@alexshendi @cstross I'm not sure how practical #NetBSD is on the #RaspberryPi 5B, either. Hopefully that improves over time.

NetBSD mail server with Postfix, BIND (for DNS), Dovecot, Pigeonhole (Sieve), SSL, DKIM and SPF

https://silas.net.br/tech/netbsd/netbsd-mailserver.html

#email #netbsd

@alexshendi @cstross Isn't it difficult to make #NetBSD work on a #RaspberryPi 500?

@cstross

You could just install #NetBSD. And remember to use ed(1) and not one of the newer abominations.

@imil @stefano @nixCraft

Thank you for the correction

I shall do that immediately

#netBSD #BSD #UNIX #OpenSource #programming #quemu #bash #sh

@stefano @nixCraft @imil

Here on Debian {in MX Linux} I had to add the following tools since the machine is not configured for programming

bmake

`apt install bmake`

bsdtar

`apt install libarchive-tools`

then success

>> log

# $ ./startnb.sh -f etc/sshd.conf
* using console: viocon
using QEMU version 7.2.19 (Debian 1:7.2+dfsg-7+deb12u16)
[ 1.0000000] NetBSD 11.99.3 (MICROVM) Notice: this software is protected by copyright
[ 1.0000000] Detecting hardware... (QBOOT 000000000000)
[ 1.0257426] done.
[ 1.0345973] kernel boot time: 51ms
Created tmpfs /dev (1835008 byte, 3552 inodes)
add net default: gateway 10.0.2.2
Starting sshd.
Server listening on :: port 22.
Server listening on 0.0.0.0 port 22.

>> End of log

^Z

I pressed ^C to enter the server to add the needed passwords for the user and root

login was a success then

#netBSD #BSD #UNIX #OpenSource #programming #quemu #bash #sh

TIL about the existence of smolBSD an amazing minimal BSD Unix system. It boots in {milli}seconds!

Site:

https://smolbsd.org/

GitHub: https://github.com/NetBSDfr/smolBSD

#netBSD #BSD #UNIX #OpenSource #programming #quemu #bash #sh

Thanks to @nixCraft

#NetBSD is Discipline. 🚩

I wonder if #smolbsd can run on bare metal #netbsd

GRENDEL: FRIGHTENING SPECIAL

prev: https://merveilles.town/@prahou/115371694753633066

#unix_surrealism #comic #grendel #technomage #cirno #glenda #plan9 #unix #linux #penguin #openbsd #freebsd #netbsd #dragonflybsd #9front

Alt...

Fish presents his plan to the other mages. "...with the guards neutralized, we get the goods and escape through the tunnel. Any questions?" The usual mages are quiet. Girl says: "Nope!" Fish notices a weird rabbit he's never seen before in the audience. Fish: "Who the heck is that?" Grendel: "I'm Grendel!"

Alt...

Girl: "Yeah! That's Grendel!" Penguin: "He's always been here!" Beastie pretends to have bunny ears with his fingers. Fred: "Grendel is the most awesome plan9 mage!" Daemon: "If I had three wishes, I'd wish for Grendel to be my best friend three times!" Girl: "If you ever died, master, I would want Grendel to adopt me!" someone: "Me too" Grendel: "Aww, you guys!" Fish: "Are you all insane?!" Glenda shakes her head angrily.

Alt...

ANALOGNOWHERE PRESENTS: GRENDEL: FRIGHTENING SPECIAL

ZORK ZERO - The Revenge of MegaBoz

Played in graphics mode on xfrotz running on a Sharp Zaurus running NetBSD/zaurus 10.1.

A Late Night Diversion.

#infocom #ZorkZero #NetBSD #xfrotz

Alt...

X11 Window Dump: Zork Zero - The Revenge of Megaboz (Title Screen: Zork Zero written in grey 3D bricks, below in an orange cursive script "The Revenge of MegaBoz"

smolBSD — build your own minimal BSD system

｢ smolBSD is a meta-operating system built on top of NetBSD. It lets you compose your own UNIX environment — from a single-purpose microservice system to a fully-custom OS image — in just a few minutes ｣

https://smolbsd.org/

#smolBSD #netbsd #bsd

Looks like latest #NetBSD update broke the #Borg backup program.

With latest update the py312-msgpack was updated to the 1.1.1.

But the #BorgBackup (even the master branch) support only 1.0.3-1.1.0 versions of py312-msgpack

#smolbsd #bsd #netbsd

I became aware of this project:

https://smolbsd.org

It looks very interesting -- certainly something I'll try on a rainy day...

smolBSD — build your own minimal BSD system https://lobste.rs/s/do4tt3 #netbsd #osdev
https://smolbsd.org

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My relay at https://fedi-relay.gyptazy.com has currently 139 instances connected, mostly tech related sharing the same mindset and interests like #Linux, #BSD, #Ansible, #Proxmox, #Coding, and many more! You can easily join from your instance when using #Pleroma, #snac (#snac2), #Mastodon and its forks 🙂

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Current main projects:

• #plptools: Resurrecting old ports (#FreeBSD, #NetBSD) and working on a new port to #HaikuOS. It's an opportunity to get more familiar with the code and maybe find bugs along the way.

Upcoming projects:

• #CTRAN: Still haven't started writing unit tests. Also, complete a full write-up of what it took to get the thing working.
• Get my website running #GoHugo.
• Rebuild of DEATH, my Microserver gen8, probably with #FreeBSD. (Yes, it's been over a year since DEATH's RAID died.)
• Pick another SIBO SDK tool to rewrite. (Probably EMAKE or RCOMP.)
• Add a 17V boost converter to #PsiDrive.
• Make #fefstool create FEFS images. (I'm half-tempted to rewrite fefstool in Pascal to make it easier for me to finish.)

You'll notice that some of these projects have been sitting for a while. I've struggled to get going with things this year. I'm hoping that working though plptools will give me some mental energy to get going with other things.

Boots #NetBSD directly without intervention.
Look Ma, no hands!

(Edited: Replaced the animated GIF that is maliciously converted to a static image by John Mastodon by an mp4 file. Thanks to @evgandr for pointing this out!)

#NetBSD #zaurus #sl_c1000 #boot

@ricardo Oh, YES — it is very frustrating . I met this problem while installing some services to my home #NetBSD server.

Usually, the project page states that there is a good software for multiple platforms. Then I open documentation assuming that there are list of dependencies, installation instructions and configuration examples.

But nowadays, "multiplatform applications" usually looks like:

— Linux: Docker

— Windows: Install Docker with WSL

— MacOS: Install Docker with Homebrew

Alt...

Meme with a cat looking suspiciously to the camera and with a text above cat: "Sir, it is a good self-hosted software. Looks inside. Docker"

conference of the spikes

#dragonflybsd #runbsd #openbsd #netbsd #freebsd #hardenedbsd #bsd #unix_surrealism #comic

Alt...

Daemons, horned beasts and fish meet to confer. A daemon speaks: "I want you to think of reasons that would help promote our cause." Everyone shouts ideas over one another. "pf is the best!" "well duh!" "Matt Dillon?" "HardenedBSD?" "bhyve?" "zfs?" "mirabilos!" Fish: "That time Theo fought the squid king and won?" "Goddamnit, fish."

This is how my 1 Euro per month #NetBSD VM is reacting to the sudden popularity of my last blog post, on HN:

load averages: 0.00, 0.01, 0.00; up 72+04:35:09 15:17:29
33 processes: 32 sleeping, 1 on CPU
CPU states: 3.7% user, 0.0% nice, 1.2% system, 0.7% interrupt, 94.3% idle
Memory: 737M Act, 43M Inact, 17M Wired, 25M Exec, 701M File, 16M Free
Swap: 1024M Total, 1024M Free / Pools: 138M Used / Network: 171K In, 4522K Out

#RunBSD

@unionista @Moss_the_TeXie @koehntopp naja, #NetBSD ist auch auf Portabilität ausgelegt, und das bedeutet im Zweifelsfalle weniger Programme.

• Dafür gibt's nativen Support bis runter zu #i386 ...

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