC

    HardenedBSD Officially on Radicle

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    naltunN
    TIL about the Radicle forge! Great work in supporting HardenedBSD.
  • CiotBSDC

    GhostBSD 26.1-R15.0p2 Is Now Available

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    We are excited to announce the release of GhostBSD 26.1-R15.0p2! This release marks a major milestone as GhostBSD moves to FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE, bringing the latest upstream improvements, including enhanced hardware support, security updates, and kernel advancements. For complete details on FreeBSD 15.0 enhancements, see the FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE notes. https://www.ghostbsd.org/news/GhostBSD_26.1-R15.0p2_Is_Now_Available https://ostechnix.com/ghostbsd-26-1-released-freebsd-15-xlibre/