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  1. J

    UFS Installing a new operating system using DD

    Hello, I've tried using FreeBSD but due to a lot of unsupported software and a few strange interactions with my CPU I simply wish to install another operating system. On Linux this would be easy, just use 'dd if=myiso.iso of=/dev/sdb (my ssd partition)'. However, when I tried to do this on...
  2. christhegeek

    Considering start using FreeBSD

    I'm a linux user since 1999 , I have tried FreeBSD for some time I made a bunch of successful installations, I'm a "free software" enthusiast and even fanatic I can say and FreeBSD seems to be the right choice. I'm using kdenlive on linux but it is very very unstable with many crashes without...
  3. NapoleonWils0n

    mount linux ext4 drives on Freebsd

    You can mount linux ext4 drives on Freebsd using fusefs-ext2 package Install fusefs-ext2 # pkg install fusefs-ext2 Enable the fuse kernel module To enable loading FUSE kernel module at boot add fuse_load=YES line to the /boot/loader.conf file Edit /boot/loader.conf # vi /boot/loader.conf...
  4. H

    Help with multiple NAT Networks

    Hello, I have 2 linux ubuntu Virtual Machines and 1 FreeBSD vitrual machine. I have NATnetwork (10.0.2.0) and NATnetwork1(10.0.3.0). these are assigned to each of the ubuntu VMs Adapters. They are both connected to the internet and working because i was able to ping a website, however the...
  5. S

    SO_BINDTODEVICE undeclared on freebsd 12

    Hi all, What can I use instead of SO_BINDTODEVICE? I'm on FreeBSD 12.1. The linux code is: ret = setsockopt(r->sock_rx, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BINDTODEVICE, r->vr->ifp->name, strlen(r->vr->ifp->name));
  6. myshkin

    How can I open GOG (Linux) games?

    I try to open GOG (Linux) games via FreeBSD but I always get this error: Found path: /home/ezio/Documents/GOGGames/Oxenfree/game/Oxenfree.x86_64 Mono path[0] = '/home/ezio/Documents/GOGGames/Oxenfree/game/Oxenfree_Data/Managed' Mono path[1] =...
  7. RedPhoenix

    So I Found This Website Where It Says That FreeBSD Is Based On The Linux Kernel... fsck? :(

    https://www.educba.com/linux-vs-bsd/ And in particular, here is the part of the Page where I got confused. The pic is attached below. Why, God, why...? :'‑( The whole page is not entirely inaccurate, but spreading wrong information is bad for those looking for a solid understanding of such...
  8. G

    Multi-boot

    Hello to everybody on this forum I am a newbee in FreeBSD, I am using actively OpenSUSE and Windows every day, I have tried back in time PC-BSD. I would like to learn more about FreeBSD, but I would like a multi-boot on existing machine with OpenSUSE and Windows. Do you have some pointers for...
  9. NapoleonWils0n

    zfs on Freebsd, Linux and Mac any tips

    My Synology ds112j nas which i used to share files between Freebsd, Linux and Mac osx just died on me I have a 2 terabyte backup of the nas on an external drive which is formatted as Linux ext4 which is the filesystem used by the synology nas So i need to copy the backup to an external usb...
  10. aragats

    Solved certain mono functions don't work?

    Are there mono users here? I noticed that some functions do not work properly unless I'm missing something. For example, Process.WorkingSet64 is supposed to return the amount of physical memory allocated for a process, however, it returns 0 in FreeBSD and the actual memory in Linux (the same...
  11. Discipulus

    Java App with Linux Compiled Library Dependency

    On FreeBSD 12.0-RELEASE-p3, is it possible to run a JVM application that has a dependency on a library (.so file) that was compiled for linux? I've developed a JVM application, for JRE 8, that has a dependency on a closed-source third-party library that was compiled for linux. I have been...
  12. M

    setting up freebsd server and linux client

    Hello I'm very new to FreeBSD and I need you guys to help me out with something. (my English is not so good, sorry for mistakes) Our teacher asked us to set up a server on FreeBSD and have Linux as a client to share files and manage the client. I've just downloaded and installed FreeBSD and...
  13. Nicola Mingotti

    Some perplexities on Linux binary compatibility

    Hi guys, Yesterday I set up the Linux compatibility mode to try to run Android Studio and I found a few things which I do not understand. Note. I am running FreeBSD 11.2 -] brandelf returns wrong values $> brandelf /bin/cat File '/bin/cat' is of brand 'FreeBSD' (9). # OK $> brandelf...
  14. J

    NEVER let Freebsd become like Ubuntu

    Ubuntu Linux is often touted as “Linux for human beings”. This is really interesting. The other day on an Ubuntu 18.04 machine we were struggling to setup some very basic networking configurations. Something as simple as setting a static ip on a machine turned into a science project. A few...
  15. Nicola Mingotti

    Is anybody able to run AndroidStudio ?

    Hi guys, I would really like to be able to run AndroidStudio in FreeBSD. I have got abd working already. I tried to download Android Studio for Linux and then run bash -x studio.sh It hangs without giving any arrors at this line (newlines added it for readability)...
  16. U

    ZFS FreeBSD moving to ZFS-on-Linux

    https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-fs/2018-December/027085.html Looks like FreeBSD is going to be re-basing ZFS on the Linux port. The original port was based on OpenSolaris/Illumos which then moved to DelphixOS. However, Delphix have now announced they are moving to the Linux port...
  17. ShelLuser

    Setting up a (Debian) Linux jail on FreeBSD

    Hi gang! Prerequisites: I am assuming that you know how to install software on FreeBSD and also have some basic understanding about FreeBSD jails. Editorial I'm going to be very honest here: I started disliking Linux for a while, and I've worked with it for a long time. For various reasons...
  18. ldgc

    Humble Bundle Linux Games

    Hello people :) I bought two games in Humble Bundle: Deponia The Complete Journey and Gone Home. Both games have the system requirements on their respective link and have a DRM-Free version. Will DRM-Free linux version of both games natively work in FreeBSD? P.S. I only attached the script that...
  19. Butterfly

    Moving on from Linux to FreeBSD

    Hi Gang, It's been a while since I was here. So, hi all :) Okay. So, I have this Linux box (32 bit Manjaro Linux) for which the support of the OS has stopped. There was an attempt to keep the patient alive, but there are "voices of reason" that call on pulling the perverbial plug... So. Is it...
  20. decuser

    how do I boot freebsd root on zfs from linux's grub

    Hi, This is a crossover question because it involves the grub boot loader from Linux and FreeBSD's kernel. I have successfully booted into FreeBSD from grub, but the process produces an environment that is not 100% consistent (upgrading using freebsd-update has an issue, described below). My...
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