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@justine@snac.smithies.me.uk · 1d ago

OpenBSD update issues I've had are resolved! Thank you to everyone who gave me things to try to resolve my #OpenBSD Dell Optiplex 3080 i5 not wanting to boot /bsd but would only boot /bsd.sp and bsd.rd I tried everything from booting bsd.rd and upgrading to using doas sysupgrade -s but each upgrade failed the same. I even deleted /bsd so it remade it after an upgrade but still the same. Finally after thinking the next step was to do a fresh install I decided to try rolling back the snapshot to the 1st May. This is not recommended but what had I to lose ? So i entered doas sysupgrade -sf http://ftp.hostserver.de/archive/2026-05-01-0105/ and guess what ? It only boots into /bsdnow and I have all my CPU's back ! Yipee ! 🎉 Now to see if a doas sysupgrade -s does it's stuff and still boots /bsd` #RunBSD

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Stefano Marinelli

@stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe · 1d ago

It's that time of the year when Ottawa is hotter than here. Last year, at BSDCan, the weather was perfect. I'm still sad that I can't make it this year, but there's always next year. If you can, go. You won't regret it! #BSDCan #RunBSD

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Daniel Wayne Armstrong

@dwarmstrong@fosstodon.org · May 07, 2026

Updated post!

I like to install keychain to manage my SSH keys. When logging in for the first time after boot, it prompts me for the passphrase to unlock my key, then will maintain a single ssh-agent process across multiple login sessions.

Added a note about setting up keychain to launch at login for the fish shell.

https://www.dwarmstrong.org/freebsd-ssh-keys/

#SSH #FishShell #FreeBSD #RunBSD

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gyptazy

@gyptazy@gyptazy.com · May 04, 2026

Happy to share that #BoxyBSD remains up! Recently I got asked about my @BoxyBSD@mastodon.bsd.cafe project, which offers free VPS instances of vary #BSD based systems for learning and educational purposes and I'm happy to share that this projects remains available. Several things could finally be clarified to continue this service to make sure people can learn and practice on real #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD systems to #RUNBSD. Also, BoxyBSD starts moving over to #Sylve on #bhyve. But not only that! We could also get some more new resources and locations to scale and this also brings up another new project for #free Linux #VPS instances at https://boxedtux.com (Fedi: @BoxedTux@mastodon.social) where people will be able to learn and practice on different #Linux based distributions (e.g., #Debian, #Ubuntu, #Rocky,...). BoxedTux utilizes #Proxmox clusters as a foundation. Hope you like this small update... Over & out! #freeVPS #VPS #VM #Hosting #education #learning #learningplatform #service #opensource #BoxedTux

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ClaudioM

@claudiom@bsd.network · May 01, 2026

Selfie, ec :runbsdBg::puffer: Hover or focus to reveal Sensitive

As it's a slow Friday morning, I'm watching this video from Linux Renaissance on how easy it is to install #OpenBSD. And yes, I'm wearing my OpenBSD 7.6 T-shirt this Friday.

https://watch.linuxrenaissance.com/w/vwUQ9YZQNjNWfQqLv3LBiD #BSD #RunBSD

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BSDTV

@bsdtv@bsd.network · May 01, 2026

Next NYC*BUG: 2026-05-13 @ 18:45 local (22:45 UTC)

Second Wednesday* The Design of Unix Shell, Stephen R. Bourne

Backroom of Brass Monkey 55 Little West 12th St

If you have ever written a file that ended in .sh you should thank this man.

For more information, please visit: https://www.nycbug.org/

#runsh #runbsd

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BSDTV

@bsdtv@bsd.network · Apr 26, 2026

Would you like to get more out of bsddialog(3)? BSDCan has a tutorial for that: Introduction to TUI Programming using bsddialog with Benedict Reuschling Thursday 2026-06-18: 13:00 - 16:00 Shell scripts have a bad reputation when it comes to usability and eye candy. Modern users find a blinking cursor on a a black screen leaves a lot to be desired when having to interact with a shell script. In this tutorial, we will create shell scripts that look like a GUI application: with buttons to press, input fields, select boxes and animated progress bars. These so called TUI (text user interfaces) programs still use shell script functionality as the backend, but are lightweight enough to not introduce too much overhead. Users will appreciate the ease of use of your shell scripts and you can rely on them to give you the data and visualizations you to need. At the same time, the TUI application is not difficult to learn and implement into existing scripts. More info: https://www.bsdcan.org/2026/timetable/timetable-Introduction-to-TUI.html #unix #tui #shellscript #runbsd #bsdcan

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/home/rqm

@rqm@exquisite.social · Apr 25, 2026

$ ssh puffy@fishtank.openbsd.amsterdam The fishtank already runs the latest snapshot on -current, all locked and loaded for the imminent release of 7.9! #OpenBSD #79hype #RunBSD @OpenBSDAms@mastodon.bsd.cafe @mischa@exquisite.social

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@release_candidate@mastodon.bsd.cafe · Apr 14, 2026

Anyone here has experience doing a "Wi-Fi box" in NetBSD? I wonder how big is the overhead. Both in user effort and computer resources. When I was younger I used to run a *very slow* virtual machine with Windows XP while daily-driving Linux. So I could interact with government webpages, banks, University software, etc. Anything that I couldn't do in Linux was done in this winXP VM. Now I'm getting close to do something similar. A light VM with linux to do anything that I can't in NetBSD. I still don't truly daily-drive NetBSD: I'm writing this tooth from my Linux Mint laptop, for example. To use the Wi-Fi from this machine, I still need a Linux driver, but I'm starting to pet the idea of a small VM + PCI passthrough to setup Wi-Fi, and use that VM as a router. Something tells me that battery life will be even shorter than it is now. But it would be better to hear that from people who have actually done something like that. #wifi #wifibox #NetBSD #runbsd

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hbrpgm

@hbrpgm@adalta.social · Feb 12, 2026

📺 https://peer.adalta.social/w/qce11wDNyBC78tLqnRKmds 🔗 🇩🇪🇺🇸🇫🇷

La configuration d’un système NetBSD en lecture seule atténue un point de vulnérabilité critique souvent négligé : la corruption du système de fichiers sur des supports de stockage peu fiables.

#vulnerability #netbsd #runbsd #ownyourdata #itnotes