How to Build 10MB NetBSD VMs That Boot in 10ms Using smolBSD - OSTechNix

Learn how smolBSD creates minimal 10 MB NetBSD VMs that boot in 10ms. Full UNIX system, Docker-like workflow, runs on QEMU and Firecracker.

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Learn how smolBSD creates minimal (10 MB) NetBSD VMs that boot in 10ms. Full UNIX system, Docker-like workflow, runs on QEMU and Firecracker.

Full guide here: https://ostechnix.com/build-10mb-netbsd-vms-boot-10ms-smolbsd/

#smolbsd #netbsd #microvm #unix #virtualmachine #opensource #qemu #firecracker

How to Build 10MB NetBSD VMs That Boot in 10ms Using smolBSD - OSTechNix

Learn how smolBSD creates minimal 10 MB NetBSD VMs that boot in 10ms. Full UNIX system, Docker-like workflow, runs on QEMU and Firecracker.

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(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)

Git 2.53 Released with New Features and Performance Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/git-2-53-released-with-new-features-and-performance-improvements

Zed Editor adds multiple edit prediction providers and pluggable architecture:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/zed-editor-adds-multiple-edit-prediction-providers-and-pluggable-architecture/

WooCommerce 10.5 boosts analytics scalability and admin performance:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/woocommerce-10-5-boosts-analytics-scalability-and-admin-performance/

Notepad++ reveals its updater was hijacked by state-sponsored hackers:
https://betanews.com/article/notepad-reveals-its-updater-was-hijacked-by-state-sponsored-hackers/

Deno Deploy reaches GA with CI/CD, observability, and Deno Sandbox beta launch:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/deno-deploy-reaches-ga-with-ci-cd-observability-and-deno-sandbox-beta-launch/

Toyota Developing A Console-Grade, Open-Source Game Engine - Using Flutter & Dart:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fluorite-Toyota-Game-Engine
(Yeah, let's make drivers playing games when driving, so they can't pay attention to their surroundings, will cause more accidents)

NVIDIA DLSS For Blender Under Review But Licensing Concerns Persist:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-DLSS-Blender

Pandoc 3.9: WebAssembly Support, PDF standards, and improved browser features:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/pandoc-3-9-webassembly-support-pdf-standards-and-improved-browser-features/

GNU Nettle 4.0 Released With SLH-DSA Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nettle-4.0-Released-SLH-DSA

Latest VirtualBox Code Begins Supporting KVM Backend:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/VirtualBox-Upstream-With-KVM

Stremio for Android TV v1.9.1 updates player and user settings:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/stremio-for-android-tv-v1-9-1-adds-player-updates-and-new-user-settings/

GNU Hurd Is "Almost There" With x86_64, SMP & ~75% Of Debian Packages Building:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Hurd-In-2026

NetBSD's Kernel Supports Lua Scripting But Don't Look For Rust In There Anytime Soon:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/No-Rust-In-NetBSD-Kernel

NetBSD 11.0-RC1 Available For Testing With Enhanced Linux Emulation:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetBSD-11.0-RC1

smolBSD Builds On The NetBSD-MicroVM Kernel For Booting To Service VMs In Milliseconds:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/smolBSD

OpenIndiana Is Porting Solaris' IPS Package Management To Rust:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenIndiana-Next-Gen-IPS

#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #Zed #ZedEditor #Git #NotepadPlusPlus #WooCommerce #DenoDeploy #Deno #Toyota #GameEngine #NVIDIA #Blender #Pandoc #GNUNettle #VirtualBox #Stremio #GNUHurd #NetBSD #smolBSD #OpenIndiana #BSD #OS #Programming #Coding #Development #Dev #GameDev #GameDevelopment #FosseryTech

Seems like it has improved. #SMOLBSD
@stefano Nyaaww, #smolBSD sounds cute! :3
I'll check it out.
Ow ow ooowww #smolBSD can now build BIOS bootable images!... i.e. we're opening to non-virtual world https://github.com/NetBSDfr/smolBSD/tree/main/service/biosboot
smolBSD/service/biosboot at main · NetBSDfr/smolBSD

smolBSD is a tiny BSD UNIX (NetBSD) system creation tool, primarily aimed at building modern, lightweight, fast micro VMs - NetBSDfr/smolBSD

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#smolBSD can now boot a root RAMdisk using QEMU's -initrd thanks to @khorben.defora.org <3 SMOL kernels updated accordingly, git pull github.com/NetBSDfr/smo... !
GitHub - NetBSDfr/smolBSD: smolBSD is a tiny BSD UNIX (NetBSD) system creation tool, primarily aimed at building modern, lightweight, fast micro VMs

smolBSD is a tiny BSD UNIX (NetBSD) system creation tool, primarily aimed at building modern, lightweight, fast micro VMs - NetBSDfr/smolBSD

GitHub
#smolBSD can now boot a root RAMdisk using QEMU's -initrd thanks to @khorben <3
SMOL kernels updated accordingly, git pull https://github.com/NetBSDfr/smolBSD !
GitHub - NetBSDfr/smolBSD: smolBSD is a tiny BSD UNIX (NetBSD) system creation tool, primarily aimed at building modern, lightweight, fast micro VMs

smolBSD is a tiny BSD UNIX (NetBSD) system creation tool, primarily aimed at building modern, lightweight, fast micro VMs - NetBSDfr/smolBSD

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@selea for the record, this is #smolBSD https://smolBSD.org
smolBSD — build your own minimal BSD system

sambil nunggu hujan reda, nyobain #smolBSD

asyiik juga, tinggal nyari cara untuk pasang di VPS