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<p>Shots 1 and 2: I forced a series of errors by running pkbasify (in Konsole, alongside various other applications) with insufficient free memory and insufficient swap space.</p><p>Shots 3 and 4: the second run completed without error. </p><p>Cool.</p><p>&lt;<a href="https://github.com/ifreund/pkgbasify?tab=readme-ov-file#pkgbasify" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/ifreund/pkgbasify?tab=readme-ov-file#pkgbasify"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/ifreund/pkgbasify?t</span><span class="invisible">ab=readme-ov-file#pkgbasify</span></a>&gt;</p><p>– convert a FreeBSD system to use pkgbase.</p><p>Thanks to Isaac Freund <span class="h-card"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@ifreund" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ifreund</span></a></span> and the FreeBSD Foundation <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@FreeBSDFoundation" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FreeBSDFoundation</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/pkg/" rel="tag">#pkg</a> <a href="/tags/pkgbase/" rel="tag">#pkgbase</a> <a href="/tags/pkgbasify/" rel="tag">#pkgbasify</a></p>

I finally installed FreeBSD back on my main system. Running 14.2 with custom drm-kmod amdgpu drivers for my 6750 XT from <a href="https://github.com/wulf7/drm-kmod/tree/5.15-lts-focal" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="github.com/wulf7/drm-kmod/tree/5.15-lts-focal"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">github.com/wulf7/drm-kmod/tree</span><span class="invisible">/5.15-lts-focal</span></a> , as the ones that ship do not work with my GPU. <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#freebsd</a> <a href="/tags/amdgpu/" rel="tag">#amdgpu</a> <a href="/tags/6750xt/" rel="tag">#6750xt</a> <a href="/tags/drm/" rel="tag">#drm</a>-kmod <a href="/tags/freebsd14/" rel="tag">#freebsd14</a><br>

<p>Plasma visually bugged following an upgrade on FreeBSD</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/1lne10b/plasma_visually_bugged_following_an_upgrade_on/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/1lne10b/plasma_visually_bugged_following_an_upgrade_on/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/</span><span class="invisible">1lne10b/plasma_visually_bugged_following_an_upgrade_on/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/kde/" rel="tag">#KDE</a> <a href="/tags/plasma/" rel="tag">#Plasma</a> <a href="/tags/upgrade/" rel="tag">#upgrade</a> <a href="/tags/bug/" rel="tag">#bug</a></p>

I stayed up until 4:00 am setting up my FreeBSD system. I had to rise at 6:30 am to get ready for work today. The issue I haven&#x27;t figured out yet why dpms gives my X11 a heart attack. The work around I&#x27;ve had to come up with is to ctrl+alt+f1, ctrl+alt+f8 then kill my cwm session with custom hotkey and startx again. I&#x27;m hoping to have it solved by the end of the day. <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/dpms/" rel="tag">#dpms</a> <a href="/tags/amdgpu/" rel="tag">#amdgpu</a> <a href="/tags/navi22/" rel="tag">#navi22</a><br>

It was picom causing X11 not to wake up from dpms sleep. I just want my fancy round edges, can&#x27;t have anything &#x27;nice&#x27; can we? lol <a href="/tags/picom/" rel="tag">#picom</a> <a href="/tags/dpms/" rel="tag">#dpms</a> <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#freebsd</a><br>

<p>Dear <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> users,</p><p>What shell(as in text shell in the Terminal) do you use?</p><p>Best Regards,<br>Farooq the Chickenkiller.</p><p><a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/foss/" rel="tag">#FOSS</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#opensource</a> <a href="/tags/freesoftware/" rel="tag">#freesoftware</a></p>

Hello, new <a href="/tags/fedimeteo/" rel="tag">#FediMeteo</a> friends!<br><br>As the great <span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediFollows" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>FediFollows</span></a></span> posted about this service, many of you started following me and the cities. And I&#x27;m so glad about it!<br><br>If you want to know something more about FediMeteo and its story (and how all this is still working on a 4 euro/month VPS powered by <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a>), you can have a look here:<br><br>FediMeteo: How a Tiny €4 FreeBSD VPS Became a Global Weather Service for Thousands - <a href="https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/02/26/fedimeteo-how-a-tiny-freebsd-vps-became-a-global-weather-service-for-thousands/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="it-notes.dragas.net/2025/02/26/fedimeteo-how-a-tiny-freebsd-vps-became-a-global-weather-service-for-thousands/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">it-notes.dragas.net/2025/02/26</span><span class="invisible">/fedimeteo-how-a-tiny-freebsd-vps-became-a-global-weather-service-for-thousands/</span></a><br>

<p>FreeBSD 15.0 Now Available</p><p>The FreeBSD Project has announced the availability of FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE, introducing updated toolchains, enhanced hardware support, improved security features, and key updates across the base system. This release continues the Project’s focus on stability, long-term maintainability, and consistent engineering.</p><p>We encourage you to review the release notes and upgrade guidance</p><p>Read the full announcement: <a href="https://www.freebsd.org/releases/15.0R/announce/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.freebsd.org/releases/15.0R/announce/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.freebsd.org/releases/15.0R</span><span class="invisible">/announce/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/freebsd15/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD15</a></p>

Well... I spoke too soon. picom is a no go for my particular gpu drivers on FreeBSD. It still kills my wake from sleep monitor. I setup x-screensaver and now I don&#x27;t have problems. <a href="/tags/picom/" rel="tag">#picom</a> <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/xscreensaver/" rel="tag">#xScreenSaver</a><br>

FreeBSD 15 is not out yet... documentation states that Service jails exist since FreeBSD 15.. WAT?? LOL<br><a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a><br>

<p>Hmmm, on a <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> 14.2 host, running a 14.1 jail, is there any reason that 14.1 jail could not run a 14.2 jail?</p><p>I already run jails in jails...</p>

FreeBSD jails: I am just now starting on them, do I use base jail tools, or are there ports that are great for managing jails? Reading documentation now, but wanted to get some good opinions. <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/freebsdjails/" rel="tag">#FreeBSDJails</a><br>

<p>Quick <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#Freebsd</a> people, I need a dual boot laptop for FreeBSD and latest Windows. Anyone have suggestions? Something that is not expensive preferable!</p>

I think I got it working now after remaking it lol<br><a href="https://snac.9front.club/thedaemon" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>snac.9front.club/thedaemon</a><br><a href="/tags/snac2/" rel="tag">#snac2</a> <a href="/tags/snac/" rel="tag">#snac</a> <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a><br>

<p>FreeBSD 15: Why You’ll Want It</p><p>Following this week’s 15.0 release, we took a closer look at the features that stand out in the new version. </p><p>Key updates include a production-ready pkgbase system for more flexible installations and upgrades, enhancements to desktop and laptop usability, significant performance gains in AWS, and refinements to FreeBSD’s privilege and security model. </p><p>Read the full overview: <a href="https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-15-why-youll-want-it/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-15-why-youll-want-it/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">freebsdfoundation.org/blog/fre</span><span class="invisible">ebsd-15-why-youll-want-it/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/freebsd15/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD15</a></p>

<p>freebsd-base: major upgrades: pkg-static: no trusted certificates</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1pdsyfo/freebsdbase_major_upgrades_pkgstatic_no_trusted/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1pdsyfo/freebsdbase_major_upgrades_pkgstatic_no_trusted/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comme</span><span class="invisible">nts/1pdsyfo/freebsdbase_major_upgrades_pkgstatic_no_trusted/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/pkgbase/" rel="tag">#pkgbase</a></p>

<p>After maybe a decade of &quot;pkgbase&quot;, I doubt that the official new phrase &quot;freebsd-base&quot; will catch on and become more popular. </p><p>It&#x27;s five syllables, plus a hyphen, which breaks tagging in (at least) Mastodon. </p><p><a href="/tags/pkgbase/" rel="tag">#pkgbase</a> <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#freebsd</a>-base <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a></p>

<p>Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,</p><p>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.</p><p>So I’m happy to announce a new service: <br>The BSD Cafe Journal - <a href="https://journal.bsd.cafe" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>journal.bsd.cafe</a></p><p>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.</p><p>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.<br>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.</p><p>What it’s not:<br>It’s not here to replace personal blogs, or excellent newsletters like <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@vermaden" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>vermaden</span></a></span> &#x27;s. And it’s not an aggregator.</p><p>What it is:<br>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. </p><p>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.<br>Respect, tolerance, and inclusivity are key. Everyone should feel welcome reading the BSD Cafe Journal - never judged, offended, or excluded.</p><p>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.<br>This means every author will have their own identity in the Fediverse (like: <span class="h-card"><a href="https://journal.bsd.cafe/author/stefano/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stefano</span></a></span> ) and can be followed directly, and it’ll also be possible to follow the whole Journal.</p><p>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.</p><p>The goal is simple: a news-oriented site, rich in content, ad-free, respectful of privacy - all under the BSD Cafe umbrella.</p><p>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.</p><p>Of course, I can’t do this alone. A journal with no content is just an empty shell.<br>So here’s my call for action:<br>Who’s ready to lend a hand? If you enjoy writing, explaining, sharing your knowledge - the Journal is waiting for you.</p><p><a href="/tags/bsdcafe/" rel="tag">#BSDCafe</a> <a href="/tags/bsdcafeservices/" rel="tag">#BSDCafeServices</a> <a href="/tags/bsdcafeupdates/" rel="tag">#BSDCafeUpdates</a> <a href="/tags/bsdcafeannouncements/" rel="tag">#BSDCafeAnnouncements</a> <a href="/tags/runbsd/" rel="tag">#RunBSD</a> <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/netbsd/" rel="tag">#NetBSD</a> <a href="/tags/openbsd/" rel="tag">#OpenBSD</a> <a href="/tags/illumos/" rel="tag">#illumos</a> <a href="/tags/linux/" rel="tag">#Linux</a> <a href="/tags/oss/" rel="tag">#OSS</a> <a href="/tags/opensource/" rel="tag">#OpenSource</a> <a href="/tags/bcjournal/" rel="tag">#BCJournal</a> <a href="/tags/bsdcafejournal/" rel="tag">#BSDCafeJournal</a></p>

<p>We’ve been thinking — what if there was a structured course to help more people learn how to use and contribute to FreeBSD?</p><p>Whether you’re just getting started or looking to sharpen your sysadmin skills, we’d love your input:</p><p> Would a FreeBSD course be useful to you or your team?</p><p>Your feedback could help shape future resources for the community.</p><p><a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/opensourcelearning/" rel="tag">#OpenSourceLearning</a> <a href="/tags/techtraining/" rel="tag">#TechTraining</a> <a href="/tags/freebsdfoundation/" rel="tag">#FreeBSDFoundation</a></p>

<p>If I&#x27;m still daily-driving <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> when <a href="/tags/16/" rel="tag">#16</a> rolls around (and I hope I will be), someone please remind me to do a ZFS snapshot before upgrading, please? 🤣</p>

Under the hood update!<br><br>I’ve finally retired the old cron + sh setup for the weather bots. It served us well, but it had a major flaw: if I rebooted the server while it was posting, the job just died halfway. If the server was down during a scheduled slot, the forecast was lost forever.<br><br>So, I wrote a custom Python daemon to run inside the FreeBSD Jails.<br><br><p>It’s stateful now. If a crash happens at city 15 of 50, it resumes exactly there on reboot.</p><p>If the server naps/is rebooting during a scheduled run, the bot realizes it missed a slot and runs immediately upon waking up.</p><a href="/tags/fedimeteo/" rel="tag">#FediMeteo</a> <a href="/tags/sysadmin/" rel="tag">#SysAdmin</a> <a href="/tags/python/" rel="tag">#Python</a> <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/coding/" rel="tag">#Coding</a> <a href="/tags/selfhosted/" rel="tag">#SelfHosted</a> <a href="/tags/ownyourdata/" rel="tag">#OwnYourData</a> <a href="/tags/staytuned/" rel="tag">#StayTuned</a><br>

Ciao, FediMeteo!<br><br>In the past few days FediMeteo seemed to be having some performance trouble. I dug into it and only found minor issues, until I realised the VM itself had fallen off a cliff. After several reboots it became clear that both bandwidth and I/O latency had dropped to absurd levels. I suspect the provider slapped a cap on it.<br><br>So I took the chance to move everything to another VM and provider, still at 4 euro per month. And starting today, forecasts will be delivered straight from Italy. The performance jump feels like going from a storm to clear skies.<br><br>FediMeteo’s mission goes on. More countries are coming (stay tuned!) and we will keep aiming to serve everything from a 4 euro VM. I do have powerful hardware available, but proving that the project can run on tiny resources is still part of the mission.<br><br><a href="/tags/fedimeteo/" rel="tag">#FediMeteo</a> <a href="/tags/fedimeteoannouncements/" rel="tag">#FediMeteoAnnouncements</a> <a href="/tags/fedimeteoservices/" rel="tag">#FediMeteoServices</a> <a href="/tags/vm/" rel="tag">#VM</a> <a href="/tags/runbsd/" rel="tag">#RunBSD</a> <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a><br>

<p>FreeBSD: preferring ee (avoiding vi) for csh/tcsh and sh</p><p><a href="https://gist.github.com/grahamperrin/be1bc6ac40bfef0693b0ab5cef050f3e" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="gist.github.com/grahamperrin/be1bc6ac40bfef0693b0ab5cef050f3e"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gist.github.com/grahamperrin/b</span><span class="invisible">e1bc6ac40bfef0693b0ab5cef050f3e</span></a></p><p>ee(1)</p><p><a href="https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ee&amp;sektion=1&amp;manpath=freebsd-release" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ee&amp;sektion=1&amp;manpath=freebsd-release"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?qu</span><span class="invisible">ery=ee&amp;sektion=1&amp;manpath=freebsd-release</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a> <a href="/tags/easy/" rel="tag">#easy</a> <a href="/tags/install/" rel="tag">#install</a></p>

<p>Wrote a blogpost about simple (I mean with a shell and a text editor) <a href="/tags/x11/" rel="tag">#X11</a> configuration.</p><p>Covered topics:<br>1) <a href="/tags/trackball/" rel="tag">#Trackball</a> configuration for left hand. Also remapping of some buttons to have scrolling and middle button (not exists out of the box).<br>2) Theming: <a href="/tags/gtk2/" rel="tag">#GTK2</a> <a href="/tags/gtk3/" rel="tag">#GTK3</a> <a href="/tags/qt/" rel="tag">#QT</a> , installing cursor(s), fonts and icons.<br>3) <a href="/tags/xrandr/" rel="tag">#Xrandr</a> for multimonitor configuration<br>4) <a href="/tags/xserver/" rel="tag">#Xserver</a> settings for <a href="/tags/highdpi/" rel="tag">#HighDPI</a> <br>5) <a href="/tags/xdg/" rel="tag">#XDG</a> utils and <a href="/tags/emacs/" rel="tag">#Emacs</a> as a system file manager<br>6) <a href="/tags/xdm/" rel="tag">#XDM</a> login window</p><p><a href="https://eugene-andrienko.com/en/it/2025/07/24/x11-configuration-simple.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="eugene-andrienko.com/en/it/2025/07/24/x11-configuration-simple.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eugene-andrienko.com/en/it/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/24/x11-configuration-simple.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a></p>

@[email protected] <span class="h-card"><a href="https://snac.smithies.me.uk/justine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>justine</span></a></span> With apologies to Pokémon, I think the slogan with the BSDs should be,<br>&quot;Gotta try &#x27;em all!&quot; XD<br><br>I&#x27;ve spent some quality time in <a href="/tags/openbsd/" rel="tag">#OpenBSD</a> and now <a href="/tags/freebsd/" rel="tag">#FreeBSD</a>, I&#x27;d like to try <a href="/tags/netbsd/" rel="tag">#NetBSD</a> and <a href="/tags/dragonflybsd/" rel="tag">#DragonflyBSD</a> next.<br><br>(This is regarding <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/gumnos/statuses/115695846629134863" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/gumnos/statuses/115695846629134863"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.bsd.cafe/users/gumnos</span><span class="invisible">/statuses/115695846629134863</span></a>. Not sure why the context got lost XD)<br>