How to install MySQL on FreeBSD
Note: Tested on FreeBSD 9 Step 1 – Install FreeBSD First install FreeBSD. Instructions for installing FreeBSD is contained in this article. How I install FreeBSD 9? (Legacy) How I install FreeBSD?...
View ArticleDecoupling settings from /etc/rc.conf in FreeBSD
The rc.conf file can have a lot of settings that quite important. In fact, I would say it has so many settings that it often gets very bloated. Have you ever made a huge mistake and wiped out the...
View ArticleUsing FreeBSD inside a controlled network – A required HTTP Proxy and No FTP
Inside a controlled network, it is a little harder to use FreeBSD. The simple things become hard, such as running “portsnap fetch extract” or running “make install” on a port. In a certain network, I...
View ArticleHow to build and install a custom kernel on FreeBSD?
Lets get started. The main reason I am writing this when so many articles on this already exist is because many articles do not have all the steps in one place. For example, the article in the FreeBSD...
View ArticleInstalling VMWare Tools on FreeBSD 9
Virtualizing a FreeBSD server is common place. Knowing how to install VMWare Tools on a FreeBSD server without X11 is going to be extremely important. This article will provide the steps. Lets get...
View ArticleBuilding a FreeBSD kernel for debugging
You may want to actually debug the kernel or a kernel module, however, debugging is not enabled by default. Prereqs Before getting started it is assumed you have a FreeBSD Install and you have...
View ArticleRunning Pinta on FreeBSD – A C# (Mono) Image Editor
I wanted to continue with the C# (Mono) on FreeBSD theme this week. The next C# (Mono) post for FreeBSD is simply running a .C# (Mono) app on FreeBSD. My first thought was this, “I wonder if there is...
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Non-technical reasons for why Linux has a larger open source market share...
It is not always about who is better. Often an equal or better candidate loses for reasons that should not apply. This is true for many areas (politics for example) where what matters is overlooked by...
View ArticlePC-BSD 10 now available
PC-BSD 10.0-RELEASE is now available for download! 10.0-RELEASE notable features Includes FreeBSD 10.0-RELEASE Updated KMS / AMD driver support ISO file is a hybrid USB file, and can be “dd“ed to a...
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Microsoft announces it is acquiring FreeBSD for $300 Million
Today Microsoft® has announced that it has acquired FreeBSD®. FreeBSD is an open source operating system known for its very enterprise friendly license. Microsoft has recently embraced open source,...
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