Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟰/𝟬𝟲 (Valuable News - 2026/04/06) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/04/06/valuable-news-2026-04-06/

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

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

"Call for testing: introducing the Laptop Integration Testing project" by the FreeBSD foundation: https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/call-for-testing-introducing-the-laptop-integration-testing-project/

This is really cool, I like that they're crowd sourcing this, AND that they're paying attention to more than just the technical data. I'll be sure to submit my report on my laptop.

#FreeBSD

FreeBSD as a Desktop in 2026 – Surprisingly Good! (BSD for Beginners) - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EFG3BO6oVY

#freebsd #ghostbsd #bsd

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟯/𝟬𝟵 (Valuable News - 2026/03/09) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/03/09/valuable-news-2026-03-09/

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

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

This weekend is the perfect time to get your #eurobsdcon submissions done!

The Call for papers https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/cfp/ is open until June 20th, for the conference in Brussels September 9-13, 2026.

We also offer pre-submission guidance/mentoring, see within.

Wonder what BSD and the conferences are about? See https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html

@EuroBSDCon #freebsd #netbsd #openbsd #freesoftware #libresoftware #brussels #bruxelles

Hey #freebsd #bhyve users!

I'm trying to test draid virtually for #openzfsmastery, because nobody's gonna give me a shelf of 60 disks to play with. I set everything up like:

disk35_name="disk35"
disk35_type="ahci-hd"
disk35_dev="sparse-zvol"

Seems that if I have 35 ahci-hd entries, disk0 through disk34, bhyve and freebsd works. At disk35, the host panics on boot.

Is this expected with bhyve? Or does FreeBSD need a special tweak with 36 disks?

The Book of PF, 4th Edition: It's Here, It's Real https://nxdomain.no/~peter/its_real_its_here.html #openbsd #freebsd #pf #packetfilter #networking #firewall #networktrickery #security #freesoftware #libresoftware @nostarch

I’ve been following the discussions about the name of my NetBSD project ("Jails for NetBSD") across a few platforms over the past days and really appreciate the thoughtful feedback.

The short version: the current prototype is probably closer to a cell or a cage than a strict jail, so the name might indeed not be perfect. The project originally started as an experiment inspired by FreeBSD jails, but while exploring NetBSD internals it evolved into something slightly different: controlled process isolation built around the secmodel framework, a different approach for the tool chain and configuration, and without resource limits and network virtualization.

Because of that, I’m open to renaming the project at this stage.

I’ve attached a small poll with a few candidate names — please vote if you like.
And if the right name isn’t listed yet, feel free to drop suggestions in the comments 🙂

Project site: https://netbsd-jails.petermann-digital.de/

#netbsd #jails #freebsd #openbsd

"This Week in Plasma" brings the news that...

The Digital clock widget gets the Vietnamese lunar calendar, highlighted items get rounded corners, and the Favorites section in the app launcher menu gets all flashy 📸... Among many other things.

https://blogs.kde.org/2026/02/28/this-week-in-plasma-vietnamese-lunar-calendar-and-rounder-highlights/

#Plasma6 #desktop #linux #haiku #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

Alt...

This animation shows a user selecting an app from their app launcher menu, adding it to "Favorites" from the contextual popup menu. The Favorites section then flashes several times, indicating the operation has been successful.

Alt...

This screenshot shows elements of the Vietnamese lunar calendar in the popup calendar the digital clock shows when you click on it.

Alt...

These "before" and "after" screenshots show a highlighted option in the Dolphin sidebar with square corners in the "before" image, and with rounded corners in the "after" image.

What's the most popular wiki software for BSDs? What do y'all use? #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd

(Edit to add: for a small team of mostly non-technical editors.)

Production upgraded to #FreeBSD 15/pkgbase, including all jails.

Everything seems to work? Well, the web site can still take credit cards. Everything else is secondary.

Today's plan:

# freebsd-update upgrade -r15.0

# pkgbaseify

#freebsd

I've been using #FreeBSD since 1995. 31 years, more or less.

I was never aware of this most vital community resource.

https://wiki.freebsd.org/Community/Dogs

"This Week in Plasma" brings the news that...

Plasma 6.6 is here (duh!), we fixed those widgets the new release broke 😬, we made the close buttons on the "Thumbnails" task switcher more legible, and the “Terminate this frozen window” dialog got a spinner, among many more tasty things.

https://blogs.kde.org/2026/02/21/this-week-in-plasma-6.6-is-here/

#Plasma6 #FreeSoftware #OpenSource #desktop #linux #FreeBSD #OpenBSD

Alt...

This animation shows the user trying to terminate a frozen application and how a spinner appears while Plasma tries to close it.

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The image shows Plasma showing the Thumbnails task switcher and how the close button on the active app is more prominent than in prior versions.

The server doesn't boot natively.
It can boot in Linux rescue mode. So:
qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -m 65536 -smp 16 \
-bios /usr/share/ovmf/OVMF.fd \
-drive file=/dev/nvme0n1,format=raw,if=virtio \
-drive file=/dev/nvme1n1,format=raw,if=virtio \
-netdev user,id=net0,hostfwd=tcp::80-:80,hostfwd=tcp::443-:443 \
-device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0 \
-vnc 127.0.0.1:0

A couple of lines modified in /etc/rc.conf and /etc/pf.conf

And the server is responding, while waiting for the KVM console.

#FreeBSD #RunBSD

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A VNC view of the top on the server - now running inside a VM

bug report filed on my first #freebsd kernel panic in over a decade!

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=293299

No idea if this is interesting or not, but what the heck, might as well file it. I'd rather be told "bad sysadmin, don't do that!" or "replace your disk" than let an actual bug escape.

added a 31st sparse-zvol vm disk, and: kernel panic! #freebsd

When I wrote Absolute FreeBSD, I had to manually force a panic so I could write about it. This is my first actual, proper panic since before 2018!

I feel like a proper hacker.

Alt...

freebsd kernel panic dump screen, with lots of garbage that'll go in my bug report

I just wrapped up an interesting call that was originally scheduled for last week but rescheduled for today. The client is looking for a unique setup, and thanks to having an early re-read of the fantastic The Book of PF - 4th Edition, I was able to propose some configurations that had completely slipped my mind. The client is extremely curious, and this will likely lead to a new OpenBSD deployment in an interesting environment.

At the same time, I received an email from a professor at an Italian university whom I had encouraged to extend his lectures to include BSDs. I piqued his curiosity as well and proposed a session specifically on firewalls, focusing on OpenBSD and pf. He will be reading The Book of PF soon and will likely add it to his students' recommended reading list. I'll probably present them, too.

In short - one book, a thousand new possibilities. Infinite thanks to @pitrh for the massive and wonderful work behind it.

#OpenBSD #FreeBSD #NetBSD #RunBSD #PF #Firewalling #IT #SysAdmin

Okay, that's the #freebsd disks section of #openzfsmastery done. Partitions, GPT labels, etc.

Tomorrow, #debian!

Want to help me eat while I make this book, and be thanked for it? https://sponsor.mwl.io

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/YTBHYC-swift-on-freebsd/

#FreeBSD #Swift

Do you want to go to EuroBSDCon https://2026.eurobsdcon.org/ but need support to do so?

Or do you know someone in that situation? Apply for Paul Schenkeveld Travel Grant before February 1st, 2026!

https://eurobsdconfoundation.org/travel-grant.html

#eurobsdcon #netbsd #openbsd #freebsd #conference #travelgrant

Only one day left to submit for BSDCan 2026!

Deadline January 17, 2026, see https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/papers.html

About the BSD conferences: https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_is_bsd_come_to_a_conference_to_find_out.html

#bsdcan #OpenBSD #NetBSD #FreeBSD #conference #development #networking #security @bsdcan

Dang near every jail on my #freebsd server needs either pgsql or mariadb.

I could stop running databases everywhere by building a database jail, eliminating many small points of small failures by implementing a single point of complete failure.

Which is better? All I know is whatever choice wins, I will lose. #sysadmin

Submissions for the EuroBSDCon 2026 Paul Schenkeveld Travel Grant closes on the 1st of February.

When you know someone who can use the support please let them know!

#EuroBSDCon #EuroBSDCon2026 #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD