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Old 02-08-2014, 10:54 PM   #16
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To install XFCE in FreeBSD 10.0 issue this command:

# pkg install xfce
Found this in the release notes.
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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]
 
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Old 02-09-2014, 06:34 AM   #17
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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.

Code:
cd /usr ; git clone git://github.com/pcbsd/freebsd.git ;  ln -s freebsd/* src

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Old 02-09-2014, 09:28 AM   #18
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Found this in the release notes.
Yup. The next generation package manager PKGng is now the default on FreeBSD 10.0. The command pkg_add, etc. no longer functions.
 
Old 02-09-2014, 05:50 PM   #19
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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.
 
Old 02-09-2014, 08:07 PM   #20
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I'm trying FreeBSD 10, and it seems like I'm finding completely different steps to achieve the same result as thing mentioned above.
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. :-)
 
Old 02-09-2014, 08:18 PM   #21
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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.
 
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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 :-)
 
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Old 02-09-2014, 08:45 PM   #23
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I have both freeBSD and OpenBSD in a VM. But linux is my main host OS :-)
Slackware is my main OS; I also have a Debian netbook. I dual boot Slackware with OpenBSD. I have a FreeBSD 10.0 VM.
 
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Thumbs up

Like the fonz says "AYYYY"
 
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Old 02-09-2014, 08:53 PM   #25
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Like the fonz says "AYYYY"
That's a blast from the past. Welcome to the BSD forum, man.
 
Old 02-09-2014, 11:30 PM   #26
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Clean up ugly fonts in Firefox (or other browsers).

Code:
portsnap fetch update
cd /usr/ports/x11-fonts/webfonts
make install clean
Add this to your xorg.conf
Code:
Section "Files"
        FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/webfonts"
EndSection
restart X
 
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Old 02-10-2014, 03:53 AM   #27
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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.
 
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Old 02-20-2014, 02:21 PM   #28
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Clean up ugly fonts in Firefox (or other browsers).

Code:
portsnap fetch update
cd /usr/ports/x11-fonts/webfonts
make install clean
Add this to your xorg.conf
Code:
Section "Files"
        FontPath        "/usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/webfonts"
EndSection
restart X
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.

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Old 02-20-2014, 11:42 PM   #29
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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
Code:
xset fp+ /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/webfonts
 
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Old 02-21-2014, 06:56 AM   #30
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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.

Code:
block all
pass out keep state
 
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