Moving on to the newest laptop, bought this year, this one has the Intel LunarLake chipset. I made more danger labels, because #NetBSD is in the house! The framebuffer works in X11, but not good enough to be a daily driver...yet! I will have to do a lot of reading to see how new chipsets get ported across operating systems. Maybe it is something simple or maybe not. Don't know until I try. That's why the danger labels. Can't be too safe. I took the next week off work so I can nerd into this.

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Laptop with various radiation warning stickers across the lid and a few NetBSD stickers too.

@Khrys

Code of conduct
AI protection for repos
Moving off proprietary software
If possible, use #NetBSD everywhere... 😉

it was a little bit hard, but i did it. (uefi skill issues 😅) #netbsd

Wuah, #NetBSD! Ich mach pkgin upgrade in einem Terminal aufm XFCE Desktop. Soweit so gut, es rödelt los und irgendwann findet es, auch XFCE selber updaten zu müssen.

Und PÄNG! ist der Desktop samt dem Terminal und dem laufenden Upgrade-Prozess weg!

Was für eine Chrümschelisoftware!

#lix on #netbsd

@dianea Welcome :)
#netbsd #openbsd #runbsd

Is there a guide on how to install #NetBSD in a UTM/qemu virtual machine on macOS Tahoe/M4? I can get past the boot screen, then a splurge of green text console output (using virtio-ramfb as the display), then a blank screen.

Never tried NetBSD before!

/cc @netbsd

This morning, I have successfully installed #NetBSD on the newish laptop. After 30 years of running Linux exclusively in this house, today is the beginning of a new era. #RUNBSD

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Full screenshot of the XFCE4 Desktop with the Motif theme running on NetBSD, with Firefox and a few terminals open, not shown is the desktop wallpaper with the void kitty

I tested the NetBSD live image on my system76 Pangolin 12, but similar to FreeBSD the WiFi and audio will not work . I may have to purchase a "new" second hand laptop for this😞.
#netbsd
#freebsd
#system76

Hrm... #NetBSD #MNT Pocket Reform

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A purple MNT Pocket Reform open hardware mini laptop showing the NetBSD 11 daily Arm Generic 64-bit very early boot menu with the ASCII art flag logo.

This morning, I have successfully installed #NetBSD on the newish laptop. After 30 years of running Linux exclusively in this house, today is the beginning of a new era. #RUNBSD

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Full screenshot of the XFCE4 Desktop with the Motif theme running on NetBSD, with Firefox and a few terminals open

Okay bejbas so you need to create a non-root user **and** give it a non-null password

Thanks for the grear ux installation screen (/s)

#NetBSD

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NetBSD but it's logged in

Me thinking I was going to get X11 on the i486

#NetBSD

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"She had no idea they was gonna play in her face" meme

Nevermind I did add a user this time and still

#NetBSD

Because of how well explained the installation process was, I didn't add a user yay

#NetBSD

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Login incorrect or forbidden by policy

You can't even connect to the internet as a client stfu

#NetBSD

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Some bullshit

Nevermind then

#NetBSD

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WiFi attempts to connect on loop, vomiting on the terminal and trampling over any user input prompt

#artwork #netbsd

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A doodle by Ángel Ortega with a hideous horned monster with a flag and a toaster surrounded by the text "My toaster runs NetBSD"

@zeroClassSOLDIER

If one is concerned about organizations that endorse LLM use, and organizations that want to avoid it, then #Debian's recent community decision where it rejected the latter and agreed with the former is something to take into account.

https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2026/08/msg00360.html

It's why people are looking at #NetBSD and are frustrated at #FreeBSD. The NetBSD people made a clear statement about not using #LLMs, and FreeBSD does not have a clear statement and in the meantime a few of its developers appear to be merrily using LLMs.

@nina_kali_nina

@simon_brooke

This is one of those questions where the answer is 'of course'. (-:

(Package management did not originate with Linux. AT&T System 5 Release 4 Unix had a package manager.)

The BSDs all have binary package managers, supporting inter-package dependencies.

#OpenBSD has Jordan Hubbard's pkg that was actually written for FreeBSD. #FreeBSD and derivatives (#DragonFlyBSD, #GhostBSD, #MidnightBSD, et al.) now have pkgng, a later rewrite that replaced it in 2012. #NetBSD has pkgin.

They *also* all have the ability to build from source, with doing so automatically integrating with their binary packaging system.

It's called 'the ports system' everywhere but on NetBSD, where it is called 'pkgsrc' (because a 'port' on NetBSD means something else).

#packages #ports

No, it's not just a screenshot render, it really works! Here's video proof, a screencast I took today.

#programming
#linux
#freebsd
#bsd
#openbsd
#netbsd
#ai

Currently, libagora-core, -text, and -drawing work well, and -app is in progress. The Window Server works, but is unaccelerated just now; full acceleration will be implemented later on.

#programming
#linux
#freebsd
#bsd
#openbsd
#netbsd
#ai

Agora is composed of several sub-projects:

- libagora-core, equivalent to Core Foundation
- libagora-drawing, equivalent to Core Graphics
- libagora-text, equivalent to Core Text
- libagora-app, equivalent to Application Kit
- WindowServer, a Wayland-based window server specifically for Agora
- Agora Workspace, a to-be-designed file manager
- Agora Dock, a to-be-designed Dock

More will be added as Agora grows.

#programming
#linux
#freebsd
#bsd
#openbsd
#netbsd
#ai

Hello, Mastodon!

Agora Desktop is a project to produce a Mac-like desktop environment and UI toolkit, based on the Cocoa API, for Linux and the BSDs.

Up front disclosure: This project makes use of agentic coding in the hands of a 30+ year programming veteran, so if that's a dealbreaker, feel free to ignore it entirely, flames go to /dev/null. Positive interactions only!

#programming #linux #freebsd #bsd #openbsd #netbsd #ai

Oh thank lod I can change the install colors on my #netbsd installer. My eyes no longer burn.

Weeeeee #netbsd

Well, NetBSD doesn’t see my Wi-Fi adapter. I’m spoiled by having the usual Linux tools like modprobe, lspci, and the like… which aren’t installed on this v11.0 build.

Even dmesg isn’t helping me out. I gotta figure out IF my adapter is supported and WHETHER I can find a drive to copy to this system to get networking up.

#NetBSD

@nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt mmmm, alpineBSD you say... That's an interesting concept (I use alpine)

But otherwise...yeah, #NetBSD install weekend around the world!

Oh I am actually reading documentation on how to write #netbsd drivers. Thats actually exciting!

First time I've actually installed #NetBSD on "real" hardware, until now I've only run it in VMs and on a Raspberry Pi 1.

So far configuring it differs a bit from FreeBSD, but commands like ifconfig, route, sockstat, top, and so on are almost identical, which makes it rather intuitive.

The host is online, the first few packages are installed, a service set up and running. Next I will take a look at the npf firewall, can't wait to see how it compares to OpenBSD/FreeBSD pf and learn it's own special features. :)

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Screenshot of fastfetch output on NetBSD (Asus P10S-I, Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6, 8 GiB DDR3, 100GB SSD)

When it comes to BSD, I've only ever really used OpenBSD on servers, and the occasional time I'd fire up NetBSD on the Dreamcast.

If I were to dive into trying desktop BSD, which way would you go or have you gone? I haven't kept up, and honestly, from a desktop perspective, have zero idea of where to start, and it's high time I started expanding my knowledge to user-facing parts.

(Target machine, if viable, is a Dell XPS 13 9370 Developer Edition; the ones that shipped with Ubuntu by default.)

Thoughts, suggestions, guides, opinions welcome.

#BSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD

So if I’m going to commit to #NetBSD then I need my laptop WiFi to work. And then I need my graphics card to be supported.

I could sit and start hacking I guess. But I mean… am I barking up a tree that’s already being climbed?

If I never buy another PC then I’m stuck with my Thinkpad and an old NUC.

For people asking about NetBSD & Steam & Proton & GamesFromThisCentury.
#netbsd

https://github.com/NetBSD/src/blob/trunk/games/wargames/wargames.sh

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werdahias (tired) » 🌐 2026-10-15
@werdahias@pleroma.debian.social

I would appreciate some pointers for installing #NetBSD on my #Rock64 arm SBC. I tried various combinations of concatenated images, and nothing seems to boot, let alone show video output for the HDMI port. And yes, I read the wiki. #boosts welcome.

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A pfetch screenshot showing NetBSD running on a rock64.

PROGRESS REPORT

#NetBSD

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NetBSD 11.0 desktop showing the X Window interface. Commands in the Terminal are date, uptime, and whoami. :-)

I guess I'll start my little #NetBSD adventure on the i486 netbook (shoutout to the #UPerU programme http://www.xtec.cat/centres/e3006678/1x1/1x1.html ) and see what's up before fucking with what was supposed to be my livelihood and all

No dear #linux users none of the #bsd s is a drop in replacement for your favorite #distribution . Not every hardware under the sun is 100% supported.

Look at the hardware compatibility lists of the given projects before you set yourself up for frustrations.

#FreeBSD has the broadest mainstream hardware support.

Especially for #NetBSD read this first

https://www.unitedbsd.com/d/1158-netbsd-hardware-compatibility-thread

Day 32

New blog post!

Syncthing is a continuous file synchronization program. Once installed and configured, it will keep designated directories and their contents synced between multiple devices. I’m currently using Syncthing to sync photos and videos taken with my Android phone with my NetBSD 11.0 desktop.

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

#40DaysOfNetBSD #NetBSD #RunBSD #Syncthing

Putting a reference to this post here, which contains many recommendations:

https://tech.lgbt/@nina_kali_nina/117446489378996438

#bsd #netbsd #freebsd #openbsd #haiku

RE: https://tech.lgbt/@nina_kali_nina/117441043503225633

The new policies for the Linux kernel make it more or less impossible to support a slop-free fork of Linux, so if you're worried about the reliability of your system level software, or have ethical concerns about LLM usage on your computer, the time to act is, well, now.

If you have time this weekend, I recommend you to try one of the slop-free systems: NetBSD, 9front, HyperbolaBSD, Haiku, or OpenBSD. If you're adventurous, you could try new AlpineBSD, or research smaller systems, like FreeDOS. If you don't feel adventurous, you might want to check out anti-AI Linux distributions, like Elementary or Gentoo.

There's no "one solution that fits all". But there's a solution that I chose for myself, and that's NetBSD: it gives me the most freedom, it supports most of my hardware, and can run a great deal of software I need. It's not easy to run, but it's a great learning opportunity. There's quite a few folks around using BSD and capable of giving hints and advice, so if you feel stuck, toot about #netbsd.

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Nina Kalinina [she/her] » 🌐 2026-10-14
@nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt

#netbsd install party this weekend, anyone? 🎉

I’m installing #NetBSD on my computer today!

@jgamble Lean is mean: #netbsd with the default #ctwm.

Web browser package availability in #NetBSD challenge. Go!

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