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To install XFCE in FreeBSD 10.0 issue this command:
# pkg install xfce
Found this in the release notes.
Quote:
2.5.*Ports/Packages Collection Infrastructure
The pkg_add, pkg_create, pkg_delete, pkg_info, pkg_updating, and pkg_version utilities have been removed. pkg(7) must now be used to install binary packages. pkg(7) is the next generation FreeBSD package manager, also referred to as “pkgng”. If upgrading from a previous FreeBSD release, be sure to run pkg2ng to convert the old package database to the new format. [r257444]
One good thing to learn is how to rebuild the kernel in FreeBSD/PCBSD.
/etc/make.conf can be used to block out certain kernel modules by adding lines such as:
Code:
WITHOUT_MODULES = sound
Which is used to disable the default BSD audio drivers if you're installing OSSv4 drivers.
You also need to edit /usr/src/sys/<arch>/conf/GENERIC to your needs commenting out drivers unwanted or commenting in those required and then run:
Code:
cp GENERIC CUSTOM
Then rebuild the kernel using these commands...
Code:
cd /usr/src &&
make buildkernel KERNCONF=CUSTOM &&
make installkernel KERNCONF=CUSTOM
I will warn you ahead of time, some distributions you may have to make sure the kernel and world sources are installed. FreeBSD should have them by default, but PCBSD requires a resync from git.
I would love to see HowTo's on a simple firewall ruleset in freebsd like:
Allowing all loopback traffic
Allowing all tcp, udp, and icmp traffic out (established states)
Allowing local PCs on my network access to my freebsd box
I did read the freebsd handbook on firewalls, but I was overwhelm with information and it confused me. I believe ipfw was easier than the others.
Same here. I installed freebsd 10 today and was confronted by the error and I said, "WTF is going on here"
I guess we have to re-learn new steps again. :-)
Yeah, that happened to me as well. The new package manager PKGng is a sweet ride now that the developers have uploaded applications to the repositories. I'm happy with my FreeBSD 10.0 VM. OpenBSD is my main BSD. Love it.
Yeah, that happened to me as well. The new package manager PKGng is a sweet ride now that the developers have uploaded applications to the repositories. I'm happy with my FreeBSD 10.0 VM. OpenBSD is my main BSD. Love it.
I have both freeBSD and OpenBSD in a VM. But linux is my main host OS :-)
One more tip about rebuilding the kernel, make sure any packages that have kernel loadable modules are rebuilt and reinstalled. Even if you rebuild against a custom kernel, it's best to rebuild these packages so that any kernel version controls match up.
I wanted to try this, but xorg.conf isn't on the system. I am using freebsd 10 and I have a working X11 environment. Is freebsd 10 using a different config file for x11?
As root, I ran find / -type f -iname xorg.conf with no results of this file.
I wanted to try this, but xorg.conf isn't on the system. I am using freebsd 10 and I have a working X11 environment. Is freebsd 10 using a different config file for x11?
As root, I ran find / -type f -iname xorg.conf with no results of this file.
An alternative to using xorg.conf to do this would be adding this line to your .xinitrc
In OpenBSD PF is enabled by default, but, /etc/pf.conf needs to be edited so that the firewall will protect your machine. This simple set-up works for my OpenBSD desktop machine.
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