freebsd

Still trying to debug my #OpenBSD desktop as to why I can run any snapshot from the 13th May and before but not progress to today's date or after #473 ?? boot just fails at 255 error unknown.
Bugs have been submitted and i'll wait and see before thinking about a reinstall.
In the meantime I'm on my ThinkPad p14s Gen 1 which I was waiting for OpenBSD 7.9 to install on it but for now I upgraded #FreeBSD and everything works. Not bad considering I've not touched this laptop for a month or so. Is it a sign ??? 💪

Happy to share that #BoxyBSD remains up!

Recently I got asked about my @BoxyBSD project, which offers free VPS instances of vary #BSD based systems for learning and educational purposes and I'm happy to share that this projects remains available. Several things could finally be clarified to continue this service to make sure people can learn and practice on real #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD systems to #RUNBSD. Also, BoxyBSD starts moving over to #Sylve on #bhyve.

But not only that! We could also get some more new resources and locations to scale and this also brings up another new project for #free Linux #VPS instances at https://boxedtux.com (Fedi: @BoxedTux) where people will be able to learn and practice on different #Linux based distributions (e.g., #Debian, #Ubuntu, #Rocky,...). BoxedTux utilizes #Proxmox clusters as a foundation.

Hope you like this small update... Over & out!

#freeVPS #VPS #VM #Hosting #education #learning #learningplatform #service #opensource #BoxedTux

FatGid - FreeBSD 14.x kernel LPE https://lobste.rs/s/yy3xax #freebsd #security
https://fatgid.io/

This blog ran on Ubuntu 16.04 for 10 years. I migrated it to FreeBSD https://lobste.rs/s/z1o5ru #freebsd
https://crocidb.com/post/this-blog-ran-on-ubuntu-16-04-for-10-years-i-migrated-it-to-freebsd/

A Private pkg Repo Behind Mutual TLS https://lobste.rs/s/ggqpxg #devops #freebsd #security
https://oshogbo.com/blog/88/

I am looking for a few more US-based early adopters to provide feedback on a protective DNS service offering aligned with NIST SP 800-81 Rev. 3 (March 2026).

https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/sp/800/81/r3/final

This service merges Zero Trust and DNS without requiring client-side agents. Supports mobile devices, browsers, server hardware & IoT.

If you're interested in providing feedback on this service as a free beta tester, email me at:

securednsbeta@techliterate.co

#FreeBSD #BastilleBSD #ZTA #DNS #IOT #NIST #Infosec

So glad that I'm running #OpenBSD for my laptops, PC's and #FreeBSD for my servers after reading about copy fail and dirty frag. #RunBSD

FreeBSD: Local privilege escalation via execve() https://lobste.rs/s/1p2yun #freebsd #security
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:13.exec.asc

272902 – Security: allow passphrases for WPA-EAP to be saved without using clear text

<https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=272902>

#FreeBSD #security #eduroam #WiFi #wireless

Main: "Tionisla - Dell Latitude e6540
Kernel: 15.1-RELEASE amd64
Operating System: FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE
Desktop: LXQT 2.4.0
Windowmanager: XFWM4
Qt Version: 6.11.1
Graphics Platform: X11/xorg 7.7

https://bsd-hardware.info/?probe=7e1c664559

#runbsd #freebsd #unix #foss #lxqt #desktop #screenshot #shareyourdesktop

Beneath the Linux surface: the UNIX legacy, a lively ecology https://lobste.rs/s/ct9mlh #freebsd #illumos #linux #netbsd #openbsd
https://club.unix.rocks/commentary/under-linux/

I updated the #freebsd laptop from 15.0 to 15.1 ... neither graphics nor wifi broke and at the same time wifi-speed increased!

The homeserver a few days ago also without any issues :)

great to see the efford that goes into this really showing by now #runbsd

Happy International Day for Biological Diversity! 🌱

A diverse ecosystem is a strong ecosystem. In the tech world, NetBSD brings vital diversity by proving that clean, portable, and secure code can run on virtually any architecture. This adaptability keeps computing open and accessible to everyone.

Let's keep the digital ecosystem diverse. Consider supporting the NetBSD Foundation today by contributing code, writing documentation, or making a donation! 💻🚩
#NetBSD #BiodiversityDay #OpenSource #TechDiversity #FOSS #RetroComputing #Sustainability #Linux #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD

Setting up KDE and Wayland on FreeBSD 15.x

Since X11 has moved to legacy status, it's only a matter of time before the BSDs are going to have to make the move to being Wayland-first as well. This applies particularly to FreeBSD, which has been focusing on improving its suitability for desktop and laptops lately. The good news is that Wayland has been available on FreeBSD for a while now, and s

https://www.osnews.com/story/145038/setting-up-kde-and-wayland-on-freebsd-15-x/

#FreeBSD

A 90's era Keygen-like for X11 for Unix/Linux https://lobste.rs/s/98momh #c #freebsd #linux #unix
https://github.com/sbz/keygen

New #blog #post: Package Manager Tier List

https://rldane.space/package-manager-tier-list.html

1521 words

Note: this is a very off-the-cuff tier list, using speed as the main qualifier, but the article explains exceptions to that as it goes on.

cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @clayton @giantspacesquid @Twizzay @stfn

(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)

#rlDaneWriting #blost #DeadLikeMe #Linux #BSD #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #Debian #Arch #pacman #AUR #Fedora #homebrew #flatpak #snap #OpenSuSE #RPM

Old: "Zaonce" - Dell Inspiron 1525
Kernel: 15.0-RELEASE-p8 amd64
Operating System: GhostBSD 26.1-R15.0p8
Desktop: LXQT 2.4.0
Windowmanager: XFWM4
Qt Version: 6.10.2
Graphics Platform: X11/xorg 7.7_3

https://bsd-hardware.info/?computer=58b29987d5af

#runbsd #freebsd #ghostbsd #unix #foss #lxqt #desktop #screenshot #shareyourdesktop

As I lost sponsoring (due to a whole location shutdown) for my @BoxyBSD & @BoxedTux in North America, I’m looking for sponsors in US and Canada.

The requirements are pretty low:

• NO IPv4
• min. IPv6 /48 subnet routed
• Network (ARIN/RIPE/…) should be personalized (netname, abuse,..)
• Optionally: BYOIP
• ARPA delegation for the net to my nameservers
• min. 2x 500G disk space (SATA SSD or better)
• min. 48G memory per node
• bandwidth doesn’t really matter (100Mbit is fine)
• Remote MGMT to systems

Sponsors are being listed on #BoxyBSD and #BoxedTux on the sponsoring page and announced on LinkedIn, Fediverse and X as new sponsors.

#bsd #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #openindiana #education #learning #opensource

Maybe I'm being a bit simple but reading the #FreeBSD docs for upgrades using pkgbase and it says to create this file FreeBSD-base.conf which I understand. The part that is messing with my grey matter is where it says to chose one of the options below. I'm on FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE and have my ports on Latest so which of these two do I chose ?

main - pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/${ABI}/base_latest

releng/15.1 pkg+https://pkg.freebsd.org/${ABI}/base_release_1

Or something else entirely ????

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/cutting-edge/#_upgrading_a_host_using_freebsd_base

HELP PLEASE before I pkgbasify my ThinkPad ❤️

OK then. I have just dowmloaded the #OpenBSD 7.9 img and done a fresh install on my desktop machine wiping everything from the past out. It boot perfectly fine on release so I proceeded to switch to my usual -current as per the docs and it ran through the upgrade without issue.
Can you guess what happened when it tried to boot the /bsd kernel on this intel i5 machine ?
That's right it failed with the same error 255 that the bugs mailinglist told me was an issue I had probably caused so go reinstall. I knew it wasn't me as it was extremely strange how I could rollback to the 14th May or earlier with out any issues it always booted the /bsd ( MP ) kernel but after the 14th May it would not but would boot the copy I had of the last working /bsd renamed /bsd.xyz
I'm too tired to go back to the misc or bugs mailinglists to be told it's me. I know I wouldn't have got that response from the #FreeBSD devs so maybe it is a sign from above ?

2026-05-20 FreeBSD errata notice and seven security advisories

https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1tjaceg/20260520_freebsd_errata_notice_and_seven_security/

– an overview, including clickable links to CVE records.

#FreeBSD #CVE #errata #security

OK then I'm away to possibly break my #FreeBSD 15.1 install on my #ThinkPad by going all modern and pkgbasify it. Wish me luck! 😟

https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/pkgbasify

Well I survived changing over from freebsd-update to pkg using pkgbasify but I'm not 100% sure about the contents of /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-base.conf as it has no URL just enabled: yes plus I'm on latest for ports and /etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf the following:

#
# To disable a repository, instead of modifying or removing this file,
# create a /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf file, e.g.:
#
#   mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos
#   echo "FreeBSD-ports: { enabled: no }" > /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
#   echo "FreeBSD-ports-kmods: { enabled: no }" >> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
#
# Note that the FreeBSD-base repository is disabled by default.
#

FreeBSD-ports: {
  url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/quarterly",
  mirror_type: "srv",
  signature_type: "fingerprints",
  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
  enabled: yes
}
FreeBSD-ports-kmods: {
  url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/kmods_quarterly_${VERSION_MINOR}",
  mirror_type: "srv",
  signature_type: "fingerprints",
  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
  enabled: yes
}
FreeBSD-base: {
  url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/base_release_${VERSION_MINOR}",
  mirror_type: "srv",
  signature_type: "fingerprints",
  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkgbase-${VERSION_MAJOR}",
  enabled: no
}

#FreeBSD

Well I survived changing over from freebsd-update to pkg using pkgbasify but I'm not 100% sure about the contents of /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-base.conf as it has no URL just enabled: yes plus I'm on latest for ports which is shown below in /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf

FreeBSD-ports: { url = "pkg+http://pkg.freebsd.org/${ABI}/latest"; }

and /etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf the following:

#
# To disable a repository, instead of modifying or removing this file,
# create a /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf file, e.g.:
#
#   mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos
#   echo "FreeBSD-ports: { enabled: no }" > /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
#   echo "FreeBSD-ports-kmods: { enabled: no }" >> /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf
#
# Note that the FreeBSD-base repository is disabled by default.
#

FreeBSD-ports: {
  url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/quarterly",
  mirror_type: "srv",
  signature_type: "fingerprints",
  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
  enabled: yes
}
FreeBSD-ports-kmods: {
  url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/kmods_quarterly_${VERSION_MINOR}",
  mirror_type: "srv",
  signature_type: "fingerprints",
  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkg",
  enabled: yes
}
FreeBSD-base: {
  url: "pkg+https://pkg.FreeBSD.org/${ABI}/base_release_${VERSION_MINOR}",
  mirror_type: "srv",
  signature_type: "fingerprints",
  fingerprints: "/usr/share/keys/pkgbase-${VERSION_MAJOR}",
  enabled: no
}

#FreeBSD

Well this is a nice surprise, #HaikuOS boots fast and even #WiFi and multi-finger touchpad scrolling work out of box on my #ThinkPad T470s. It is dual booting alongside #FreeBSD and #OpenBSD on the same hard disk. I can browser web sites fine. Only thing is sometimes touchpad becomes laggy and I have to plugin a mouse. It is very a fascinating system, I will keep it running for now and explore more about it.

#FOSS #Unix