pfSense – DragonFly BSD Digest

2022/07/302022/07/26

In Other BSDs for 2022/07/30

Whee!

Demystifying High Availability In pfSense Software. I’ve used it; it’s a little magical to reboot machines and have users never notice.
Tailscale on pfSense Software!
arttime 1.8.0: “Enabled desktop notifications for BSD Unixes.”
So I’ve patched KDE Plasma/Wayland under CheriBSD for pure-capability mode. It works. (via)
How to use sshfs on OpenBSD.
Guest Post: FreeBSD in Science.
KDE Plasma 5.25 delayed on FreeBSD.
My new Sony NW-A55 Walkman! Also a review. Linking just because rsync works to move files onto it, therefore BSD-compatible. I can’t simply put files on an iPhone the same way.

2021/12/042021/12/03

In Other BSDs for 2021/12/04

Not just release announcements this week.

NYCBUG is down today for a significant hardware move.
FOSDEM 2022 is going to have a BSD Devroom. It’s online, so you can submit prerecorded talks – submissions due December 31.
Valuable News – 2021/11/29.
GhostBSD 21.11.24 ISO is now available.
mfs: sometimes useful?
Exploring NetBSD’s msgs(1). (via)
Review: Netgate 6100.
FreeBSD article writers needed. I’ve linked to Klara Systems before.
Speaking of which, UNIX Wars – The Battle for Standards.
New Test System. OpenBSD storage book is next apparently.
HardenedBSD November 2021 Status Report.
doas insults. This is a gem. (via)
The previous link led me to 9front’s theo.
Simple network dashboard with vnstat.
The state of Steam on OpenBSD.
Logitech MX Keys and MX Master on OpenBSD using Logi Bolt.
OpenBSD Webzine #5.

2021/11/272021/11/25

In Other BSDs for 2021/11/27

Relatively quiet this week for BSD items, but it’s a holiday week in the US.

2021/10/162021/10/14

In Other BSDs for 2021/10/16

Somewhat short this week, but there’s several releases.

2021/06/122021/06/09

In Other BSDs for 2021/06/12

Multiple links from one source is the mini-theme this week.

FreeBSD from a NetBSD user’s perspective. (via)
Simple use of Let’s Encrypt on OpenBSD is pleasantly straightforward (as of 6.8).
actually, BSD kqueue is a mountain of technical debt. The comments at the source all disagree.
NetBSD : Enable swap encryption by default. (via)
OpenBGPD 7.0 is out.
LEAP is removed from FreeRADIUS and therefore from OpenBSD.
FreeBSD package building pt. 1: Introduction and test system, pt. 2: Basic Synth, and pt. 3: Intermediate Synth.
Valuable News – 2021/06/07.
Diving into toolchains. Deep dive!
Updating my FreeBSD 12.2 host to FreeBSD 13.0, a test of this ZFS boot environment upgrade post I’ve linked before.
Upgrading a FreeBSD 12.2 jail to FreeBSD 13 using mkjail. You may need this.
pfSense Plus 21.05-RELEASE Now Available.
GearBSD: a project to help automating your OpenBSD and GearBSD: managing your packages on OpenBSD.

2021/05/152021/05/13

In Other BSDs for 2021/05/15

Some opinion, some documentation.

Running FreeBSD Jails with containerd 1.5. (via)
Install Firefox under FreeBSD and Set it Up with Privacy. (via)
As Longtime BSD User I Have My Doubts About Our Future. First comment in the source link about not using strengths is true.
FreeBSD PKG Base Repository. (via)
CGI with Awk on OpenBSD httpd. (via)
pfSense – WireGuard Returns as Experimental Package. (via)
March/April 2021 FreeBSD Journal. Why doesn’t this show in the RSS feed for that site? (via)
NetBSD Foundation Annual General Meeting, online, May 22.
FreeBSD Quarterly status report 2021Q1.
Registration Open for the June 2021 FreeBSD Developer Summit.
Talk and ytalk nostalgia.
LLDB core dump support improvements.

2021/04/172021/04/16

In Other BSDs for 2021/04/17

I linked to a story about Xenix, which might be a step too far.

Bandwidth limiting on OpenBSD 6.8.
Filtering TCP connections by operating system on OpenBSD.
UFS Boot Environments for ARM.
OpenBSD Adds Support for Coordinated Mars Time (MTC). Note date, but there are real issues too. (via)
Dissecting the UNIX v6 Allocator. Pre-BSD, I guess. (via)
A bit of XENIX history (2014). (via)
LLDB support for fork(2) and vfork(2), part 3.
Valuable News – 2021/04/11.
FreeBSD 13.0-RELEASE is out.
My Dog’s Garage Runs OpenBSD. Nicely in-depth.
pfSense Plus 21.02.2-RELEASE and pfSense CE 2.5.1-RELEASE Now Available.
TrueNAS 12.0-U3 released; replaces the FreeNAS series.
Michael Wl Lucas’s Penguicon 2021 schedule.

2021/02/272021/02/27

In Other BSDs for 2021/02/27

I’ll post reminders day-of for the BUG meetings.

XScreenSaver version 6 beta 1. Still need BSD beta testers.
The next FreeBSD Office Hours is March 17th.
Related though not BSD: Open source projects should run office hours.
FreeBSD wall display computer. Argh, no RSS feed at that site.
ChiBUG, virtual meeting March 17th, with Paul Vixie.
Port of the week: shapez.io – a libre factory game.
Any MMOs I can play on openbsd?
Upgrade FreeBSD with ZFS Boot Environments.
Valuable News – 2021/02/22.
Next NYC*Bug: March 3rd Gaming on OpenBSD: Pearls, Pitfalls, Paranoia.
pfSense: Obscure Bugs and Code Wizards.
From Clean & Green Mockup to OpenBSD cwm(1) desktop.

2021/02/202021/02/19

In Other BSDs for 2021/02/20

There’s a lot to catch up on!

- FreeBSD 13.0-BETA2 graphics on the Panasonic CF-RZ6.
- fstab in FreeBSD jails.
- Using a custom boot logo on Lenovo ThinkPad T460s.
- POSIX locale tracking coming soon. (MirBSD)
- /dev/{drm,drmR} replaced by /dev/dri/{card,renderD}
- runescape on openbsd?
- LWJGL 3.x now in ports tree (makes Minecraft >1.13 run).
- XScreenSaver alpha testers sought. Needs non-Linux testers; you know what to do.
- Seeding a file server quickly.
- A Trip into FreeBSD. (via)
- Valuable News – 2021/02/15.
- pfSense Plus 21.02-RELEASE and pfSense CE 2.5.0-RELEASE Now Available.
- Full list of services offered by a default OpenBSD installation.
- Catchup 2021-02-13. (OpenBSD) Hey that’s my schtick!
- Project Status, happy 15th anniversary. (MidnightBSD)
- FreeBSD and I2C. (via)
- NetBSD Resources. (via)

2021/02/132021/02/12

In Other BSDs for 2021/02/13

I have a link backlog, yay!

Install OpenBSD 6.8 on PINE64 ROCK64 Media Board. (via)
The FreeBSD Foundation is hiring a Senior Arm Kernel Engineer.
Also a FreeBSD Open Source Project Coordinator.
Setting up a Signal Proxy using FreeBSD. (via)
Talkd and ‘mesg n’: a story from the old Unix days.
The helloSystem 0.4.0 Now Available. (via)
TrueNAS 12.0-U2 released.
OpenBSD guest with bhyve – OmniOS. (via)
OPNsense 21.1.1 Released.
pfSense Plus and pfSense CE: Dev Insights and Direction.
WireGuard in pfSense 2.5 Performance.
We are now at 6.9-beta, go for snapshots, test!
Valuable News – 2021/02/08.

2021/02/062021/02/04

In Other BSDs for 2020/02/06

Hardware-heavy this week, sorta.

leave(1) – remind you when you have to leave.
Valuable News – 2021/02/01.
Calibrate your touch-screen on OpenBSD.
Annotate your PDF files on OpenBSD.
BREAKING pf(4) change: change route-to so it sends packets to IPs instead of interfaces.
TwinCAT/BSD, a new (to me at least) commercial use of FreeBSD in industrial settings.
WireGuard for pfSense Software. I like that it’s sponsored work everyone gets access to.
ujoy(4) added to -current. (OpenBSD)
FreeBSD Bhyve Overview – Why Its Better Than Other Hypervisors. (via)
Gamecontroller updates in -current. Related to previous link.
OpenBSD KDE Status Report.
Follow-up about FreeBSD jail advantages.
AAA Gaming on OpenBSD with Google Stadia.
FreeBSD Remote Process Plugin on Non-x86 Architectures.
MirBSD “announce” RSS feed. A good idea for any project.
find mostly doesn’t need xargs today on modern Unixes.

2020/09/262020/09/24

In Other BSDs for 2020/09/26

Straight dump of my BSD RSS feed.

On the use of a life. A BSD business.
FreeBSD Instant-workstation 2020. (via)
FreeBSD Subversion to Git Migration: Pt 1 Why?
Related: Subversion and Git on FreeBSD. (video, via)
k2k20 hackathon reports: Florian Obser on DNS, Klemens Nanni on network land decluttering, Bob Beck on LibreSSL progress, and Martijn van Duren on snmp, agentx, and other progress. An actual in-person meeting!
Valuable News – 2020/09/21.
A simple shell status bar for OpenBSD and cwm(1).
Unified pfSense documentation.
New minecraft launcher in ports. OpenBSD.
OPNSense 20.7.3 released.

2020/04/252020/04/24

In Other BSDs for 2020/04/25

Tab cleanout time!

OpenBSD has a bunch of sound device changes. (Linking to one of several)
FuryBSD 2020-Q2 images are available for XFCE, and KDE.
Valuable News – 2020/04/20.
Using bhyve PCI passthrough on OmniOS.
How to install and configure ClamAv on FreeBSD.
How to Upgrade OpenBSD and Build a Kernel.
(lost the source links on those last few; sorry.)
‘“things to do” after you have FreeBSD installed‘.
There’s a whole bunch of new jobs posted on the NYCBUG jobs@ list.
Replacing existing Cisco ASA 5520 with pfSense HA Cluster.
HardenedBSD April 2020 Status Report.
EKCD – Encrypted Crash Dumps in FreeBSD.
TrueNAS 11.3-U2 is Generally Available.
Coming soon: Fedora on Lenovo laptops. Might have good news for general hardware support for other systems? (via)
Debugging freebsd.org Resolution Failure. (via)

2020/04/182020/04/17

In Other BSDs for 2020/04/18

Accidental theme of video links, which I would not have expected for a BSD summary.

Speculoos, a FreeBSD (and Citrix) specific vulnerability. You know you’ve made it when you are a target.
January to March 2020 FreeBSD Status Report.
OpenBSD on the HP Envy 13. (via)
Ars Technica – Not Actually Linux Distro Review – GhostBSD. (via)
FuryBSD 12.1 overview. (video, via)
Ubiquiti UniFi Controller Installation on FreeBSD from ports/packages. (video, via)
3-Antivirus Protection using OPNsense Plugins. (video, via)
Northgard currently Free for the Weekend on Steam. (Can run on OpenBSD at least.)
FreeBSD progress on Slimbook Base14. (via)
Using OpenVPN with Multi-WAN. I’ve done this; it’s easier than it looks. (via)
mksh R59 released. (MirBSD Korn shell)
TrueNAS CORE is the New FreeNAS.
Setting Up Users, Permissions, and ACLs on FreeNAS. Or TrueNAS Core?
Running X Applications on a Jail created with Bastille.
Valuable News – 2020/04/13.
RIP Romeo, host of many NYCBUG events.
SEMIBUG, still meeting remotely through May.

2019/04/272019/04/26

In Other BSDs for 2019/04/27

I have cleared out my backlog of general BSD stuff but am still a month behind on DragonFly news, which is the opposite of usual.

OpenBSD 6.5 released.
Michael W. Lucas’s FreeBSD Mastery: Jails is out.
FreeBSD Mastery: Jails – Bail Bond Denied Edition.
Related: Lucas is presenting for something like 24 hours straight at Penguincon 2019, including BSD topics. The ice cream-related presentations sound the most fun.
pfSense VLAN Configuration, a question.
Valuable News – 2019/04/22.
Categorizing OpenBSD Bugs. (via)
fh: file history with ed(1), diff(1), awk(1), sed(1) and sh(1). Almost BSD. (via)
OS108-20190422 released with added splash. (via)
powerpc64 architecture support in FreeBSD ports. (via)

2019/03/232019/03/22

In Other BSDs for 2019/03/23

Heading towards spring, and I have weekend work, so pasting in everything I’ve got handy:

Setting up RRDtool for OpenBSD.Amsterdam. (via)
EuroBSDcon CFP is open. (via)
SPARCbook 3000ST – The coolest 90s laptop. (via)
FreeBSD Desktop – Part 18 – Global Dashboard.
Fix Broken Dependency on FreeBSD. This seems dangerous.
Using an OpenBSD Router with AT&T U-Verse.
openrsync, the site. Apparently becoming another integrated Open* tool. (via)
[tmux] style syntax changes. Not necessarily BSD-specific.
pfSense 2.5.0 Development Snapshots Now Available.
Valuable News – 2019/03/18.
Installing Snort on OpenBSD 6.4.
rdist(1) – when Ansible is too much. (via)
Sync Dropbox with TrueNAS and FreeNAS – Issue #65.
FreeBSD Journal Jan/Feb 2019 Edition. (via)
BSD Router Project 1.92. (via)
A few questions from someone who used Linux.
Getting ‘FreeBSD-10.2 is vulnerable’ messages on a 12.0 host.
ZFS Encryption is still under development (as of March 2019).

2019/02/232019/03/01

In Other BSDs for 2019/02/23

Built entirely from open tabs.

Porting Zig to NetBSD – a fun, speedy port. (via)
pkgsrcCon 2019 – 13th – 14th of July 2019, Cambridge, UK. (via)
HAXM in pkgsrc (hardware-assisted virtualization engine). (via)
QEMU HAXM on NetBSD. (via)
The Design and Implementation of the NetBSD rc.d system. Which is the same basic system across all BSDs I think. (via)
Adding Name-based hosting To Nginx on OpenBSD with Acme-Client. (via)
openrsync imported into the tree. In OpenBSD.
Hardware for a Linux/BSD Friendly Workstation.
Valuable News – 2019/02/15.
SoloBSD 19.02-STABLE.
Update pfSense packages to protect against NGINX, libzmq4, and curl vulnerabilities.
OpenBSD and iscsi, part 1 and part 2.
How to run Axiom Verge on OpenBSD (Epic Store version).
mupen64plus 2.5.9 (2.6 beta) call for testing. A N64 emulator on OpenBSD. (via)
Sync Files to Dropbox with TrueNAS or FreeNAS.
Faster vlan(4) forwarding? – blog post by mpi@.
FreeBSD ZFS AMIs Now Available.
“FreeBSD Mastery: Jails” first draft complete and “Sudo Mastery, Second Edition” and Cover Art.

2019/02/092019/02/08

In Other BSDs for 2019/02/09

Whee!

ZFS and GPL terror: How much freedom is there in Linux?
Setting the boot logo on a Thinkpad. Done on an OpenBSD install but should nominally work for anything on a Thinkpad. Also, how to make a boot logo. (via)
FreeBSD Journal Column. Start reading issues now if you like, and you have some large number of hours to spare – there’s a lot of material there.
Security Vulnerability Mitigations from an OpenBSD hackathon, with video.
Support for 2TB of memory added for OpenBSD amd64.
Upgrading to FreeBSD 12.0 from FreeBSD 11.2 using beadm and freebsd-update.
The potential risk to ZFS created by the shift in its userbase.
Final report on Clang / LLD state.
Integration of the LLVM sanitizers with the base system.
Revive a Cisco IDS into a capable OpenBSD computer. (via)
Customized resolution for OpenBSD in VirtualBox. (via)
NetBSD desktop pt.6: “vi(1) editor, tmux and unicode $TERM”. (via)
The hardware-assisted virtualization challenge.
Upgrade process using GPT.
EuroBSDcon 2019 – Lillehammer September 19-22, 2019. (via)
Netflix and FreeBSD – Using Open Source to Deliver Streaming Video – FOSDEM 2019. Interesting – they track HEAD. (via)
FreeBSD in Audio Studio – FOSDEM 2019; with video. (via)

2019/02/022019/02/01

In Other BSDs for 2019/02/02

Inadvertent theme: release news.

Our Software Dependency Problem. Hard thinking about something many, many people don’t think hard enough about. This talks about software, but it’s directly analogous to ports/dports/pkgsrc. I’m leading with this even though it’s not directly about BSD, cause it affects anyone using a packaging system.
I mentioned it before, but FOSDEM 2019, happening right now in Brussels, has a BSD Devroom with a lot of things happening in it; you could spend your entire Saturday in there.
And something that has me quite excited: The Pinebook Pro, among other hardware announcements for FOSDEM. BSD is being mentioned right there as something to install on it, rather than as an aftermarket hack like with Chromebooks – heartwarming, I tell you. (via)
Unix flowers. Look for birthtoken while you are at it. (via)
FreeNAS has Plugins? A casual look at it seems to push some features into pfSense territory.
Next NYC*BUG: 2/6.
OPNsense 19.1-RC1 released. Wait, 19.1 is out.
join-ing any open wifi network is now possible.
FreeBSD Training @ SCaLE 17x (March 8, 2019) (via)
NetBSD Virtual Machine Monitor. (via)
ClonOS 19.01-RELEASE (first public release). (via)
Valuable News – 2019/01/18 and Valuable News – 2019/01/25 and Valuable News – 2019/02/01.
HardenedBSD 2018Q4 Status Report. (via)
Florian Obser on unwind(8).
MightnightBSD Roadmap.
SoloBSD 19.01-STABLE.
fnaify 1.2 released.
At The Gates, 4x strategy game running on BSD. (via)

2019/01/262019/01/25

In Other BSDs for 2019/01/26

There’s some convention stuff scattered in here; we’re heading towards the active season…

Anyone running pfSense on non-netgate hardware in a prod environment?
vmm(4) for i386 deleted from -current.
OpenBSD on the Acer Aspire One, At Ten. (via)
05/25/2019 : V BSDDAY in Brazil.
The first report on LLD porting.
Update Intel Microcode on FreeBSD. (via)
VPS hosting provider recommendations for OpenBSD.
The AsiaBSDCon 2019 RFP has only 5 days left. (via)
pkgstat, an OpenBSD package statistics gatherer. (via)
The risk that comes from ZFS on Linux not being GPL-compatible.
Two views of ZFS’s GPL-incompatibility and the Linux kernel.
HyperRogue on OpenBSD/macppc. (via)
Less Known pkg(8) Features. Applies to DragonFly and FreeBSD.
avoiding duplicate cronjobs.
openrsync, a “clean-room BSD-licensed implementation of rsync”. (via)
Nixers Newsletter 110. These newsletters are so jam-packed with links I’m just going to link to them directly instead of cherry-picking.
Using a Teletype Model 33 mechanical terminal. Proto-BSD. Excellent in-depth explanation.