FreeBSD 14.2 becomes end of life as of October 1st

On December 3rd, 2024, FreeBSD 14.2 was released to add improvements to the existing v14.x version series, including the firmware installation support that comes after the base system installation.

Nine months later, this version of FreeBSD has become out of support as of September 30th. This means that there will be no more bug fixes and security updates that are important to ensure secure operation. The official announcement can be found by pressing the button.

The FreeBSD Security Officer, who was responsible for making this announcement, has declared end of life for this version of FreeBSD and will no longer be supported. The security team encourages users who are using this FreeBSD version to upgrade to the latest release, which is v14.3 under the releng (release engineering) branch. The announcement of the v14.3 release can be found here.

it’s crucial to upgrade systems that are still using unsupported versions of FreeBSD to ensure that they continue receiving future security and bug fixes for different packages.

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KDE Plasma 6 on FreeBSD 14.3 on my Lenovo ThinkPad T480:

- Intel iGPU working via i915kms ✅
- Audio working out of the box ✅
- Intel AX210 WIFI via wifibox ✅

Power consumption is still worse than under Linux (3,5h vs. 5h+) but I'll try to optimize that further.

So far, I'm *very* satisfied with how well FreeBSD runs on the ThinkPad T480  

#freebsd #unix #freebsd14 #thinkpad #lenovo

This is not how I was expecting my Sunday night to turn out. #OpenBSD 7.7 disc burned but refused to boot. My laptop was having issues reading the disc so I burned another copy. Same thing....

So, what's next on the list to be installed? #OpenIndiana - cool. Also haven't used this one in years. LiveCD boots into the #mate desktop just fine. It's missing some key drivers though. I will spend more time with it later. I just need a working laptop for now.

Let's go with #FreeBSD14. Always a good choice and I just used this disc on another machine recently. But tonight the laptop is not recognizing it and the laptop just boots to the memtest. Hmmm...

OK, let's try the #openSUSE Leap 16 beta again. Same problem as before. It installs but the OS doesn't boot. I don't even get the "GRUB Booting..." message. Wonderful.

Last on the list is #Debian 12. The installer is chugging along happily and I've just realized it's been several hours, I've forgotten to prep dinner, and I am starving.

Whoops!

It's now 21:41, I am mostly done with my coffee and about to crank on the grill. This laptop can wait.

Want to unlock fast Wi-Fi on FreeBSD today? We’ve got you covered.

🛠️ Learn how to build a 14.3 kernel (it’s easier than you think) and get those speed boosts on your 14.2 system.
Prefer to read or watch? Your call.

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🎥 Video:https://youtu.be/Uic0ksaqOwE

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Had #xrdp to #FreeBSD14 problem.

Screen was black.💩

Found this thread, and at the end is the solution to it. 🙏

Where the "+" sign is, add this line to the appropriate module.

https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/xrdp-does-not-show-the-gnome-gui.92174/

Dear friends, This is a comprehensive, beginner-friendly video tutorial on installing and setting up the XFCE desktop environment on FreeBSD 14.
Follow these detailed steps to achieve a complete, fully functional, and visually appealing XFCE desktop setup on your FreeBSD system.

Link:-

https://youtu.be/x1V57P1lsqU

If you found this video helpful, please give it a thumbs up and leave a comment below.

#freebsd #xfce #desktopenvironment #linux #FreeBSD14