Pink Panther

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Tech enthusiast GNU Linux, BSD* Virtualisation

Friday evening + homelab VM + bad ideas = RHEL 9.7 on ZFS root.

I patched convert2rhel until it stopped saying no.

New blog post: https://blog.hofstede.it/rhel-on-zfs-root-an-unholy-experiment/

#Linux #RHEL #ZFS #homelab #unsupported

RHEL on ZFS Root: An Unholy Experiment

Running Red Hat Enterprise Linux on ZFS root is not supported. I did it anyway. Here’s how this cursed configuration came to be, why you shouldn’t replicate it, and what the proper alternative looks like.

Larvitz Blog

System Administration: Week 4: Package Management

In this video, we continue our discussion of the difference and relationship between the operating system and so-called "add-on software". We conclude that in order to install and maintain all such software, we want to use a package manager, and illustrate common features by example of the 'dpkg', 'rpm', and #NetBSD's #pkgsrc tools.

https://youtu.be/dU66_sPjnXg

#sysadmin #devops #sre

This semester, I'm teaching my class on System Administration / Internet Operations once again.

The syllabus and all course materials are available here:

https://stevens.netmeister.org/615/

All videos for the lectures and exercises are public and available for free on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/c/cs615asa/videos

If you want to follow along, I'll be posting lecture videos and related links in this thread throughout the semester.

#sysadmin #devops #sre

CS615 -- System Administration

Running #openSUSE on your #RaspberryPi 5?
#Containers
✅ Cockpit
✅ Full #desktop
✅ Rolling release
We’re working on USB #boot and #PCIe next. Until then, bring your #Debug Probe and dive into the latest #Tumbleweed builds. https://news.opensuse.org/2025/11/04/raspberrypi5-opensuse/
SUSE delivers Raspberry Pi 5 support

SUSE delivers Raspberry Pi 5 support It is finally happening. Raspberry Pi 5 users can now look forward to proper support in openSUSE Tumbleweed. And it is n...

openSUSE News
How to Limit VLAN Traffic Speed on a MikroTik router
https://zpr.io/Gr4bY28yfRQU
This guide explains how to control or limit VLAN bandwidth on a MikroTik router using different methods.
Yeah... I think so.

Network Management with the OpenBSD Packet Filter Toolset https://www.bsdcan.org/2025/timetable/timetable-Network-Management-with.html at #bsdcan now concluded, new slides up at https://nxdomain.no/~peter/pf_fullday.pdf -- now with during-session updates (labs available for attendees only, sorry)

#openbsd #freebsd #pf #packetfilter #firewall #networking #devops #sysadmin #security #networktrickery

Network Management with the OpenBSD Packet Filter Toolset

Some random photos from OSDay 2025. I gave a talk about the BSD family and why to use them in 2025.

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#OSDay #OSDay25 #OSDay2025 #Conference #RunBSD #FreeBSD #OpenBSD #NetBSD #OpenSource #OSS

I have a few new toys.
Mikro(tik) Network Lab.
Reset, upgrade, netinstall basic setup done a few times. Got a couple of wifi networks now..
More interesting stuff has to be done today :)
#network #homelab #nerd #mikrotik

I’m collaborating with the #FreeBSD docs team on a potential refresh of the web site. Aside from a style refresh, also looking to make the content a bit more attractive to a newcomer. If you have ideas or feedback, please let me know here or on the FreeBSD discord documentation channel.

Mock-up:
https://freebsd.markmcb.com/

Especially could use input on the features page to call out things a new user may be unaware of.

https://freebsd.markmcb.com/features/

The FreeBSD Project