@schmonz @lukeshu

I think that you possibly hadn't noticed before because it wasn't NetBSD; but now I've ported all three of #redo, #djbwares, and #nosh to NetBSD (testing on a non-amd64 architecture, no less!), as you've probably seen over the past few months. So now there's a system for building #NetBSD packages alongside Debian's, FreeBSD's, and OpenBSD's.

#OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #Linux

New post!

The NetBSD Guide has an extensive chapter on installing NetBSD that covers a wide range of scenarios. Its an invaluable resource maintained by volunteer contributors.

After performing a few installs, these are my personal notes of steps taken and choices made. My short and sweet version. 🙂

https://www.dwarmstrong.org/netbsd-install/

#NetBSD #RunBSD

At EuroBSDCon 2025 in Zagreb: "Liberating the social web using *BSD" by Jeroen - @h3artbl33d - and Stefano Marinelli, see https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/talk/PJJLFV/

Schedule at https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/schedule/

To register https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/registration.html

#EuroBSDCon #EBC25 #BSDCafe #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #Networking #BSDCafe #RunBSD #Mastodon #Fediverse #OwnYourData #Security #Networking #Community

I'd prefer #NetBSD: https://schmonz.com/2024/06/07/small-arms/

Staged latest shairport-sync for #pkgsrc. Builds on NetBSD, #macOS. Normally I'd commit, wait for evbearmv6hf-el binary package, forget.

Trying something new today: https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/current/pkgsrc/doc/HOWTO-use-crosscompile

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟳/𝟮𝟴 (Valuable News - 2025/07/28) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/valuable-news-2025-07-28/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱/𝟬𝟳/𝟮𝟴 (Valuable News - 2025/07/28) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/valuable-news-2025-07-28/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

Off to try booting #NetBSD on my Pi4 using the UEFI method (donno if I've set the SD card partition correctly)

That's is. I finally figured out. All these years I had been using the wrong OS on the Pi4 too.

#NetBSD showed me the true way on ARM!

@ermo

I was pointing out the poor state of the #pkgsrc doco in #NetBSD a little while ago. This is the area where #FreeBSD is equally bad with #pkgng.

FreeBSD's pkg-create(8) manual page assures us that +MANIFEST files must have "file" entries one per file. But the actual code for the pkg command only looks for a "files" object with an array of files.

Making manifest and "build-info" files for these tools is not a case of doing what the doco says to do.

https://github.com/freebsd/pkg/blob/main/libpkg/pkg_manifest.c#L114

#virtualisation avec #NetBSD et #NVMM, épisode 9, tout de suite sur https://twitch.tv/ahp_nils ! #sysadmin #devops #twitchfr #twitchstreamer #TwitchStreamers #BSD #qemu

In anticipation of installing NetBSD on a remote VPS next week, I've installed NetBSD today on a local device to poke around a bit!

#NetBSD #RunBSD

Alt...

Output from the `fastfetch` command showing parameters of a fresh install of NetBSD on a Thinkpad X220.

Dear #NetBSD people:

pkg_create(1) takes files with its -f, -B, and -b options. But there is zero documentation anywhere for what is supposed to be in the latter two.

Please document this, preferably on that manual page alongside where the contents of the first file are documented.

#pkgsrc

For sharing a common Fish shell configuration between multiple operating systems, the `switch` command is useful.

Using `switch` I can execute different blocks of code depending on the OS reported by `uname`.

Example:

```
switch (uname)
case FreeBSD
abbr -a l ls -aFhl --color=always
case NetBSD
abbr -a l colorls -aFGl
end
```

#FishShell #FreeBSD #NetBSD

From the results I can see there is a solid group of Korn Shell users but I'm a bit surprised abouth the C Shell. I didn't though there was such a difference betwen the number of CSH users and KSH users. I guess part of it is because Korn is more similar to Bourne.

Thank you all for taking part and for your comments. I learned some things 🙂

#unix #bsd #ksh #csh #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #gnu #linux

The European *BSD 😈⛳🐡 event of 2025 is getting noticed!

https://www.netokracija.com/event/eurobsdcon-2025

Ako znaš čitati hrvatski, dobar si.
If you can't, you probably need to translate the article. ​​

Grab your tickets 🎟️ at https://tickets.eurobsdcon.org

For everything else, peek at https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/
More information is added all the time.

EuroBSDCon 2025 in Zagreb, Croatia 🇭🇷
September 25-28, 2025

#RUNBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2025 #BSD #Conference #Register

I have an idea for a new project blog, and discovering useful information about how to set one up with a cheap VPS running NetBSD courtesy of this post from @stefano ...

https://it-notes.dragas.net/2025/04/22/make-your-own-internet-presence-with-netbsd-and-a-1-euro-vps-part-1-your-blog/

#NetBSD #RunBSD #SelfHosting #VPS

all operating systems suck uniquely. find the one that sucks the least for you and use it. also, shut up about it.

EDIT: "shut up about it", is about OS proselytizing. share all you like, just don't pressure me to use what you use. it'd be hypocritical to say this as I certainly don't shut up about my love for OpenBSD.

#Linux #OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #Windows #Illumos #plan9 #9front #MacOS #DOS

Heh, I'm going overtime with the #OldComputerChallenge, but #NetBSD is SO FUN to use on the Pi1!

I'm now running JWM, the dillo browser, Pidgin and PCManFM in addition to my busy multiple pane tmux session, and yet the RAM does not go over 260MB! It's amazing, this is like hooking up a motorcycle to pull a wagon of load, adding more and more weight and that motorcycle never slows down despite the load!

Props and props to the devs, this is definitely my new favorite OS for the raspberry pi!

Toot from pkgsrc/www/firefox-141.0 under NetBSD/amd64-current... #NetBSD #pkgsrc

@paul @sotolf

I was predicting that something like Wayback would come along and basically be the future for all legacy X11 WMs.

I'm not saying that Wayland is the best possible solution or even a particularly great one, but X11 has just so much complexity and technical debt.
My thinking was that Wayland would just eventually become a kind of HAL to keep legacy X11 applications and WMs alive.

The fact that smaller #FOSS OS projects like #NetBSD have to struggle to find a way to shoehorn it into their OS because it was written exclusively for Linux is not okay. And the attitude of Linux YouTubers of, "Why the heck haven't they got it working yet already?" is seriously not okay.

hey @netbsd seems netbsd.org is down.
#NetBSD

FINALLY! I'm happy to announce the R1 Open Source Project, a new project where release news, articles and documentation about Linux, BSD and FOSS software will be published

The new Mastodon account of the project can be followed here: @r1os
AND the account is also hosted on the BSD Cafe. Cheers to @stefano at this point.

All future FOSS release announcements will be published on the project account.

So grab a cup of coffee and stay tuned for a new website I'm currently preparing and will hopefully announce in a few days.

#opensource #freesoftware #linux #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd

Okay, I did something... time to provide BSD boxes at @BoxyBSD a bit closer to our buddies in Asia! #RUNBSD

#FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DrangonflyBSD #MidnightBSD #illumos #opensolaris

Alt...

whois output of a newly assigned IPv6 network at JPNIC for boxes in Asia

There are more shells than Bash and I'm curious to see the % of how many people uses wich one of the more or less classic shells. Choose your preferred one.

#UNIX #BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #Plan9 #GNU #Linux

EuroBSDCon 2025 will be held in Zagreb, Croatia; September 24-28, 2025.

See https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/
Program https://events.eurobsdcon.org/2025/schedule/
Registration https://2025.eurobsdcon.org/registration.html

Now with updated art!

#eurobsdcon #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #conference #unixlike #development #freesofware #libresoftware #zagreb

@farooqkz Before Atom was even a thing I looked at ARM boards (e.g Simtec) but the cost exceeded my budget. That changed with Raspberry Pi and I do use those. My Atom boards had a few practical advantages though (e.g. SATA, PCI, solid #NetBSD support) so I keep one around.

🛰️ Why Some Satellites Use NetBSD?

｢ Its extensive use in spacecraft, including the AeroCube series, BRICSat-P, ITSAT, and NASA's SAMPEX satellite, highlights the OS's exceptional capabilities in meeting the rigorous demands of space missions ｣

https://machaddr.substack.com/p/why-some-satellites-use-netbsd

#netbsd #bsd #satellites

@kaixin nice tips! I particularly don't mind typing out long options (if anything, they make it easier for me to memorize), but that's a nice shortcut.

pkgin also made #NetBSD a lot more usable for me after I learned it, too! Best decision I've made during this time was:

pkg_add pkgin

Glad I run BSD here (I am BSD agnostic, they are all grand IMO) after seeing this post.

https://floss.social/@Endof10/114833410085767915

#BSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #DragonflyBSD

LOLOLO X11 WORKS ON #NETBSD IN THE RASPBERRY PI MODEL B

(it didn't in Debian)

I couldn’t get the embedded link to work, but found the blog at https://machaddr.substack.com/p/why-some-satellites-use-netbsd Why some satellites use #NetBSD https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://machaddr.substack.com/p/why-some-satellites-use-netbsd

I just caught an error that was causing chvt n@tty0 and chvt p@tty0 to go the wrong way on #Debian #Linux .

A change introduced by the work done to port to #NetBSD , which has yet another oddball subset of the SCO Multiscreen CONSIO API.

I'm not sitting idly by. Testing is still happening. (-:

#nosh