Lmst

I succeeded in doing something with #FreeBSD 😳
Draft post is ready. Another proofread and it should be on-air this Tuesday.

@slembcke @wildrose

There is a linux compatibility layer, and it can be containerized/Jailed, but it's not necessarily like running a full native linux container AFAIK.

I would really love to get #KerbalSpaceProgram (Linux native) working in #FreeBSD, but last I tried, it didn't want to work with compat_linux.

TIL about the leave command

#Leave #programming #Linux #BSD #freeBSD #OpenSource #POSIX

https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=leave&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+15.0-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html

@jlw_the_jobber

Yeah, I'm still on 14.3. x.0 #FreeBSD releases are not a fun time.
Do not pass go.
Do not collect $200.
Do not poke happy fun ball.

Not complaining, though. I love the OS for what it is, and what they're able to do with the resources at their disposal. Hell of a lot more respectable than re-arranging deck chairs* on the HMS systemd. :P #SorryNotSorry

* Somewhat minced idiom. What I'm getting at is how things are in a state of change-for-change's sake in the Linux userspace, not that systemd is somehow cruising for disaster.

I guess that's 2 people that run #FreeBSD on an architecture not previously listed. So:

@jlw_the_jobber

I couldn't get MidnightBSD working, either. #NomadBSD is pretty dope, though.

Just plain old #FreeBSD is totally daily-driveable, if you're willing to rely on the handbook for instructions on setting up wifi and X/Wayland.

I finished Ion Fury and Ion Fury: Aftershock this weekend! Love these games, next up is the Remix of the original campaign! #IonFury #BuildEngine #FreeBSD #eduke32

Well I can confirm that on my #FreeBSD #ThinkPad using the AX200 WiFi setup with lagg works solidly after a wee doas service netif restart && doas service routing restart. On first boot sometimes it gets WiFi and then drops it and others it just doesn't get. But running the above commands after bootup fixes it and it stays connected.

Back to my #FreeBSD laptop reboots unexpectedly when transferring thousands of GB on the network, it seems it doesn't happen anymore when lagg is disabled. Using only em0 or only iwlwifi0 behaves normally. Also, after a night sleep, service netif restart is required on resume to have WiFi card working again.

Not great given that this is a T480s, so not that new. But a less bad experience than I previously had.

heij hep de kompoeters versgoove en keijkus wattie vont???/1/?!?!/1//! 😆 😆 😆🤓
#ooldskoel #freebsd

#FreeBSD && #FOSDEM

FOSDEM 2026 - The first day is over and I summarized the day...

Like always, I'm attending only the first day which mean the day begins very early in the morning. This year, #Sovereignty was clearly one of the most important topics, but I also had some great talks at the #Proxmox stand, with the guys at Vates (#XCPng) and of course at the #FreeBSD and #illumos stand. Sadly, they were in the very last corner of the floor hall in building H. Hope they still got enough attention there!

You can find my notes about the first day in my blog post at: https://gyptazy.com/blog/fosdem-2026-opensource-conference-brussels/

#FOSDEM #FOSDEM2026 #opensource #brussels #conference

Getting random disconnects on my ThinkPads AX200 WiFi and sometimes the wlan0 doesn't even come up and when it does it randomly disconnects. I sometimes see this error on boot.

wlan0: link state changed to UP
lagg0: link state changed to UP
re1: link state changed to UP
wlan0: link state changed to DOWN
wlan0: ieee80211_sta_join: BSS 04:f4:1c:8d:60:72: 2GHz channel, VHT info; ignoring
iwlwifi0: lkpi_sta_a_to_a:2722: lvif 0xfffffe01bdc0c000 vap 0xfffffe01bdc0c010 iv_bss 0xfffffe0139334000 lvif_bss 0xfffff800199db800 lvif_bss->ni 0xfffffe01bdac9000 synched 0
iwlwifi0: lkpi_iv_newstate: error 95 during state transition 2 (AUTH) -> 2 (AUTH)
Security policy loaded: MAC/ntpd (mac_ntpd)
iwlwifi0: Not associated and the session protection is over already...
iwlwifi0: linuxkpi_ieee80211_connection_loss: vif 0xfffffe01bdc0cf00 vap 0xfffffe01bdc0c010 state AUTH (synched 0, assoc 0 beacons 0 dtim_period 0)
wlan0: link state changed to UP
wlan0: link state changed to DOWN
iwlwifi0: Not associated and the session protection is over already...
iwlwifi0: linuxkpi_ieee80211_connection_loss: vif 0xfffffe01bdc0cf00 vap 0xfffffe01bdc0c010 state AUTH (synched 1, assoc 0 beacons 0 dtim_period 0)

My /etc/rc.conf is

# WiFi
ifconfig_re1="up"
ifconfig_iwlwifi0="ether *:*:*:*:*:*"
wlans_iwlwifi0="wlan0"
create_args_wlan0="country GB regdomain etsi2"
ifconfig_wlan0="WPA"
cloned_interfaces="lagg0"
ifconfig_lagg0="up laggproto failover laggport re1 laggport wlan0 DHCP"

My /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf is

network={
	ssid="********"
	psk="********"
}

Any ideas ??

#FreeBSD

(Linux news in previous posts)

FOSS NEWS

State of Mozilla report outlines an alternative vision for AI:
https://betanews.com/article/state-of-mozilla-report-outlines-an-alternative-vision-for-ai/

Brave browser adds option to block YouTube Playables in settings:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/brave-browser-adds-option-to-block-youtube-playables-in-settings/
(I play da YouTube game. I "pirate" stuff with FreeTube and yt-dlp, use VPN when I get IP block, use Invidious when FreeTube and yt-dlp break. Also have an Android-x86 VM just to have NewPipe as a fallback. Now that's the game.)
(Actually someone should make a YouTube Piracy Simulator game where the player can collect score by watching or downloading videos using 3rd party tools (could work similarly like those simple mobile games where players need to tap on resources to collect them). The enemy is YouTube, final boss is DRM lmao)

Signal now lets users pin messages in one-on-one and group chats, with time limits:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/signal-now-lets-users-pin-messages-in-one-on-one-and-group-chats-with-time-limits/

Proton Drive SDK update: faster, more reliable file operations:
https://proton.me/blog/drive-sdk-january-2026

Bitwarden enhances Premium and Families plans with more security features & raises prices:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/bitwarden-enhances-premium-and-families-plans-with-more-security-features-and-raises-prices/

Transmission 4.1.0 Released with Big Updates:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/transmission-4-1-0-released

Notesnook 3.3.8 brings note expiration, CSV import/export, and improved customization:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/notesnook-3-3-8-brings-note-expiration-csv-import-export-and-improved-customization/

Shotcut Video Editor Now Using Hardware Decoding By Default Except For NVIDIA On Linux:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Shotcut-26.1-Video-Editor

Calibre 9.0 adds new bookshelf view, instant editing, Linux scrolling upgrades, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/calibre-9-0-adds-new-bookshelf-view-instant-editing-linux-scrolling-upgrades-and-more/

F-Droid Basic 2.0 alpha debuts with rewritten UI, better search and improved app discovery:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/f-droid-basic-2-0-alpha-debuts-with-rewritten-ui-better-search-and-improved-app-discovery/

STAR WARS Battlefront II private server and mod launcher KYBER goes open source:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/star-wars-battlefront-ii-private-server-and-mod-launcher-kyber-goes-open-source/

Linuxulator-Steam-Utils To Enjoy Steam Play Gaming On FreeBSD & Other Options:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-Gaming-2026

(more FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #Mozilla #Brave #Signal #Proton #ProtonDrive #Bitwarden #Transmission #Notesnook #Shotcut #Calibre #FDroid #StarWarsBattlefront #Kyber #Linuxulator #FreeBSD #FosseryTech

Fetching 6732 patches...

Stay calm people, it's happening!

#freebsd #bsd

Hey #FreeBSD
I think it is time to switch from #Oracle #MySQL to #MariaDB in https://cgit.freebsd.org/ports/tree/Mk/bsd.default-versions.mk?id=f8cef38e7235cc09b6561b6c220aa7a280ee3d00#n108

"c'mon do something meme" (A stick figure poking something with a stick.) Above the figure is the text "You still alive?" and next to the stick the text "MySQL".

Diagram of number of commits over the last year to the git repository mysql/mysql-server with bars for each weak. x axis is time and y axis is number of commits. Each week until and including calendar week 50 has in average 10 to 20 commits. Calendar week 51 has 0 commits. Calendar week 52 has 1 commit. Since then 0 commits.

Guido van Rossum, born OTD in 1956, created the #Python programming language https://cromwell-intl.com/open-source/python-social-media-automation/python-program.html?s=mb #FreeBSD #Linux #OpenSource

#FreeBSD folks:

Which sound system do you use?

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New 𝟭𝟱𝟬 𝗠𝗕 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗕𝗦𝗗 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 [150 MB Minimal FreeBSD Installation] on vermaden.wordpress.com blog.

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#verblog #freebsd #beadm #bectl #desktop #laptop #minimal #pkg #server #space #sqlite #storage #zfs

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