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PATH and dotfiles question β Something keeps overwriting my PATH in .profile; or itβs simply not set. Cannot tell which. Any pointers? Relevant snippets: [preformatted]
π¬ 1 comment Β· Jun 26 Β· 2 months ago
Have tried OpenBsd a few times and liked it, but what holds me back is lack of support for liba/vaapi etc. I find myself wondering why this is a hurdle for OpenBsd as all of the other BSD family have it implemented without issue? Maybe someone could throw some light onto what makes it an obstacle?
π¬ 4 comments Β· Jun 24 Β· 2 months ago
Hello from Lagrange on OpenBSD 7.5! β I feel like I've arrived! This is starting to feel very cozy. Once I managed to replace the WiFi card (as per my previous post here) it went SO much more quickly; but there's a lot of learning involved for me. I've only used Linux (and MacOS) before, and I've always just mostly went along with whatever the Distro gave me. Now I feel like I am building a system. I had to do it all, and with some community help I'm really glad to have been able to get...
π¬ 2 comments Β· 3 likes Β· Jun 17 Β· 2 months ago
Finally the new Broadcom WiFi card arrived for my old Macbook Air, so I can give OpenBSD a proper go! I am so excited about it. Installed the new card, flashed install75.img, off I go, wish me luck!
π¬ 14 comments Β· 1 like Β· Jun 08 Β· 3 months ago
How sucky is OpenBSD installation for the first time? I managed to boot up my old laptop (An 1.8ghz Acer from 2008-ish?), and I thought Iβd give OpenBSD a crack on it. What do I need to be looking out for, coming from a MacOS / Linux background?
π¬ 9 comments Β· 1 like Β· May 14 Β· 4 months ago
β gemini://thfr.info/gaming/a-look-at-pobsd/
OpenBSD Gaming β Repost of a link I found on Cosmos. If you do/want to game on OpenBSD give it a look.
π¬ 3 likes Β· May 14 Β· 4 months ago
For anyone not aware 7.5 has now been released :)
π¬ 6 comments Β· 3 likes Β· Apr 05 Β· 5 months ago
roadwarrior #OpenBSD #WireGuard [https link]
π¬ 1 like Β· 2023-12-05 Β· 9 months ago
living with arcticfox browser on OpenBSD β I have been using arcticfox for few years now, it gives me a good old software vibe. My old computer is an intel Skylake. The browser builds and runs ok abeit a bit slow. I think this is because, on OpenBSD building arcticfox with -O2 will produce crashing binary (-O1 is ok, even the README says to only use -O0). I recently got a new Alderlake based system, arcticfox builds ok with my .mozconfig. However when I try to run it, the binary crashs with...
π¬ 4 comments Β· 2 likes Β· 2023-11-14 Β· 10 months ago
OpenIKED or wireguard ?? #OpenBSD
π¬ 2 comments Β· 2023-10-28 Β· 10 months ago
Incase anyone has missed it OpenBSD 7.4 has been released :)
π¬ 5 likes Β· 2023-10-17 Β· 10 months ago
gemini server openbsd with vger - [https link]
π¬ 2 comments Β· 3 likes Β· 2023-10-01 Β· 11 months ago
gemini server + openbsd.. [https link] very easy.. i lov it!
π¬ 1 comment Β· 1 like Β· 2023-08-30 Β· 1 year ago
Curious what other OpenBSD users use as their main shell?
π¬ 18 comments Β· 2023-08-13 Β· 1 year ago Β· π³οΈ
If you've missed it there have been a number of security issues patched; namely in openssh, opensmtpd and most recently for Zenbleed. Check out undeadly.org for details. Good time for to run syspatch if.you haven't for a while.
π¬ 2 likes Β· 2023-07-29 Β· 1 year ago Β· #openbsd #security #undeadly
β perso.pw/blog/articles/openkubsd-design.gmi
Interesting idea from @solene β Came across this post on solene's capsule. Basically has an intent to create an OpenBSD package to deploy a QubesOS style app isolation setup using VMD. Sounds interesting and it would be nice if the VM template system is generic enough to be used for general VMD deployment.
π¬ View post Β· 2023-06-08 Β· 1 year ago Β· #openbsd #security
Zig and Vlang?
π¬ 11 comments Β· 1 like Β· 2023-06-02 Β· 1 year ago
I am Deckard Cain; Stay a while and listen. β Been getting the x270 ready for a bank holiday staycation. Ordered and installed a 74Wh removable battery. I also found my old Diablo CD so I've installed devilutionx via pkg_add :) The install was not without a few snags though (and not the good Aussie kind). As you'd expect the pkg_add itself went fine... however, there's no man page with the package to tell you what data files are required froom the original CD nor could I find a readme. After...
π¬ 4 comments Β· 2023-05-21 Β· 1 year ago Β· #devilutionx #diablo #gaming #openbsd
Anyone running OpenBSD on a laptop have any tips or tricks they want to share? One tip I have is turning off hardware acceleration in Firefox. Before I did that the laptop would rapidly heat up, fans at full speed, and battery life signficantly impacted.
π¬ 1 comment Β· 2023-05-20 Β· 1 year ago Β· #laptop #openbsd
An opener... β So, I guess the first thing to ask is who if any of you lovely people are using OpenBSD? What are you using it for? Personally I've been daily driving it on an x270 since OBSD 7.2 and am loving it. I have a more modern laptop with Linux on it but I honestly find myself more drawn to the x270. It's secure, lightweight and I'm learning new skills :)
π¬ 15 comments Β· 2 likes Β· 2023-05-16 Β· 1 year ago