Yeah, I went there with the title, but don't worry, the reference is both deliberate and self-aware. I'm actually about to write an article about this very subject to a Finnish computer culture...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/2024-the-year-of-desktop-freebsd.91732/
I'd like to start a discussion and gather opinions on why people actually prefer Wayland over Xorg with well-configured compositors (providing vsync, fading, and other features). As for myself,...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/to-wayland-or-not-to-wayland.95414/
Greetings all, I have acquired a W540 laptop with two GPUs, Intel HD Graphics 4600 and NVIDIA Quadro K1100M. I found on vermaden 's web-site article about installing FreeBSD on a predecessor -W...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/laptop-with-two-gpus.91901/
Hi mates! Has anyone tried to deploy LLM (Large Language Models) server on the FreeBSD box? Share your experience and how-to, please.
I can get a used HDD, somewhere it is recommended to "low format" it. What it is, is it possible in FreeBSD or is it beneficial? May be dd /dev/zero /dev/adaX or something to make all errors obvi...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/what-are-recommendations-for-installation-of-used-hdd.95167/
Can I build world and kernel for an older machine on a newer one and then just transfer /usr/obj there? Will it install and work? (And how?)
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/build-world-and-kernel-on-another-machine.95397/
Can I do this on FreeBSD? View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH-6tp-KBuQ
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/microsoft-office-on-freebsd.91355/
I need some help troubleshooting random high load on some servers. I have 4 MySQL servers - one source, 3 replicas, that seemingly @ random all generate very high load 80+ for a few minutes. N...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/causes-for-high-load.95426/
hi all, here is the situation: - i'm running 14.1-STABLE and unfortunately qgis in not installable using pkg, and the installation via ports/graphics runs for 12h+ and then stops for some issue...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/running-a-gui-application-here-qgis-inside-a-jail.95430/
I wonder if anyone else here configures Session Restore to "On last logout" or "When session was manually saved". Did you notice that those options stopped working some time in the (Northern Hem...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/plasma-5-session-is-not-restored.95413/
will freebsd15 have default desktop? i hear about it. is it true? will it be twm , xfce , icewm , mate , kde or other wm? by the way, i know freebsd have debian compatibility runtime. so, d...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/will-freebsd15-have-default-desktop.93784/
Dear all : i want to google some solutions about my question to save the time. but my location don't allow access google by GOV. do you know some free vpn can supoort freebsd , or payment by Al...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/question-about-vpn-in-freebsd.95425/
We are looking at ansible semaphore at work, and since I run ansible at home, I figured I would give it a try here on my mostly FreeBSD network. I am running ansible version 2.15.6_1, and install...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/ansible-semaphore-not-working.94835/
I have begun migrating my three laptops from Devuan to FreeBSD. After reviewing the very helpful user manual and other readily available resources, I got one laptop (Dell Latitude E6400) up and r...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/detecting-periodic-trim-of-ssd-under-ufs.95422/
Hello. my Linuxulator is misconfigured and I don't understand why,because everything seems correctly configured to my eyes. Code: ==> ./start-ubuntu2310 access control disabled, client...
Hello, My FreeBSD server (14.1-RELEASE-p5) suddenly started to give Apache error "503 Service Unavailable" for every website I run on it in a separate jail. These are various websites, each ru...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/apache-2-4-reverse-proxy-error-22-invalid-argument.95429/
Hello everyone, I'm a little stuck - I have an old important PC which doesn't run anymore. I have dump Backups of the following: > / > /var > /usr > Click to expand... The System...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/installing-old-freebsd-7-2-amd64-from-dump-files.95394/
Hello everyone, As stated in the title, I'm trying to understand the "BASIC-CLOUDINIT" images offered by FreeBSD here: https://download.freebsd.org/releases/VM-IMAGES/14.1-RELEASE/amd64/Latest/...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/understanding-the-basic-cloudinit-images.95428/
I just got a Lenovo l440 today and it's old school couldn't tell by the pictures. It has all USB ports and a SD card slot.. I won't have a USB thumb drive so I'm trying to boot from the SdCard. F...
I recently updated the system, and since then the system theme and the global menu don't apply anymore in LibreOffice, but it was fine before the update and I touched nothing. Code: Freebsd ...
For FreeBSD users, and those who've ever used FreeBSD, share your NetBSD experience. Including, if you've used NetBSD for complementary use with FreeBSD, such as needing hardware support for acce...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/share-your-netbsd-experience-for-freebsd-users.89800/
Dear all : i have run freebsd14.1 vm-bhyve as host and create a centos7 vm in this host . question is how to input any thing to the anaconda shell when centos7 loading installation in a new disk...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/how-to-input-in-anaconda-shell-when-centos-7-installation.95345/
Hi, I am trying to mount two samba shares on boot. I can mount them as root in the command line with the system booted. my fstab looks like : Code: //dlsa@WDMyCloudEX4100/Public /nas...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/mount-samba-shares-on-boot.95405/
Hello. Today, minutes before this writing, ANYDESK is not found on the official website nor it is found in the ports tree. The fix is to execute the command as user ROOT : > pkg install gtk...
https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/just-in-case-you-cannot-install-anydesk-on-freebsd-14.92449/
Maybe an unexpected regression with the recent upgrade to The FreeBSD Forums, there's no longer an OP hint on screen. This issue was first noticed whilst seeking historical posts by Zagzigger : ...