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FreeBSD: new package repositories for kernel modules

https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-current/2025-May/007611.html

For FreeBSD 14.3-BETA4:

https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1ku1qff/freebsd_143beta4_now_available/mu4e3d8/

#FreeBSD

FreeBSD: icons are broken in Geany, GIMP, HandBrake, PDF Arranger, Remmina, and various other applications.

In addition to the four screenshots here in Mastodon:

― https://i.imgur.com/iJ2eKe6.png – the Save As dialogue in Firefox (the File Open dialogue is similarly broken)

― https://i.imgur.com/j3LVxGP.png – Geany

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Breakage was first observed following an upgrade on 28th April. Broken again with the most recent round of updates, a few hours ago.

I can reactivate a boot environment that has recent base packages alongside increasingly outdated port packages, however this is far from ideal.

Can anyone explain the breakage?

Thanks

https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1k9wjv5/comment/

Postscript: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@grahamperrin/114567643239283752

#FreeBSD

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Progress!! I managed to get the #PinePhonePro screen working on #FreeBSD 🎉 Long way to go yet, but this is a massive step forward for making FreeBSD usable on the device.

https://tobykurien.com/images/microblog/post-1736141510-0.jpg

To generate background color (for "xterm(1)"), I use the #Perl (was 5.3[68]; is 5.40) program on #FreeBSD (was 13; is 14) …

use strict; use warnings;

my @red = qw[ 05 15 20 25 30 ];
my @green = qw[ 00 05 10 15 ];
my @blue = qw[ 00 10 15 16 ];

print join( q[/],
$red[ rand @red ],
$green[ rand @green ],
$blue[ rand @blue ]
);

Rarely the FIRST time is the color other than same shade of brown. Because "@red" is longer? Some initial state?

#notVery #random

Some technical details for those interested:
The entire FediMeteo setup runs on a FreeBSD VM costing around 4 euros per month. It supports almost all major EU countries (plus the UK), with just a few left to complete. Currently, there are 25 separate jails, each running its own instance of snac, totaling 25 instances. The VM load typically stays around 10%, which increases to 30% when updates are published for countries with larger numbers of cities (currently Germany and Italy). The only time the load spikes is when new countries are announced; during that time, all remote instances connect to all cities to download their details.
As for RAM usage, excluding the ZFS cache, it's currently a total of 213 MB. Yes, MB.

#FreeBSD #FediMeteo #snac #Fediverse #Efficiency #RunBSD

@dvl can Seriously Motivate a person.

#SixWordStories #FreeBSD

I have some strange and annoying problem with my @frameworkcomputer #Framework 16 notebook: Since a few months, when the notebook is running non-stop for a few days, the touchpad and the keyboard stop responding. The keyboard is responding again after a few seconds but not the touchpad.

Only after the notebook has been shut down for a day or so, the touchpad starts responding again but not if it is powered down only for a few minutes.

Framework support has sent a replacement touchpad which shows the same behaviour and they otherwise are not helpful at all. They just keep asking the same questions, do not care to read my replies and tell me it is because I am running #FreeBSD and this is "not a supported Linux distro" (sigh...).

Does anybody have any idea what could be the problem?

I have been quite happy with the notebook but this kind of customer support experience is really frustrating...

Code - OSS

Visual Studio Code – Open Source

Paste seems to be bugged in editors/vscode 1.96.4_2 and greater on FreeBSD.

If you have 1.96.4_1: consider locking it before your next upgrade of packages.

<https://old.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1igc6is/editorsvscode_1964_2_paste_not_working/mde5u33/>

<https://old.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1gzcbbl/electron_and_related_ports/> Electron 34 is not yet ported.

#Electron #VSCode #FreeBSD

Is everything terrible again? Let's focus on something completely different. Do you write amazing, perfect code on Linux or the BSDs? Well stop reading and get out. For the rest of us, how do we secure our systems? I've put together a survey on Source Code Sandboxing, https://kristaps.bsd.lv/devsecflops, which surveys the practical complexity and uptake of sandbox tools like seccomp, landlock, pledge, and capsicum.

If you've ever interfaced any of the tools I've mentioned, or want to mention another, head on over to https://github.com/kristapsdz/dev_sec_flops and make a pull request.

Enjoy! #Linux #openbsd #freebsd #programming

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.

Shots 3 and 4: the second run completed without error.

Cool.

<https://github.com/ifreund/pkgbasify?tab=readme-ov-file#pkgbasify>

– convert a FreeBSD system to use pkgbase.

Thanks to Isaac Freund @ifreund and the FreeBSD Foundation @FreeBSDFoundation

#FreeBSD #pkg #pkgbase #pkgbasify

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Plasma visually bugged following an upgrade on FreeBSD

https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/1lne10b/plasma_visually_bugged_following_an_upgrade_on/

#FreeBSD #KDE #Plasma #upgrade #bug

Dear #FreeBSD users,

What shell(as in text shell in the Terminal) do you use?

Best Regards,
Farooq the Chickenkiller.

#BSD #Linux #FOSS #opensource #freesoftware

Hmmm, on a #FreeBSD 14.2 host, running a 14.1 jail, is there any reason that 14.1 jail could not run a 14.2 jail?

I already run jails in jails...

Dear friends of the BSD Cafe,

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.

So I’m happy to announce a new service:
The BSD Cafe Journal - https://journal.bsd.cafe

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.

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.
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.

What it’s not:
It’s not here to replace personal blogs, or excellent newsletters like @vermaden 's. And it’s not an aggregator.

What it is:
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.

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.
Respect, tolerance, and inclusivity are key. Everyone should feel welcome reading the BSD Cafe Journal - never judged, offended, or excluded.

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.
This means every author will have their own identity in the Fediverse (like: @stefano ) and can be followed directly, and it’ll also be possible to follow the whole Journal.

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.

The goal is simple: a news-oriented site, rich in content, ad-free, respectful of privacy - all under the BSD Cafe umbrella.

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.

Of course, I can’t do this alone. A journal with no content is just an empty shell.
So here’s my call for action:
Who’s ready to lend a hand? If you enjoy writing, explaining, sharing your knowledge - the Journal is waiting for you.

#BSDCafe #BSDCafeServices #BSDCafeUpdates #BSDCafeAnnouncements #RunBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #illumos #Linux #OSS #OpenSource #BCJournal #BSDCafeJournal

We’ve been thinking — what if there was a structured course to help more people learn how to use and contribute to FreeBSD?

Whether you’re just getting started or looking to sharpen your sysadmin skills, we’d love your input:

Would a FreeBSD course be useful to you or your team?

Your feedback could help shape future resources for the community.

#FreeBSD #OpenSourceLearning #TechTraining #FreeBSDFoundation

FreeBSD: preferring ee (avoiding vi) for csh/tcsh and sh

https://gist.github.com/grahamperrin/be1bc6ac40bfef0693b0ab5cef050f3e

ee(1)

https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ee&sektion=1&manpath=freebsd-release

#FreeBSD #easy #install