FreeBSD

FreeBSD is Rubenerd's favourite operating system. This is a page of our notes.

Links

• AARNet Mirror
• FreshPorts
• Handbook
• Wiki

Bootstrap local pkgsrc

$ cd ~
$ env CVS_RSH=ssh cvs -d anoncvs@anoncvs.NetBSD.org:/cvsroot checkout -P pkgsrc
$ cd pkgsrc/bootstrap
$ ./bootstrap

Checkout partial ports tree

# svn checkout --depth empty https://svn.freebsd.org/ports/head /usr/ports
# cd /usr/ports
# svn update --set-depth files
# svn update Mk
# svn update Templates
# svn update Tools
# svn update --set-depth files games
# cd games

Essential packages

# pkg install git-lite lzop lsof oksh openntpd rsync tmux

Get latest pkgng

# mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos
# cp /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/
# sed -i  's/quarterly/latest/g' /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD.conf

Immutable file flags

Note this doesn't work in jails; this must be done on the host.

# chflags schg $FILE_TO_MAKE_IMMUTABLE
# chflags noschg $FILE_TO_MAKE_MUTABLE

Prevent motd(5) being overwritten

# sysrc update_motd="NO"

Reload pf rules

# pfctl -f /etc/pf.conf

Report to NYC*BUG dmesgd

# curl -v -d "nickname=$USER" -d "description=FreeBSD/$(uname -m) on \
$(kenv smbios.system.maker) $(kenv smbios.system.product)" -d "do=addd" \
--data-urlencode 'dmesg@/var/run/dmesg.boot' http://dmesgd.nycbug.org/index.cgr