FreeBSD provides various tools as a part of its base system. In FreeBSD, there are two ways to install software packages from official repositories or third-party sources i.e. pkg and ports. The pkg is used to install from prebuilt binaries and port is used to install from sources. I already discussed how to install or … Read more
Take a deep breathe and be sure that you have at least an hour of time.We have to go a long way towards an important step. Before going into any istration or any driver development guide, you must know how to install FreeBSD and configure it. Just to stay in the safe side I will … Read more
FreeBSD is the operating system used to power modern servers, desktops, and embedded platforms. By default, it utilizes the GENERIC kernel to a wide range of hardware. Building a custom kernel has its own advantages such as enhanced functionality, better performance, etc. This article describes how to compile, build, and install a custom kernel … Read more
A firewall is a network security system that monitors incoming and outgoing network traffic flows through a system. It allows or blocks the data packets based on a set of security rules that are predefined in the system. It acts as a barrier between internal and external sources such as the internet and blocks malicious … Read more
In FreeBSD, there are two ways to install software packages: pkg and ports collection. The pkg is used to install from prebuilt binaries while the ports are compiled and install from the source of an application. In this article, we will understand the ports skeleton and how a port or package is compiled and installed … Read more
FreeBSD Jail is nothing but OS-level virtualization that allows partitioning a system into several independent mini-systems. These mini-systems are called Jails, a jail could be a complete jail that resembles the whole system or a service jail that is created for specific services such as web server, database server, etc. The process of building jails … Read more
KDE is among one of the most popular free and opensource desktop environments. It provides various built-in tools. KDE plasma-desktop is extremely lightweight and highly customizable. It comes default in various Linux distributions such as Kubuntu, Manjaro KDE edition, Fedora KDE edition, etc. There are two ways to install software packages in FreeBSD: pkg and … Read more
A super or root is a most privileged in FreeBSD. It has access to all the commands and files of the system. A root or super is also called the because it is needed to perform all the istrative tasks. With super privileges, you can perform tasks such as installing … Read more
Once I was strating the sshd service, I saw the error: Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key issue. Sometimes while starting the sshd service you may face some issues like the following: Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_key Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key Could not load host key: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key Could not load host key: … Read more
The sudo (super do) is a program for Unix like operating systems. It allows a to run a command or program with the privilege of another , by default super. It comes preinstalled in various Linux distributions, but if you want to use it in FreeBSD then first you need to install it. In … Read more
Important question is why you need to set and unset variables at boot time???The answer is when something is stopping you from booting your system then this may help you make your day easier. There are so many variables set by default in the system by various kernel subsystems or driver modules. you can find … Read more
In FreeBSD, a group is a list of s. It makes it easier to define the permissions such as read, write, and execute for a system resource that is to be shared among the s of that group. You can set permission to ensure that files are accessible to s of a particular group like … Read more