UNIX/*BSD discussion on Reddit is just weird. Its just a bunch of LLM posts talking past one another and hallucinating things in a way that I don't really see on the Linux subreddits. And then there's the thing where they repost old screenshots from since deleted accounts as their own to get karma. Just...weird. And not fun any more. #reddit #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #Unix #vintageunix #Linux #reddit #Solaris
Yesterday I updated my laptop to #NetBSD 11 RC4. Went smooth. After I upgraded #pkgsrc to 2026Q1 using pkg_chk. It was the first time I managed to upgrade pkgsrc packages using this tool without problems! 🥳

@sotolf @clouderst @amiablechief

I've used apt, dnf, pkcon, zypper, #NetBSD pkgin, #FreeBSD pkg, #OpenBSD pkg, flatpak, snap, rpm, yum, and homebrew.

pacman has the most obtuse syntax. I have a couple options memorized, 3-4 more in my crib notes, and the rest is hunting through the manpage. :P

@matthew I go with #WMonly, the leaner, the better. I use #ctwm on both #netbsd and #openbsd

I don't give up yet.

#NetBSD

Should I replace #Linux on all my computers with #NetBSD?
#BSD
Yes, but FreeBSD on your desktop for game compat
Yes, Linux is corpo slop now
No, bro, you're going to be sad
Something else, see my comment
Poll ends at .

@OpenComputeDesign

I honestly really like the look of the stock #NetBSD WM. ;)

I'm upgrading #NetBSD on my laptop to the latest RC (11.0 RC4) in this coffee shop, soaking up all the Wi-Fi bandwidth downloading source sets which I didn't realize are not on the install image but need to be downloaded on the fly.

Casually reading The UNIX Programming Environment by Kernighan and Pike. I've been Linuxing for nearly 30 years, so it's not like I'm a stranger to this environment, but it's nice to peruse one of its sacred texts.
#UNIX #BSD

thanks for getting #nethack v5 to run on #netbsd! I'm trying to compile it on #freebsd, but getting #curses errors
@sirwumpus
If you are using #NetBSD please consider to donate NetBSD Foundation to keep this project running. No big money is needed, every cents matters, https://netbsd.org/donations/ #WhyIRunNetBSD I’ve already done it, and you? 🤔
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