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Ubuntu Linux vs. PC-BSD

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A comparison between Ubuntu 7.04 Linux (Fiesty Fawn) and the upcoming release of PC-BSD 1.4.
PC-BSD, on the other hand, "has been designed with the casual computer user in mind. Installing the system is simply a matter of a few clicks and a few minutes for the installation process to finish. Hardware such as video, sound, network, and other devices will be auto-detected and available at the first system startup. Home users will immediately feel comfortable with PC-BSD's desktop interface, with KDE 3.5 running under the hood.
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mail this link | permapage | score:9765 | -Ray, August 24, 2007

Tutorial: FreeBSD Jail Upgrade

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The FreeBSD jail mechanism is an implementation of operating system-level virtualization that allows administrators to partition a FreeBSD-based computer system into several independent mini-systems called jails. FreeBSD jails offer security, ease of delegation and os level virtualization. This article explains how to upgrade FreeBSD jails using 'make world'. read more...
permapage | score:9749 | -nixcraft, November 18, 2008

In search of the perfect Linux and BSD desktop distribution

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Is there such a thing as a perfect Linux or BSD desktop distribution? If so, what features and functionalities would such a distro have for it to have attained that high state - of perfection (on the desktop)? And perfect for what group of users? Geeks or non-geeks? In order to answer these questions, we set out here the most important features we expect a modern Linux or BSD desktop distribution to have. read more...
permapage | score:9726 | -finid, March 27, 2009

Tutorial: FreeBSD Static Routing

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For one machine to be able to find another over a network, there must be a mechanism in place to describe how to get from one to the other. This is called routing. This how to describes FreeBSD default routing and static routing configuration for particular subnet / host. read more...
permapage | score:9681 | -nixcraft, February 4, 2008

Comparison: Linux vs. FreeBSD

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A quick overview the differences between Linux and FreeBSD...
GNU/Linux is the most popular operating system built with free/open source software. However, it is not the only one: FreeBSD is also becoming popular for its stability, robustness and security. In this article, I’ll take a look at their similarities and differences.
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permapage | score:9605 | -Ray, June 4, 2007

FreeBSD: Configure Apache PHP with mod_fastcgi Module

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mod_fastcgi is a cgi-module for Apache web server.

FastCGI is a language independent, scalable, open extension to CGI that provides high performance without the limitations of server specific APIs.

This article explains how to configure PHP5 - mod_fastcgi under FreeBSD operating system. read more...
permapage | score:9586 | -nixcraft, October 11, 2008

Tutorial: FreeBSD Networking IP Aliasing

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IP aliasing is the process of adding more than one IP address to a network interface. This is useful for virtual hosting of Web or ftp servers.

This tuorial explains how to assign two more IP address to a single network interface under FreeBSD operating system. read more...
permapage | score:9585 | -nixcraft, November 3, 2008

Tutorial: Set up a Wireless Access Point on FreeBSD

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This guide explains the process of setting up a FreeBSD system that will act as a wireless router (as well as a wired router) that takes advantage of the ported version of OpenBSD's PF packet filter.
Getting FreeBSD to act as a wireless access point involves the following steps:
  • Make sure your installation includes hostapd and named (BIND)
  • Recompile your kernel for pf support
  • pf is not the only way to do this, but I strongly prefer pf to the ipfw/ipfilter and have written the How-To to use it
  • Configure NAT (and any firewall rules)
  • Install isc-dhcp3-server
  • Configure daemons and start them
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mail this link | permapage | score:9581 | -falko, March 24, 2007

Review: PCBSD 7.0

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A short overview of the new version of PCBSD...
PCBSD is a nice distribution for new users to the "alternative" operating systems as it is pointed towards new users, but advance users would not be disappointed. It is nice to see that PCBSD is progressing nicely, but there is still that issue of no 64 bit support as they have done it once in the past but strictly release their distribution for 32bit support only.
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permapage | score:9569 | -Ray, September 23, 2008

Tutorial: FreeBSD 7.2 Upgrade

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FreeBSD is just plain old good UNIX with rock solid networking stack. A new version of the FreeBSD 7.2 has been released. Systems running FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE, 7.1-RELEASE, 7.2-BETA1, 7.2-RC1, 7.2RC2 can upgrade using this tutorial. read more...
permapage | score:9563 | -nixcraft, May 4, 2009

Top BSD distributions

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Here are the top five BSD's...
As some of you may know, Linux is not the only Unix-like operating system available. There are other UNIX derivatives, and one of the most popular among them is called BSD. If you have been to Distrowatch, you will see different BSD distributions listed in there.
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permapage | score:9562 | -Ray, April 5, 2009

Tutorial: FreeBSD iSCSI Initiator Installation and Configuration

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The FreeBSD iscsi_initiator implements the kernel side of the Internet SCSI (iSCSI) network protocol standard, the user land companion is iscontrol and permits access to remote virtual SCSI devices via cam.

FreeBSD 7.x has full support for iSCSI. Older version such as FreeBSD 6.3 requires backport for iSCSI. Following instruction are known to work under FreeBSD 7.0 only. read more...
permapage | score:9517 | -nixcraft, March 13, 2008

The new stuff in OpenBSD 4.3

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This interview with OpenBSD developers reveals an inside look at the changes in the new release...
The most exciting new feature in OpenBSD/sparc64 is SMP support. All supported systems should work, with the exception of the Enterprise 10000 (for which support was added after the 4.3 release was made). The release has still some stability issues on systems with more than 4 CPUs (most of these are already fixed in -current), but in general the sparc64 SMP kernel is remarkably stable. Snapshots have been built on a dual UltraSPARC-IIIi machine since November, less than half a year after Theo complained that his shiny new Sun Fire V215 only "half" worked.
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mail this link | permapage | score:9509 | -Ray, July 21, 2008

Detailed Review of PC-BSD 7

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A detailed review of PC-BSD 7 with some screen-shots in OSNews. Some installation issues and solutions are covered in this article.
PC-BSD introduces a new type of installtion file with .pbi extension (Push Button Installer or PC BSD Installer). These are self-contained installers that has all the dependent packages included in them. This mimics the behavior of the setup.exe or the DMG files in Win XP and Mac OS X respectively. Double clicking on this file in KDE will launch a graphical installation wizard (root password is required) and guide you through the installation of the software.
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mail this link | permapage | score:9498 | -jinx_kid, October 5, 2008

Tutorial: Set up Apache, PHP, MySQL on OpenBSD 3.8

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This document aims to be a tutorial for easily getting and OpenBSD 3.8 installation up and running with Apache+PHP+MySQL. It is a collection of various information I've found on the internet (see References) and my own personal experiences. I will be covering installation and initial setup of the MySQL and PHP packages along with several PHP extensions. I also briefly touch on a few security topics and then how to get OpenBSD to start Apache and MySQL at boot. read more...
permapage | score:9478 | -freesol, November 5, 2005

Tutorial: FreeBSD Setup IPFW Firewall

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Ipfirewall (ipfw) is a FreeBSD IP packet filter and traffic accounting facility.IPFW is included in the basic FreeBSD install as a separate run time loadable module.

This small howto covers building and installing a custom kernel with IPFW. It also provide a small example on how to setting up the rules for a typical FreeBSD based Apache Web server. read more...
permapage | score:9477 | -nixcraft, July 4, 2007

A closer look at OpenBSD 4.3

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OpenBSD provides a UNIX distribution with a primary emphasis on security and cryptography. If you're looking for a UNIX distribution to deploy in the most critical nexus in your network infrastructure, look no further than OpenBSD. The recent release of OpenBSD— version 4.3—includes several new features and bug fixes that this article reviews. read more...
permapage | score:9454 | -BlueVoodoo, August 18, 2008

The most secure Unix OS: OpenBSD

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OpenBSD strives to be the most secure UNIX derivation. Design principles, such as code auditing, extensive use of encryption, and careful configuration choices, combine to ensure OpenBSD's secure by default philosophy holds true. This article gives you a close look at the operating system so secure that it was once banned for use in a DEF CON competition, where crackers go after each other's systems. read more...
permapage | score:9445 | -solrac, August 13, 2006

PC-BSD vs. Linux Distros

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Struggling for mindshare against Linus' juggernaut...
PC-BSD is perhaps the best thing to come to the desktop BSD world in a very long time. But unfortunately, it looks as if this fantastic distribution is following the rest of the pack and will be trying to locate funds by competing with Linux for business customers. Why should this matter?
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permapage | score:9435 | -Ray, January 25, 2007

Tutorial: Freebsd 7.0 Upgrade

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FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE is now available for the 64 and 32 bit computer architectures. FreeBSD 6.3 allows upgrade of existing installation to FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE. How do I upgrade FreeBSD version 6.3-pX 64 bit to latest 7.0 64 bit system? read more...
permapage | score:9420 | -nixcraft, March 16, 2008
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