jbzFreeBSD 15.1 Beta 3 Updates OpenZFS, Ensures Cloud Images Up-To-Date On First Boot https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15.1-Beta-3
Graham PerrinSeven years of running FreeBSD on ThinkPads alongside Linux — lessons I'd give my younger self
<https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1tedyva/seven_years_of_running_freebsd_on_thinkpads/>
＂I daily-drive Linux at work and FreeBSD on my personal ThinkPads (T480 & P52 currently). Both laptops and both operating systems, every day. I'm the kind of person who reads freebsd-update output and Phoronix benchmarks in the same hour.
＂Recently saw the "is FreeBSD really that goated" thread and it brought back the timeline of my own journey. Started with a rough —call it version 0.9 — build that barely had X11 working, evolved through five iterations, landed on something I'd call "production-stable personal desktop" around version 2.0 on FreeBSD 15.0 with a heavily customized MATE, ZFS boot environments, BastilleBSD jails for microservices, WireGuard tunnels and PF.
＂If I could send a packet back in time to my earlier self, here's what I'd put in the payload: …＂
The image here is for <https://www.reddit.com/r/freebsd/comments/1tedyva/comment/om1t5mg/> because we can all agree that em dashes make scintillating conversation.
#goated #X11 #Wales #FreeBSD #BSD #Linux #ZFS #OpenZFS #Beastie #daemon #MyLittlePony #unicorn #dolphin #rainbow #IBM #Lenovo #BastilleBSD #WireGuard #AI #purple
"… more likely to happen when dealing with usb attached external interfaces. …"
On the many occasions when I have lost then regained USB connectivity to a mobile hard disk drive that hosts a ZFS pool, and (naturally) it becomes impossible to run any zpool command on the pool:
– there's never an endless freeze.
Restart the OS in the normal way, and be patient. Sometimes very patient.
That was, Kubuntu 25.04 and 25.10 with (OpenZFS-encrypted) root-on-ZFS. I have not yet had an opportunity to play the waiting game with 26.04.
TechSvetNová stabilná verzia #OpenZFS 2.4.2 má podporu pre jadro #Linux 7.0. Dodatočne pribudli opravy chýb a aj rôzne menšie optimalizácie.
https://techsvet.eu/aktuality/novinky-vo-verzii-openzfs-2-4-2/
Michael DexterThe recording of the May 13th, 2026 #OpenZFS Production User Call is up:
We discussed events, 'zpool reopen', 'zfs set prop+=value', smart(8), Unlocking Encrypted ZFS Volumes with a Passkey, Intel AMT, and more!
"Don't forget to slam those Like and Subscribe buttons."
You can support all Call For Testing efforts via BSD Fund: https://bsdfund.org
2026-05-13 OpenZFS Production User Call
Jim SalterA new #OpenZFS article of mine is up at Klara!
Ever fretted about how to get the most out of your database's storage performance? Here's a nice chewy read to get you on track:
https://klarasystems.com/articles/tuning-openzfs-for-production-databases/
💥 OpenZFS 2.4.2 Released With Linux 7.0 Kernel Support, Many Bug Fixes - Phoronix
｢ Most notable with the OpenZFS 2.4.2 release is adding support for the stable Linux 7.0 kernel where as up to now the prior point release only supported through Linux 6.19. Support back to the distant Linux 4.18 kernel is maintained. On the FreeBSD side, FreeBSD 13.3 and newer continue working with this OpenZFS code ｣
https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenZFS-2.4.2-Released
OpenZFSWe are pleased to announce the release of #OpenZFS 2.3.7 with support for #Linux kernels 4.18 - 7.0 and #FreeBSD 13.3+
https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-2.3.7
Thank you everyone who contributed to this release!
We are pleased to announce the release of #OpenZFS 2.4.2 with support for #Linux kernels 4.18 - 7.0 and #FreeBSD 13.3+
https://github.com/openzfs/zfs/tree/zfs-2.4.2
Thank you everyone who contributed to this release!
Rob 💚#OpenZFS 2.4.2 and 2.3.7 are here. Includes support for #Linux 7.0 and a big pile of fixes. Available now from all good software retailers!
