Using NetBSD’s pkgsrc everywhere I can.
NetBSD’s pkgsrc package manager is the best thing since sliced bread. Like everything the NetBSD maintainers touch, it’s high quality, well documented, predictable, and portable to a fault. I use it everywhere I can, from my macOS and FreeBSD laptops to remote Linux machines. This has lead people on social networks to ask me why, and to give examples.
https://rubenerd.com/using-netbsds-pkgsrc-everywhere-i-can/
#pkgsrc
NetBSD’s pkgsrc package manager is the best thing since sliced bread. Like everything the NetBSD maintainers touch, it’s high quality, well documented, predictable, and portable to a fault. I use it everywhere I can, from my macOS and FreeBSD laptops to remote Linux machines. This has lead people on social networks to ask me why, and to give examples.
https://rubenerd.com/using-netbsds-pkgsrc-everywhere-i-can/
#pkgsrc
NetBSD on the Vortex86DX CPU.
I'm not exactly sure how I first heard about the Vortex86 CPUs, I think it was either when seeing the demonstration video on KolibriOS project site showcasing the system running on a DMP EBOX machine, or when skimming NetBSD's identcpu.c code. Or did the discovery of the machine prompted me to check if the CPU would be correctly probed by the NetBSD's kernel?
https://www.cambus.net/netbsd-on-the-vortex86dx-cpu/
#vortex86
I'm not exactly sure how I first heard about the Vortex86 CPUs, I think it was either when seeing the demonstration video on KolibriOS project site showcasing the system running on a DMP EBOX machine, or when skimming NetBSD's identcpu.c code. Or did the discovery of the machine prompted me to check if the CPU would be correctly probed by the NetBSD's kernel?
https://www.cambus.net/netbsd-on-the-vortex86dx-cpu/
#vortex86
FreeBSD from a NetBSD user’s perspective.
I’ve been a NetBSD developer for three years and it’s been my primary operating system for a long time too - on everything: routers, laptops, Raspberry Pis, PowerPC mac minis, Vortex86 embedded boards, and servers.
I’ve recently been using FreeBSD a lot at work. We have a lot of servers and embedded boards running it, and I was given the option of installing anything I wanted on my workstation. I chose FreeBSD to maintain a separation of BSDs between my work and home life ;)
https://washbear.neocities.org/freebsd-netbsd-user.html
#system
I’ve been a NetBSD developer for three years and it’s been my primary operating system for a long time too - on everything: routers, laptops, Raspberry Pis, PowerPC mac minis, Vortex86 embedded boards, and servers.
I’ve recently been using FreeBSD a lot at work. We have a lot of servers and embedded boards running it, and I was given the option of installing anything I wanted on my workstation. I chose FreeBSD to maintain a separation of BSDs between my work and home life ;)
https://washbear.neocities.org/freebsd-netbsd-user.html
#system
NetBSD desktop.
- NetBSD desktop Part 1: Manual NetBSD installation on GPT/UEFI
- NetBSD desktop pt.2: Set up wireless networking on NetBSD with wpa_supplicant and dhcpcd
- NetBSD desktop pt.3: simple stateful firewall with NPF
- NetBSD desktop pt.4: The X Display Manager (XDM)
- NetBSD desktop pt.5: automounting with Berkeley am-utils
#desktop #install
- NetBSD desktop Part 1: Manual NetBSD installation on GPT/UEFI
- NetBSD desktop pt.2: Set up wireless networking on NetBSD with wpa_supplicant and dhcpcd
- NetBSD desktop pt.3: simple stateful firewall with NPF
- NetBSD desktop pt.4: The X Display Manager (XDM)
- NetBSD desktop pt.5: automounting with Berkeley am-utils
#desktop #install
wsfont - hanging the default NetBSD console font.
The default built-in font, Boldface, which is loaded at boot-time on a framebuffer (whether genfb or DRM) console is too small as it is 8x16. The other font built into the kernel is Boldface 16x32, and this, if you load it, will give you a console approximating a 80x25 screen--ie. this font is too large.
The solution that is usually advocated to get a reasonable-size font is to a) edit the kernel config, b) add one of the fonts in /usr/src/sys/dev/wsfont/ using directives like options FONT_SPLEEN16x32, and c) then recompile the kernel. But, this is a pain. Simpler to write a program to suck in the fonts and load them into the kernel as needed. This is what the code below does.
https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/311-wsfont-changing-the-default-netbsd-console-font
#fonts #system
The default built-in font, Boldface, which is loaded at boot-time on a framebuffer (whether genfb or DRM) console is too small as it is 8x16. The other font built into the kernel is Boldface 16x32, and this, if you load it, will give you a console approximating a 80x25 screen--ie. this font is too large.
The solution that is usually advocated to get a reasonable-size font is to a) edit the kernel config, b) add one of the fonts in /usr/src/sys/dev/wsfont/ using directives like options FONT_SPLEEN16x32, and c) then recompile the kernel. But, this is a pain. Simpler to write a program to suck in the fonts and load them into the kernel as needed. This is what the code below does.
https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/311-wsfont-changing-the-default-netbsd-console-font
#fonts #system
NetBSD Explained: The Unix System That Can Run on Anything.
While Linux distributions may get the greatest amount of ink in the open-source world, people often overlook the BSD family. One BSD variant, NetBSD, has stuck around because of its commitment to portability.
https://www.makeuseof.com/what-is-netbsd/
#system #install
While Linux distributions may get the greatest amount of ink in the open-source world, people often overlook the BSD family. One BSD variant, NetBSD, has stuck around because of its commitment to portability.
https://www.makeuseof.com/what-is-netbsd/
#system #install
Install NetBSD 9.2 on a DEC Alpha CPU in QEMU with X11
This is a guide on installing and running NetBSD for the Alpha CPU architecture on QEMU, including a GUI (X11 via VNC). It requires you to patch and compile QEMU yourself...
https://raymii.org/s/articles/NetBSD_on_QEMU_Alpha.html
#install #system
This is a guide on installing and running NetBSD for the Alpha CPU architecture on QEMU, including a GUI (X11 via VNC). It requires you to patch and compile QEMU yourself...
https://raymii.org/s/articles/NetBSD_on_QEMU_Alpha.html
#install #system
NetBSD - A little guide for newcomers.
Updated (2021-06-21): When I installed NetBSD for the first time, I remember I’d to collect bits and pieces of information from different places, some of which were rather old and outdated. So, I’ve decided to write this stuff down and publish it here.
Hope that it helps anyone looking to install and configure NetBSD as a laptop/desktop daily driver, if it helps one single soul, I’d be happy!
I'll try to keep this updated on a regular basis
https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/6-netbsd-a-little-guide-for-newcomers
#install
Updated (2021-06-21): When I installed NetBSD for the first time, I remember I’d to collect bits and pieces of information from different places, some of which were rather old and outdated. So, I’ve decided to write this stuff down and publish it here.
Hope that it helps anyone looking to install and configure NetBSD as a laptop/desktop daily driver, if it helps one single soul, I’d be happy!
I'll try to keep this updated on a regular basis
https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/6-netbsd-a-little-guide-for-newcomers
#install
~/.shrc tips.
https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/569-shrc-tips
Time for another thread about using sh(1) as an interactive shell. I thought about this while claining up my configuration file. Did you recently revised yours? Any good tip or convenient function to share? Please share them below...
#shell #shrc
https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/569-shrc-tips
Time for another thread about using sh(1) as an interactive shell. I thought about this while claining up my configuration file. Did you recently revised yours? Any good tip or convenient function to share? Please share them below...
#shell #shrc
Forwarded from OpenBSD
EuroBSDCon 2021 is Online. September 17-19, 2021.
As such, EuroBSDCon 2021 will be an online conference. Details on the practicalities will be provided closer to the event.
https://2021.eurobsdcon.org/
#conference
As such, EuroBSDCon 2021 will be an online conference. Details on the practicalities will be provided closer to the event.
https://2021.eurobsdcon.org/
#conference
Quick thread of how to install NetBSD on awesome (and European) Scaleway:
https://twitter.com/dickolsson/status/1444027873824755713
#install #scaleway #cloud
https://twitter.com/dickolsson/status/1444027873824755713
#install #scaleway #cloud
how to use pkg_comp(8) to automate package builds in a sandbox
pkg_comp is a utility to build pkgsrc packages in a fully automated and self-contained manner. It can be seen as a wrapper over cvs/git, the pbulk infrastructure provided by pkgsrc, and sandboxctl(8)...
https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/593-how-to-use-pkg-comp8-to-automate-package-builds-in-a-sandbox
#pkg
pkg_comp is a utility to build pkgsrc packages in a fully automated and self-contained manner. It can be seen as a wrapper over cvs/git, the pbulk infrastructure provided by pkgsrc, and sandboxctl(8)...
https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/593-how-to-use-pkg-comp8-to-automate-package-builds-in-a-sandbox
#pkg
GCC updated in NetBSD!
GCC with Ada support has been updated in NetBSD! Now versions 10 and 11 should work on x86 and x86_64 NetBSD machines! You can find them in pkgsrc-wip (gcc10-aux) [1] and Ravenports (gcc11).
https://groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.ada/c/MsxZ01xAT2k
#gcc #ada
GCC with Ada support has been updated in NetBSD! Now versions 10 and 11 should work on x86 and x86_64 NetBSD machines! You can find them in pkgsrc-wip (gcc10-aux) [1] and Ravenports (gcc11).
https://groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.ada/c/MsxZ01xAT2k
#gcc #ada
wiki-tui.
Look for it in pkgsrc/www/wiki-tui.
- https://github.com/Builditluc/wiki-tui
- https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/603-wikipedia-on-the-terminal
#tui #cli #package
Look for it in pkgsrc/www/wiki-tui.
- https://github.com/Builditluc/wiki-tui
- https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/603-wikipedia-on-the-terminal
#tui #cli #package
The new NetBSD entropy subsystem by Taylor R Campbell.
This talk will present the new NetBSD kernel entropy subsystem after it was rewritten in 2020. The talk will cover the design and rationale of the new implementation, how it addresses various performance and security concerns, a high-level overview of the underlying cryptography, and issues with userland APIs and the repercussions of blocking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57z9BO95cEc
#system #video
This talk will present the new NetBSD kernel entropy subsystem after it was rewritten in 2020. The talk will cover the design and rationale of the new implementation, how it addresses various performance and security concerns, a high-level overview of the underlying cryptography, and issues with userland APIs and the repercussions of blocking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57z9BO95cEc
#system #video
Benchmarks: FreeBSD 13 vs. NetBSD 9.2 vs. OpenBSD 7 vs. DragonFlyBSD 6 vs. Linux.
Here is a look at how DragonFlyBSD 6.0.1, FreeBSD 13.0, NetBSD 9.2, and OpenBSD 7.0 are competing against various Linux distributions like CentOS, Clear Linux, and Ubuntu.
#bench #bsd #linux
Here is a look at how DragonFlyBSD 6.0.1, FreeBSD 13.0, NetBSD 9.2, and OpenBSD 7.0 are competing against various Linux distributions like CentOS, Clear Linux, and Ubuntu.
#bench #bsd #linux