The BSD (Berkeley Software Distribution) is a UNIX operating system developed by University of California at Berkeley during the 70s and 80s.
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FreeBSD compatibility layer on Linux
I am aware of Linux mode on FreeBSD, where Linux binaries can seamlessly be executed in FreeBSD.
From the FreeBSD handbook:
In effect, there is a Linux kernel in the FreeBSD kernel. The various
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Backup bootable USB flash in Mac OS X
I have a bootable USB. It runs Linux. The size of USB pen is 8Gb, and linux partitions take less than 200Mb.
$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
#: TYPE NAME SIZE ...
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What is the BSD equivalent of Linux `netstat -lptun`?
In Linux, netstat -lptun gives a list of servers with the following details:
protocol
local and foreign address
state
PID and program name
What is the command's equivalent in FreeBSD?
Thanks.
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Sudo su vs su linux
If I enter in the password to su when prompted, it doesnt work while sudo su does. Also, when a command is executed using sudo (command), does sudo automatically execute it by root by default (since ...
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Install linux/bsd on compact flash using USB connector
How do I install linux/bsd on compact flash with usb compact flash adapter. The compact flash will boot on single board x86 computer as an IDE drive, but I'm doing the install on a regular computer ...
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How do I block Apache outgoing connections - PF firewall equivalent of this IP tables command?
I have configured apache in the conf file to work with user: apachez group: groupz.
To block outbound requests by the apache user (to stop naughty behavior with wget/scripts from external sites) ...
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“bad magic number” during fresh OpenBSD installation to a USB stick
Trying to install OpenBSD 5.2 onto disk sd0 (2GB USB storage connected to the computer).
Burned install52.iso as image to a CD, loaded it into CD drive, and booted off it.
After selecting [W]hole ...
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Can I Install Ghost BSD on an NTFS partition?
I have installed ubuntu 12.10 on my laptop. And decided to check out Ghost BSD. Two of my drives are formatted using NTFS so that Windows installation can access.
So i have prepared one of drives ...
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UTF-8 locale portability (and ssh)
I spend a lot of my time sshed into various machines, all of which are different (some are embedded, some run Linux, some run BSD, &c.). On my own local machines, however, i use OS X, which of ...
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Any Unix with Windows XP like fonts?
I'd like to try a Linux- or BSD-based OS on my desktop. But all distros I've seen so far have fonts that feel unnatural after Windows XP. Could you recommend a distributive or a way to make them like ...
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update file in tar
for Linux tar command:
tar uf test.tar test.txt
but for *BSD bsdtar command
option u = r = append,that is can't update file ,only can append file
and also ,I try compiled libarchive , proved ...
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Cannot get higher resolution in NetBSD 6 running in VirtualBox
Using vesa driver, NetBSD reports that the screen's maximum resolution is 1024x768, despite that I manually added a new resolution 1912x1016. xrandr -q confirmed that the new mode line is added, ...
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What value do I pass to `xrandr --output`?
I wish to add a new modeline using xrandr, however when I want to switch to the new modeline, I am asked to provide --output. The manual page doesn't explain where I can get my options from.
So how ...
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Is there a command line calendar calculator?
Is there a command line calendar calculation which provides these features?
Date (plus|minus) date interval calculation
User specified input and output format
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Is there a way to specify the number of CPUs which NetBSD may use throughout its uptime?
I am try to solve a very weird X problem, and I have noticed that changing number of CPU cores of the machine that NetBSD runs on may help me to solve it.
What I wish to do is to give NetBSD 8 cores ...
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ZFS & Deduplicating FLAC Data
I'm experimenting with using ZFS to deduplicate a large library of FLAC files. The purpose of this is twofold:
Reduce storage utilization
Reduce bandwidth needed to sync the library with cloud ...
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NetBSD as VMware workstation guest: `startx` hangs and maxes all CPUs utilization
I am using VMware workstation 8. I have attempted to install and run NetBSD 5.1.2 and 6.0. Installations all went OK and the system was usable until I install a window manager.
After installed xfce4, ...
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Running telnet standalone - possible? [closed]
So, this is what I want to do:
there is a local non-superuser and it can upload the file into /tmp.
Using this account, I download a telnet server package equivalent to what is already installed.
I ...
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FreeBSD password file
What would be FreeBSD password file equivalent of linux /etc/shadow and /etc/passwd? Is it the same?
According to what I heard /etc/passwd exists in FreeBSD, but not sure in case of /etc/shadow.
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Where is CVS setting(config) located at in FreeBSD usually?
Where would the CVS pserver setting(config) be located at in FreeBSD usually?
I am trying, trying to hunt for the location of the setting(config) file with no results...
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mod_python won't “./configure” on BSD
I'm trying to install mod_python 3.3.1 on Apache 2.4.3 and whenever I try to run ./configure (with apxs etc) and instead of configuring correctly, it says that Apache 2.x is required and my current ...
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How to connect to Cisco W3550 with FreeBSD
There is a pfsense 2.0.1 (FreeBSD) and the command cu for access to the serial console, there is a Cisco W3550 attached but I can't get a connection.
I try following Command:
cu /dev/cuau0 -speed ...
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No interfaces defined in new Linux installs after installing BSD
A few months back, I attempted an install of PCBSD on my laptop (EDIT: Thinkpad T420). Before installation, my partitions consisted of /swap, /, and /home for an Arch Linux install, and one ...
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How can I capture BSD already-printed boot messages on active console?
I am working with a developer of NAS4Free (FreeBSD based), and to help diagnose issues, I'm trying to capture the console output generated while booting.
After much searching, I can't find any hints ...
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What is the reason for rmdir(1) and rm(1) to co-exist?
I use BSD and Linux every day, I have never had a circumstance which I must use rmdir(1) rather than rm(1). What's the purpose of rmdir's existence?
Thank you!
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Is it possible to run a Linux / BSD app on a mac?
I don't care if I have to add libraries or build whatever on my end. I'm just hoping since OS X has the foundations of Unix that there's some way to run a Linux or BSD client. Specifically, we need ...
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What BSD is the most friendly to a laptop? [closed]
Don't get me wrong here, I'm just probing opinions.
I'd like to try BSD on my laptop, to learn more, to have fun with:)
I'm currently choosing between NetBSD and OpenBSD, just a whim.
What I'm ...
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Does using GMAKE, no longer make it possible to license my software under BSD? [closed]
If I create from scratch a software tool, but I want to use GMAKE (vs FreeBSD "make") to build my tool from source, does using GMAKE prevent me from license my tool under a BSD license since my tool ...
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Questions about installing BSD on a *technically* external HDD
A little bit of background:
1) I have a 160 GB hard drive from a netbook
2) I also have a SATA->USB enclosure that the drive fits in perfectly
Now, I'd like to install some flavor of BSD (probably ...
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How much BSD is in OSX Lion? [closed]
OSX is commonly seen as the graphical shell on top of BSD. Lately, it seems as though Apple is adding more and more to 'core' OS functionality (sandboxing, versioning). Is there a steady progression ...
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Why doesn't ls -lh show the total size of all the files and directories in each directory?
For example, it shows the kernel as being 18M but the Applications folder as being 3.8K
BSD/Darwin
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compare cygwin to bsd
I have a Windows 7 laptop and I need UNIX/LINUX for an application. I have run across Cygwin which creates a UNIX 'shell' so that you can run software that requires this on your PC. One of the ...
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Linux distribution with preference for permissive licenses
Is there a Linux distribution with a preference for permissive free software licenses (such as the BSD license), or, in other words, for avoiding GPL and other copyleft licenses? I do know about the ...
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DragonFlyBSD and VirtualBox
Has anybody tried to run DragonFlyBSD (32-bit) over VirtualBox on a Windows (64-bit) host?
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Lenovo S20 workstation allergic to Linux?
I got a new Lenovo S20 and I am having trouble loading Linux. I've loaded these variants with no success:
Ubuntu desktop
Ubuntu server
Linux Mint
CentOS
vmWare esxi
The live CD's run, and very ...
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Copy files off FreeBSD
I have a FreeBSD machine that I have to copy everything off the drive. The fielsystem is UFS and not readable by any other operating system. (great...)
I have a USB flash drive (FAT32) I need to copy ...
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Is there a BSD equivalent to “!!”?
I often find myself issuing a command that I do not have the proper elevated privileges for.
On Ubuntu I could use
sudo !!
This would issue the same command with sudo privileges. Is there an ...
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Custom router distribution
I am looking at custom router firmware and came across DD-WRT, Open-WRT, PFSense, etc. Is it possible to install whatever OS you want onto the router, assuming you have the correct drivers for the ...
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Linux vs. BSD. Decide for Me [closed]
So I've decided to format one of my hard drives that I barely ever use and install a free, open operating system on it alongside my Windows 7 install. I'm torn between what I want to install, so I'm ...
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Hibernating/Saving state of a gnu-screen, to resume after reboot? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Make GNU screen survive reboot
Is it possible to hibernate or save the current state of a gnu-screen to resume after reboot?
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How do you create virtual folders from saved search
I would like to have on unix-like platforms, the same functionality as to Windows 7 Library folders (aka virtual folders) you see in Windows Explorer.
Gnome Nautilus do that kind of virtual folders ...
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com.apple.named.conf.proxy missing
I've seen a number of references to /etc/com.apple.named.conf.proxy for use with named in Internet Sharing on Mac OSX. On my Snow Leopard 10.6.6 Macbook Pro, though, no such file seems to exist. Is ...
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What to you use as a “fuser -v -n tcp” alternative on Mac OS X
The fuser command on Mac OS X is rather primitive and can't check for processes listening on a specific port. Does anybody know a good alternative? It it enough to know which process listening on that ...
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How to install GCC or a compiler on FreeNAS 7.2
I have a NAS, running FreeNAS 0.7.2 (FreeBSD 7.3).
I have tried to install Flexget, but it requires some pysqlite dependency. I have python 2.6 and python-setuptools.
Running ...
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Keeping the wireless connected
I’m running OpenBSD on a computer which is connected via wireless to the network. It is a well supported NIC and I’ve had no problems with it from a hardware perspective.
Unfortunately my wireless ...
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Operating systems worth trying or forks with something special [closed]
My current choice :
Bsd : Pc-bsd and freebsd
Linux : Archlinux, Peppermint os one, Ubuntu studio, Mythbuntu, Edubuntu, Backtrack, Slitaz and freenas
Windows : Windows FLP and Windows 7
Mac : just ...
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Find BIOS update for HP Pavilion xt966
I installed FreeNAS on a HP Pavilion xt966. Every three seconds or so I message comes up on the console.
acpi_tz0: _TMP value is absurd, ignored (-270.2C)
From what I have been able to find this is ...
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Is there an equivalent for AnyDVD on Unix?
What would be the equivalent to AnyDVD on Unix (linux,*bsd etc)?
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Difference between linux and BSD
I want to know the differences between Linux and BSD .Which is efficient. Because they have some of the similarities with them.
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Create a file whose size in bytes is the percentage of free space on a disk
I needed a command-line method of creating a file whose size in bytes is the percentage of free space on a disk. I intend to run it via cron every five minutes, but first a shell script will do.
The ...
