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@kemotep there's a significant gap in FreeBSD's official documentation for Linuxulator.

<https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1tyh6ma/comment/oqkxrf9/>

#FreeBSD #documentation #Linux #Linuxulator #Debian #Ubuntu

Linuxulator - FreeBSD Wiki

#linuxulator...another prove of "The fact that you can do it, doesn't mean that you must do it"

@david_chisnall thanks … I was keen to try Linuxulator as directed in the FreeBSD Handbook. The end result seemed quite bonkers, it seems that there's a gap in official documentation.

<https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1tyh6ma/comment/oqkxrf9/> – there's a request for someone to make a bug report.

#FreeBSD #Linuxulator #documentation

How to add things such as wget and apt to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS in Linuxulator on FreeBSD?

https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubuntu/comments/1tz7dln/how_to_add_things_such_as_wget_and_apt_to_ubuntu/

What's the easiest way to install apt, in the absence of wget?

Alternatively: what's the easiest way to install wget, in the absence of apt?

#FreeBSD #apt #Linux #Linuxulator #Ubuntu

Running Podman on FreeBSD? It’s a totally different beast than Linux.  

I just published a follow-up to my previous Podman deep dive, going into the FreeBSD operational model for OCI containers. No systemd, no Quadlets, and no rootless mode, but you get native ZFS storage drivers, rc.d service integration, and the Linuxulator.

We also cover the big question: why Podman complements Jails instead of replacing them.

Read it here: https://blog.hofstede.it/podman-on-freebsd-oci-containers-without-systemd/

#FreeBSD #Podman #Linuxulator #ZFS #Homelab

Podman on FreeBSD: OCI Containers Without systemd

Podman runs on FreeBSD too - but without systemd, the workflow is different. This follow-up to my Linux Podman deep dive covers how to run both native FreeBSD and Linux OCI containers on FreeBSD, h...

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Getting `KLD Linux.ko: depends on kernel - not available or version mismatch` on a machine that runs the #Linuxulator on #FreeBSD after upgrading a pkgbasified 14 to 15. Same for related file system modules. Is there anything I can do right now, or should I revert and wait for the modules to be re-compiled for 15? When would those versions hit -RELEASE?
🎩✨ Oh look, someone discovered the #Linuxulator on #FreeBSD and thinks it's magical because VS Code kinda works. 🎉🚀 It’s like finding out that water is wet—astoundingly groundbreaking! 🧙‍♂️🔍
https://hayzam.com/blog/02-linuxulator-is-awesome/ #VSCode #discovery #techmagic #groundbreaking #HackerNews #ngated
Linuxulator on FreeBSD Feels Like Magic | Hayzam

Most linux software just work on FreeBSD

Linuxulator on FreeBSD Feels Like Magic | Hayzam

Most linux software just work on FreeBSD