Root Moose1d ago

More monkeying around with OpenBSD. I spent a bunch of time getting LXQt working but the themeing was taking too much time so I threw more ram at the VM and installed KDE. The goal was to learn about OpenBSD, not LXQT. Ha.

Lots of the standard apps are there in OpenBSD but I need to find out how to get Librewolf and Waterfox going. Having done zero research, I'm assuming I need to compile from source.

I saw an article out using "Molly" as an alternate Signal Messenger client (xn--gckvb8fzb.com/if-you-must-use-signal-use-molly/). May try it in the future.

The KDE Plasma version is 6.4.5. IIRC KDE is stopping X11 support so I will need to figure out something else I guess. I've seen threads about Wayland on OpenBSD but didn't go down the rabbit hole yet. What little I read implied not ready for prime time.

The VM feels pretty snappy even though the QEMU agent doesn't really help with video options. This is using the VGA driver setup to get a decent resolution.

I really need to get this Jeep back on the road. I miss it.

#OpenBSD #KDE #KDEPlasma #LXQt #VM #QEMU #Librewolf #Waterfox #X11 #Wayland #Signal

AJCxZ01d ago

No more. No less.

```console
$ freebsd-version ; grep -c ^WITHOUT_ /etc/src.conf ; kldstat
15.0-STABLE
39
Id Refs Address Size Name
1 1 0xffffffff80200000 11af2f8 kernel
```

#FreeBSD #libvirt #QEMU

Show threadErik Play2Learn1d ago

@almalinux You inspired me to a little #rust project: https://codeberg.org/fallbackerik/riscv-rust

Of course, I used #podman for #qemu emulation. (See Readme)

riscv-rust

A riscV Rust example built on alma 10

Codeberg.org
The Silent Architect2d ago

Headless. Fast. Surgical. KVM is a battle-tested tool in the Architect's armory.

https://silentarchitect.org/2026/03/architects-kvm-manual.html

#kvm #qemu #hypervisor #virtualization #libvirt #virtinstall #architect

The Architect's KVM Field Manual

Headless. Fast. Surgical. KVM is a battle-tested tool in the Architect's armory.

r1w1s14d ago
Slackware has always been a fantastic environment for development, and officially adding QEMU 10.2.2 to -current just confirms that! 🐧

ap/qemu-10.2.2-x86_64-2.txz: Rebuilt.
Recompiled against libcacard-2.8.2, libslirp-4.9.1, spice-0.16.0,
and usbredir-0.15.0.
Thanks to Daedra.
ap/qemu-guest-agent-10.2.2-x86_64-2.txz: Rebuilt.
l/graphviz-14.1.4-x86_64-1.txz: Upgraded.
l/libcacard-2.8.2-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
Needed by qemu-10.2.2.
Thanks to Matteo Bernardini.
l/usbredir-0.15.0-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
Needed by qemu-10.2.2.
Thanks to Matteo Bernardini.
n/libslirp-4.9.1-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
Needed by qemu-10.2.2.
Thanks to Vijay Marcel.
n/spice-0.16.0-x86_64-1.txz: Added.
Needed by qemu-10.2.2.
Thanks to Matteo Bernardini.
n/spice-protocol-0.14.5-noarch-1.txz: Added.
Needed by spice-0.16.0.
Thanks to Matteo Bernardini.
Think about it: a clean, solid base system, LXC for containers, and now native QEMU for full virtualization. Everything a developer needs, no fluff, straight from the core tree.

Slackware doesn't make noise. It just delivers. 💪

#Slackware #QEMU #Linux #Development
AlexMar 20

A couple of weeks ago I used #gemini to whip up a prototype of WFxT support for #qemu: https://patchew.org/QEMU/2026022412101[email protected]/

This week I posted my hand written series doing the same thing: https://patchew.org/QEMU/2026032013060[email protected]/

Compare and contrast the approaches. While #genai can get you a working prototype pretty quickly the result was hard to review and missed an important source of events as well as a sub-optimal implementation. This might not matter for one-shot code but for production it missed the mark.

Show threadAlexMar 19
@popey out of interest what display device did you give your riscv and s390x #qemu machines? Using virtio-gpu should offload a lot of processing from the slow emulation making for a reasonably snappy UI experience.
novaTopFlexMar 19

Hype for the Future 139G → How to Install Virtual Machines for QEMU

Introduction With the Quick Emulator system, depending on platform and system architecture, the proper syntax for opening the virtual machine command is qemu-system-, where arch is the particular architecture in question. On select types of systems, such as ARM (32-bit qemu-system-arm and 64-bit qemu-system-aarch64), a specific machine configuration is required, using the -machine or shorthand -M command flag and associated parameter. Even though ARM virtual machines support -M virt, […]

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/03/19/hype-for-the-future-139g-%e2%86%92-how-to-install-virtual-machines-for-qemu/

Hype for the Future 139G → How to Install Virtual Machines for QEMU

Introduction With the Quick Emulator system, depending on platform and system architecture, the proper syntax for opening the virtual machine command is qemu-system-<arch>, where arch is the …

novaTopFlex
Show threadr1w1s1Mar 19
Some users have already addressed this in the post.
https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-14/latest-changelog-for-slackware-current-4175698890/page174.html#post6625656

As for the other features, I don’t really use them, I usually just spin up the VM and access it via SSH, so all I really need is libslirp (https://slackbuilds.org/repository/15.0/libraries/libslirp/?search=libslirp).

#slackware #qemu
Show threadHoldMyTypeMar 19
@bri7 @jasongorman idk what algorithms is the code for a bootable image of Linux is based on , but we boot it on 2/3 partitions of whole disk and full ram
Idk even non devs experiences system ve been hanging and breaking even for non coder Linux enthusiasts since way before ai
Ask physics undergrads :D
let me qualify my point with an example #qemu
QEMU uses various algorithms for different functionalities, including dynamic binary translation for emulating processors, and specific algorithms for block devices, disk images, and cryptographic operations. Additionally, it employs the Tiny Code Generator (TCG) for just-in-time compilation and optimization of code execution.
d you order them from best to worst ?