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Ever wanted to test OpenBSD, but by any reason you cannot get it working in virtual machine? Or want to check hardware compliancy? Try FuguIta - https://fuguita.org/, live Fish Linux version running from USB or DVD on amd64, i386, arm64 and macppc (test). 7.9 version will come soon.

#OpenBSD #RunBSD

Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,

This idea has been in my mind since the very beginning of this adventure, almost two years ago. Over time, several people have suggested it. But until recently, I felt the timing just wasn’t right - for many reasons. Today, I believe it finally is.

So I’m happy to announce a new service:
The BSD Cafe Journal - https://journal.bsd.cafe

At first, I thought I’d use BSSG for it (I even added multi-author support with this in mind), but in the end, it didn’t feel like the right tool for the job.

The idea is to create a multi-author space, with content published on a fairly regular basis. A reference point for news, updates, tutorials, technical articles - a place to inform and connect.
Just like people in Italy used to stop by cafes to read the newspaper and chat about the day’s news, the BSD Cafe Journal aims to be a space for reading, sharing, and staying informed - all in the spirit of the BSD Cafe.

What it’s not:
It’s not here to replace personal blogs, or excellent newsletters like @vermaden 's. And it’s not an aggregator.

What it is:
A place where authors can write original content, share links to posts on their own blogs or elsewhere, publish guides, offer insights, or dive into technical explanations.

The guiding principles are the same as always: positivity, constructive discussion, promoting BSDs and open source in general. No hype (sharing a cool new service is fine, posting non-stop about the latest trend is not), no drama, no politics. The goal is to bring people together, not divide them. To inform, not inflame.
Respect, tolerance, and inclusivity are key. Everyone should feel welcome reading the BSD Cafe Journal - never judged, offended, or excluded.

The platform I’ve chosen is WordPress, for several reasons: it’s portable (runs well on all BSDs), has great built-in role management (contributors, authors, etc.), and - last but not least - supports ActivityPub.
This means every author will have their own identity in the Fediverse (like: @stefano ) and can be followed directly, and it’ll also be possible to follow the whole Journal.

Original and educational content is encouraged, but it’s also perfectly fine to link to existing articles elsewhere. Personally, I’ll link my technical posts from ITNotes whenever I publish them there.

The goal is simple: a news-oriented site, rich in content, ad-free, respectful of privacy - all under the BSD Cafe umbrella.

Content coordination will happen in a dedicated Matrix room for authors. There’ll also be a public room for discussing ideas, giving feedback, and sharing suggestions.

Of course, I can’t do this alone. A journal with no content is just an empty shell.
So here’s my call for action:
Who’s ready to lend a hand? If you enjoy writing, explaining, sharing your knowledge - the Journal is waiting for you.

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeAnnouncements #RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #illumos #Linux #OSS #OpenSource #BCJournal #BSDCafeJournal

4 brand new Lenovo Desktop PCs collected
10 days to solve this problem

It will be on FreeBSD

#FreeBSD #RunBSD

OK Not that I have anything against #OpenBSD but I'm going to install #FreeBSD 15.0 onto my #ThinkPad again as I do miss ZFS and the extensive #Wayland selection of apps too. Ok I miss full color emoji in the terminal too you got me. But I do still have OpenBSD running on my Dell Optiplex 3080 Tower so I can keep up with developments as I do still like what it is and what they stand for. I guess I'm just a #BSD girl and I like them all. #RunBSD

I came across the similar issue with #FreeBSD again, how do I know where the header file sys/wait.h comes from? It does not exist on my 15.1-p2 system when I use locate for it. In src code it is sys/sys/wait.h, should I just install source code set?

#BSD #RunBSD #Unix #AskFedi

I've still not given up on #Vi as my editor instead of #Vim and to be perfectly honest, I'm not really missing the fancy Gruvbox theme and Vim's auto-completion. It's making me learn new tricks and stops me relying on the help of plugins. Good for the old grey stuff I'd say! I even changed the 88x31 button on my websites footer from Vim to Vi. #RunBSD #OpenBSD

So I went and put one of @prahou pictures on a 60x40 cm canvas for my office / homelab. I'll have to get some more artwork now I've seen how it turned out. 😍 #RunBSD #OpenBSD

https://analognowhere.com/

The release of #GhostBSD 26.1 with #XLibre is approaching.

Together, we fixed a bug in the X configuration. Now we're looking for testers of the latest ISO https://ci.ghostbsd.org/jenkins/job/stable-15/job/Build%20ISO%20For%20Testing%20Packages in VMware, KVM, and bhyve. Please report the results back at https://forums.ghostbsd.org/d/796-ghostbsd-261-r150p2-testing-help-needed/7.

https://x.com/ghostbsdproject/status/2028630797062643970

#RunBSD

OK so a forum that are federated where you can follow threads and reply from your own fedi account is really cool. You can also create a local account if you wish to keep it away from your fedi account.

https://billboard.bsd.cafe/

#RunBSD #Forums #BSD #BSDCafe

Old: "Zaonce" - Dell Inspiron 1525
Kernel: 14.3-RELEASE-p10 amd64
Operating System: GhostBSD 25.02-R14.3p8
Desktop: LXQT 2.3.0
Windowmanager: XFWM4
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Graphics Platform: X11

https://bsd-hardware.info/?probe=2904d8ae09

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

OK So I have Mango ( Wayland ) running on #OpenBSD now to start getting it just right for my liking. #RunBSD

Actually I #RunBSD because setting up audio in #Linux is too complicated.

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

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

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

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

#OpenBSD 7.9 here we goooooooo!

rld@falcon:~$ doas sysupgradedoas (rld@falcon.lan) password:Fetching from https://mirrors.mit.edu/pub/OpenBSD/7.9/amd64/SHA256.sig 100% |************************************************************| 2144 00:00Signature VerifiedBUILDINFO 100% |************************************************************| 54 00:00Verifying old sets.INSTALL.amd64 100% |***********************************************************| 44889 00:00base79.tgz 0% | | 2688 KB 09:41 ETA

#Upgrade #RunBSD #BSDgoBRR! #SixteenYearOldThinkpad #Thinkpad #X200t

If by any chance you are interested in STM32 and PIC32 microcontrollers, why not to try DiscoBSD? http://discobsd.org/
It is based directly upon 2.11BSD. How cool!
#RunBSD

Kavic Marabush's Pocket Guide to Computers

#unix_surrealism #magnetic_nymph #comic #computers #linux #runbsd #foss #programming

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

OpenBSD update issues I've had are resolved!

Thank you to everyone who gave me things to try to resolve my #OpenBSD Dell Optiplex 3080 i5 not wanting to boot /bsd but would only boot /bsd.sp and bsd.rd
I tried everything from booting bsd.rd and upgrading to using doas sysupgrade -s but each upgrade failed the same. I even deleted /bsd so it remade it after an upgrade but still the same.
Finally after thinking the next step was to do a fresh install I decided to try rolling back the snapshot to the 1st May. This is not recommended but what had I to lose ?
So i entered doas sysupgrade -sf http://ftp.hostserver.de/archive/2026-05-01-0105/ and guess what ? It only boots into /bsd now and I have all my CPU's back !
Yipee ! 🎉
Now to see if a doas sysupgrade -s does it's stuff and still boots /bsd`

OK there must be a bug somewhere as I rolled back to 1St may snapshot and booted with multicpu kernel no problems.
Then I tried to upgrade to the latest with doas sysupgrade -s and it's back to not booting the /bsd !!!!
Time to rollback to maybe the 14th may and see if that's
OK ??

#RunBSD

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

Noticed the terminal foot was still at 1.26.1 when 1.27.0 was out and dropped an email to the #FreeBSD dev not expecting a reply for a while. Then boom a nice reply and the port is updated to 1.27.0 !

Impressive!

#RunBSD

Secondary: "Tianve" - HP-250 G3
Kernel: 14.3-RELEASE-p8 amd64
Operating System: GhostBSD 25.02-R14.3p8
Desktop: LXQT 2.3.0
Windowmanager: XFWM4
Qt Version: 6.10.1
Graphics Platform: X11

https://bsd-hardware.info/?probe=77494a1526

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