Wow, getting Chrome for Linux on #FreeBSD is a breeze now.
1. linux_enable="YES" in rc.conf
2. pkg install linux-chrome
3. Start Chrome
Bing Bang boom
Wow, getting Chrome for Linux on #FreeBSD is a breeze now.
1. linux_enable="YES" in rc.conf
2. pkg install linux-chrome
3. Start Chrome
Bing Bang boom
I'm about to give up on getting FreeBSD installed on my 9th Gen Lenovo X1 Carbon. No matter what I do or try, I simply cannot get the install to boot. I've tried many different ways. The ISO, the .img file, nothing works. Pretty straightforward hardware: 11th Gen Core i5, 16 GB or RAM, Intel Iris Graphics.
Anyone have any ideas or maybe experiencing this same issue?
#FreeBSD
I'm about to give up on getting FreeBSD installed on my 9th Gen Lenovo X1 Carbon. No matter what I do or try, I simply cannot get the install to boot. I've tried many different ways. The ISO, the .img file, nothing works. Pretty straightforward hardware: 11th Gen Core i5, 16 GB or RAM, Intel Iris Graphics.
Anyone have any ideas or maybe experiencing this same issue?
#FreeBSD
New blog post: PF Firewall on FreeBSD - A Practical Guide
After years of running PF across multiple FreeBSD servers, I've written up the patterns that work: macros, tables, brute-force protection, NAT for jails, and dual-stack filtering.
Covers everything from basic concepts to production configs, plus a sidebar on authpf for bastion hosts.
If you're running FreeBSD and want a firewall that's elegant, powerful, and actually understandable, PF is worth your time.
https://blog.hofstede.it/pf-firewall-on-freebsd-a-practical-guide/
#FreeBSD #PF #Firewall #Security #Jails #SysAdmin #IPv6
New blog post: PF Firewall on FreeBSD - A Practical Guide
After years of running PF across multiple FreeBSD servers, I've written up the patterns that work: macros, tables, brute-force protection, NAT for jails, and dual-stack filtering.
Covers everything from basic concepts to production configs, plus a sidebar on authpf for bastion hosts.
If you're running FreeBSD and want a firewall that's elegant, powerful, and actually understandable, PF is worth your time.
https://blog.hofstede.it/pf-firewall-on-freebsd-a-practical-guide/
#FreeBSD #PF #Firewall #Security #Jails #SysAdmin #IPv6
related: does anybody know why #freebsd disabled diskid and gptid at install time?
Hey #FreeBSD folks!
Ten years ago, disk ID labels (/dev/diskid) were often painfully encoded.
Today, my WD drives show up cleanly. Is that just a WD thing? Do other vendors show up as encoded crud?
If you could look in /dev/diskid and see what you have, I'd appreciate it.
(diskID is disabled in 15, you'd need to uncomment kern.geom.label.disk_ident.enable="0" in /boot/loader.conf)
TLDR: can I now recommend diskID labels as reasonable, or am I just lucky in my hard drives? #sysadmin
related: does anybody know why #freebsd disabled diskid and gptid at install time?
Hey #FreeBSD folks!
Ten years ago, disk ID labels (/dev/diskid) were often painfully encoded.
Today, my WD drives show up cleanly. Is that just a WD thing? Do other vendors show up as encoded crud?
If you could look in /dev/diskid and see what you have, I'd appreciate it.
(diskID is disabled in 15, you'd need to uncomment kern.geom.label.disk_ident.enable="0" in /boot/loader.conf)
TLDR: can I now recommend diskID labels as reasonable, or am I just lucky in my hard drives? #sysadmin
Hey #FreeBSD folks!
Ten years ago, disk ID labels (/dev/diskid) were often painfully encoded.
Today, my WD drives show up cleanly. Is that just a WD thing? Do other vendors show up as encoded crud?
If you could look in /dev/diskid and see what you have, I'd appreciate it.
(diskID is disabled in 15, you'd need to uncomment kern.geom.label.disk_ident.enable="0" in /boot/loader.conf)
TLDR: can I now recommend diskID labels as reasonable, or am I just lucky in my hard drives? #sysadmin
Found the issue with screenshots on #MangoWC having random lines in them.
I have found out that it is caused by animations on the layerrule for slurp. Previously I had as per the docs:layerrule=noblur:1,layer_name:selection
But have discovered if I also disable animations for slurp then it takes crystal clear screenshot selections now.layerrule=noanim:1,noblur:1,layer_name:selection
https://mangowc.vercel.app/docs/window-management/rules#layer-rules
#FreeBSD #Linux
Call for testing for a script that installs #KDE #PLASMA on a #FreeBSD desktop or laptop. Testing is aimed at users who already know FreeBSD, for example who can configure /etc/rc.conf and /boot/loader.conf.
I’m especially interested in feedback from people with NVIDIA GPUs, since I don’t have this hardware myself.
CFT GitHub: https://github.com/alfonsosiciliano/kde-installer-dialogs/blob/main/cft.md
CFT GitLab: https://gitlab.com/alfix/kde-installer-dialogs/-/blob/main/cft.md
Discussion to figure out which packages to install and which configurations to use for #NVIDIA GPUs (for example x11/nvidia-xconfig, linux_enable="YES", and so on): https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-desktop/2026-January/007438.html
@FreeBSDFoundation #CFT #UNIX #OpenSource #FreeBSDDesktop #FreeBSDLaptop #gpu #GUI
The February 3rd, 2026 Jail/Zones Production User Call is up:
We discussed Nixbook immutable workstations, musl libc under compat_linux Jails, #Docker containers on #FreeBSD, high-performance SR-IOV networking for Jails and VMs with Chelsio NICs, Jail fstab entries, and more!
"Don't forget to slam those Like and Subscribe buttons."
You can support all Call For Testing efforts via BSD Fund: https://bsdfund.org
The February 3rd, 2026 Jail/Zones Production User Call is up:
We discussed Nixbook immutable workstations, musl libc under compat_linux Jails, #Docker containers on #FreeBSD, high-performance SR-IOV networking for Jails and VMs with Chelsio NICs, Jail fstab entries, and more!
"Don't forget to slam those Like and Subscribe buttons."
You can support all Call For Testing efforts via BSD Fund: https://bsdfund.org
