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Why I love freeBSD

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I love FreeBSD because it doesn't rename my network interfaces after a reboot or an upgrade.

I shall dwell on what Stefano may mean as I have experienced this nightmare on the Linux path countless times

using the if tools ifconfig ifup ifdown route and others on a LAN local network I repeat on a LOCAL network
these tools were depreciated due to many issues with them, decades later (IIRC)
no linux distro ever told me as a user that I needed to use replacements like ip
I install a new version of a random distro (was on an ESR) and could not address the NIC's no iftools
names of the NIC's were also replaced with cumbersome cryptic names, again, no fucks given no warning, I should have read the remarks in the GNU tool sources?
WTF?!?

In that period I needed to enter the world of freeBSD
it was a chilibox experience with three main factors. Great docs, consistent tools logic and control governed by a central body of all, no guerilla tool changes which could disrupt server up keep flow. Just rest, ease and stability

Mind you I know BSD from before the chilibox, in fact I've played with BSD way before even Linux was in the balls of though of Torvalds

TLDR;

choose BSD for your servers if you need consistent OS behaviour for decades
choose Linux for bleeding edge changes and chances of breaking server (VMs) at regular updates
choose win64 for love of being tortured
choose mac to give away your aurum to the mac overlords
choose the abacus for absolute stability

#freeBSD #Linux #ifconfig #ip #win64 #mac #aurum #IT #notes #ITNotes #dragas #programming #OpenSource #no #Linux #logic #analysis

Rad Web Hosting 3h ago

Launch a #FreeBSD 15 #VPS Server

This post provides a guide for how to launch a FreeBSD 15 VPS server from Rad Web Hosting.
How to Launch a FreeBSD 15 VPS Server
Well, FreeBSD 15.0 is now available! If you're a BSD user, you probably want to get your hands on it quickly. So, this guide aims to help you accomplish that, without delay!
What's New in FreeBSD 15.x?
FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE contains a ...
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Daniel Wayne Armstrong 6h ago

Updated post for FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE.

After performing a few FreeBSD installs, these are my personal notes of steps taken and choices made. A “short and sweet” version of the comprehensive install chapter of the FreeBSD Handbook.

https://www.dwarmstrong.org/freebsd-install/

#FreeBSD #RunBSD

Install FreeBSD (Short and Sweet Version) ☯ Daniel Wayne Armstrong

Libre all the things

Dan Langille 6h ago

If you are using #LibreNMS 26.3.1 on #FreeBSD please look at some real time port traffic.

Something like: device/device=120/tab=port/port=2411/view=realtime/

Does it graph for you?

If not, look at:

/usr/local/www/librenms/resources/views/graphs/realtime.blade.php

Change the first line to:

Does it work now?

Jan 7h ago

Thank you for allowing me to be a real admin, root user and regular user at the same time.

#openbsd #freebsd #unix

dch

7h ago

#forgejo #freebsd anybody out there who has implemented a forgejo runner in a freebsd jail?

blog posts welcomed, I can't find any!

Dan Langille 9h ago

Anyone got real_time port graphing working with #LibreNMS on #FreeBSD? I ask because this worked... and now it doesn't. I'm getting a 500 error on the fetch within the Javascript console of my browser.