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FreeBSD desktop installer script test: quick start

https://gist.github.com/grahamperrin/ff0172d54775e4c15019b6158bc6c7af

#FreeBSD #documentation #desktop #installer #KDE #Plasma

NextBSD development updates

2026-07-30

https://github.com/orgs/nextbsd-redux/discussions/404

#AI #NextBSD #FreeBSD #Linuxulator #Linux #Gershwin #Bluetooth #WiFi #CI

With Apple phasing out AFP in macOS 27 and Time Capsules officially reaching end-of-life, it's time to move network backups to proper SMB.

If you run a FreeBSD server, you can build a fast, rock-solid, and secure Time Machine target powered by ZFS and Samba - neatly isolated inside a FreeBSD jail using Bastille.

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2026/01/28/time-machine-freebsd-jail/

Keep your macOS backups running smoothly via SMBv3 (with full vfs_fruit support) and full dataset quota control on ZFS!

#FreeBSD #macOS #TimeMachine #ZFS #BastilleBSD #Samba #SysAdmin #Backup #OwnYourData #SelfHosted #BSD #RunBSD #OwnYourData

As a new, very green, very basic sysadmin, something missing from the manual vs. let’s ask a LLM mode is… the human element.

Aside from ethical considerations (environmental costs, stolen training data, erosion of skills and critical thinking), I will always choose “manual mode.” Why? I love receiving tech advice from people on the Fediverse.

I will forever remember that it’s @ilja who encouraged me to start self-hosting with #YunoHost.

I first heard about #FreeBSD from @stefano

Earlier this week I learned about #tmux from @teapot_ben and @drfyzziks

Today @antoine_ali helped me get this GoToSocial instance to federate again by restarting dnsmasq.

I know if I run into issues I can just shoot a DM to my tech mentors @stereo and @jan

Let’s not forget the beauty of human connections 💖

Old: "Zaonce" - Dell Inspiron 1525
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=2904d8ae09

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

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Worried that an upgrade could leave you with an unusable system?

FreeBSD boot environments, powered by ZFS, provide a straightforward way to recover.

In this video, learn how FreeBSD boot environments can make upgrades and system maintenance easier to manage.

Watch the video to learn more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfHCXEzRfao&t=4s

#FreeBSD #ZFS #SysAdmin #OpenSource

"Tionisla" - Dell Latitude e6540
Kernel: 15.1-RELEASE-p3 amd64
Operating System: FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE-p4
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

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So what kind of Tower Server do I buy to replace my NAS and Ryzen Thinkcenter that holds all the jails etc.?

Dell PowerEdge T630? T640? What CPU? Raid Controller with JBOD/passthrough mode? So many options...

#selfhosted #freebsd #zfs

Silly question of the #NetBSD folk… I know some of the BSD kernels (notably #FreeBSD, and once upon a time, #OpenBSD) were capable of Linux syscall emulation, meaning they could run Linux applications.

Is this still the case, and if so, does it extend to containerisation like #Docker? Platforms of interest would be `x86-64` and `aarch64`.

https://kb.shells.com/tutorials/NetBSD/Docker/ seems to suggest it was at least at one point, a thing, but the link to the Docker download site is a 404.

The FreeBSD Project home page no longer has a link to FAQ.

The main Documentation menu includes <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/fdp-primer/>, which very few people will want. The ninety-nine-page FreeBSD Documentation Project Primer for New Contributors can be found at the front page of the documentation portal.

Suggestion:

― remove the link to the primer from the Documentation menu at the home page

― add a link to FAQ, make it the second menu option (beneath the Documentation menu option).

<https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/faq/>

#FreeBSD #documentation #FAQ

cc @markmcb @thismarkp

What’s stopping you from building a nice little home lab running multiple VMs, a personal DNS resolver with Ad blockers, a ZFS based NAS and firewall with #Linux or #FreeBSD? 🤔

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

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Call for FreeBSD Talk Proposals – SCaLE 24x (Southern California Linux Expo)

SCaLE is back for 2027, and the Call for Presentations is now open!

If you've been working on something exciting in the FreeBSD world, this is a great opportunity to share your project, research, or real-world experience with one of the largest open-source communities in North America.

📅 Conference: April 1–4, 2027
🗓️ Proposal Deadline: November 1, 2026

Submit your proposal:
https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/24x/cfp

#FreeBSD

RE: https://mastodon.social/@FreeBSDFoundation/116376576205179553

How the Foundation’s Laptop Support & Usability Project Came Together

#FreeBSD #Foundation <https://freebsdfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/goodkin.pdf> (PDF) | <https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/laptop-desktop/how-the-foundations-laptop-support-usability-project-came-together/> (HTML) @FreeBSDFoundation

＂… The Laptop Support & Usability Project is not just about laptops. It is about making FreeBSD more usable, more approachable, and more practical for the kinds of day-to-day use cases that help bring people into the community and keep them there. …＂

@dgoodkin wow. Thank you. I haven't seen as good an overview of a complex project, and its context, in a long time. Years.

#desktop #laptop #usability #LSU

Trying FreeBSD as a Linux user – Kenvexity – YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdUwCQttWKM&t=25s

I enjoyed this video. Very down-to-earth.

Some key points at <https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1ubn8mp/trying_freebsd_as_a_linux_user_kenvexity/>.

#FreeBSD #KDE #Plasma #Xorg #TWM #graphics #hardware #Firefox #Linuxulator #Steam

RE: https://mastodon.social/@FreeBSDFoundation/116801222219959745

Do you have questions about FreeBSD? Join the AMA

https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1uece4o/do_you_have_questions_about_freebsd_join_the_ama/

#FreeBSD #AMA

FreeBSD: vt no longer visible when switching away from desktop environments at ttyv8

https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1urf879/freebsdrelease_in_virtualbox_vt_no_longer_visible/

Bugged environments include KDE Plasma and Cinnamon.

#FreeBSD #desktop #bug

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Feeling anti-AI? Got a Reddit account? Got something to say?

Interested in FreeBSD?

https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1vtgx7t/antiai_open_source_has_an_enemy_in_common_but/ @lproven

― Anti-AI open source has an enemy in common, but almost nothing else

Get in there!

Be nice.

#AI #FreeBSD #LLM #LLMs

reboot -r

– no longer reboots the operating system. Not reproducible with FreeBSD 15.1-RELEASE.

In the ALT text here (auto-detected):

Trying to mount root from zfs:maximal/ROOT/sixteen []...

FreeBSD 16.0-CURRENT main-n286985-90ea8e89d9b7 GENERIC-NODEBUG amd64 1600019 1600019

<https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/log/?qt=range&q=90ea8e89d9b7&h=main>, I have not attempted to bisect.

Seeking RB_REROOT in GitHub finds two commits, the most recent (December 2025):

<https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-src/commit/4453ec5b8716bc465ff5192986099dc75d1f2ce7>

– is that the regression, or am I way off? According to cgit, it has not been cherry-picked to releng/15.1 <https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/log/?qt=grep&q=reboot%3A+Default+to+a+clean+shutdown&h=releng%2F15.1> or stable/15.

#FreeBSD #bug #regression #ZFS
#OpenZFS

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We may be in the market to hire a part-time FreeBSD and Bastille sysadmin (~20hrs week) specifically in the EMEA or APAC timezones (eventually both).

The roles require experience with FreeBSD, Bastille, nginx, and at least one useful coding language.

Timeline is mid-to-late 2026 to start.

Any of our EU / APAC friends want to come work part-time with the Bastille creator on a cybersecurity startup?

#FreeBSD #BastilleBSD #Cybersecurity

New to FreeBSD? Choosing the right installation image is a great place to start.

A member of the FreeBSD community recently shared a helpful walkthrough explaining the different FreeBSD installation images and when to use each one, including:
• DVD images
• Boot-only (network install)
• USB memory stick images

Watch the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EFG3BO6oVY

Which installation method do you prefer when getting started with FreeBSD?
#FreeBSD #OpenSource #BSD #Unix #TechTips

GNUstep meeting 2026-07-11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEmRNPGwICA

https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1uua5ox/recordings_of_the_gnustep_online_meeting_of/

#AI #Gershwin #FreeBSD #GNUstep

FreeBSD: DRM: virtio-gpu: 2D KMS driver for QEMU/UTM/libvirt guests by borovikovd · Pull Request #499

https://github.com/freebsd/drm-kmod/pull/499

❮… developed with heavy AI assistance. Knowing the failure modes of AI-generated code, it went through adversarial review and testing rather than just "it works":

…

Root causes for the platform workarounds (notify-window fault, interrupt arming, indirect descriptors) are documented in the commit messages and README. …❯

👍️

Partial background: an issue that was raised more than five years ago, <https://github.com/freebsd/drm-kmod/issues/62>.

#FreeBSD #AI #virtual #graphics #virtio #QEMU #UTM #libvirt #KMS #DRM #VirtualBox

:Authenticity incoming:

One thing that isn't always obvious about open source projects is how they keep going year after year.

I've worn a lot of hats in the eight years maintaining this project. In today's economy, I'm back to my roots teaching what I know best: tech.

I'll keep these posts to a minimum here, but for those interested in learning more tech regularly, you can follow my personal account here:

@chris

#BastilleBSD #FreeBSD #Python #InfoSec #Learning #training #cybersecurity

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