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Building a Custom FreeBSD Kernel from Source
How to match FreeBSD source to the running system, derive a custom kernel from GENERIC, build it safely, and preserve rollback paths.
#kernel#build#sysadmin
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The ports tree, ZFS, jails, pf, and the internals of a Unix built for correctness.
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FreeBSD Networking Internals: Interfaces, Routing, and netstat
How FreeBSD exposes interfaces, addresses, routes, FIBs, bridges, VLANs, link aggregation, sockets, and packet-level evidence.
#networking#routing#sysadmin
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FreeBSD 12.0-RELEASE Announced
FreeBSD 12.0 arrived with UEFI+GELI installation, bectl boot environments, LLVM 6.0.1, VIMAGE by default, netdump, and newer bhyve.
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FreeBSD 13.0 Makes ZFS the Installer's Default Root Filesystem
FreeBSD 13.0 put Auto ZFS first in bsdinstall, integrated OpenZFS, promoted arm64 to Tier 1, and completed the base LLVM migration.
#news#zfs#release
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FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE Ships
FreeBSD 14.0 shipped OpenZFS 2.2, OpenSSL 3, CUBIC TCP, larger SMP systems, new bhyve features, safer UFS checks, and cloud images.
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pkgng Ships, Replacing FreeBSD's Aging pkg_* Tools
pkg 1.0 arrived August 30, 2012 after two years and 2,000 commits; FreeBSD 10 removed pkg_install and used pkg(7) to bootstrap the new manager.
#news#pkg#package-management
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FreeBSD 5.0 Ships with SMPng, the Start of Fine-Grained Kernel Locking
FreeBSD 5.0 shipped January 19, 2003 with SMPng's core locking architecture, while Giant remained widespread and release engineers advised caution.
#news#kernel#smp
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Configuring pf on FreeBSD: A Practical Guide to Packet Filtering
How FreeBSD PF evaluates rules, creates state, uses tables and anchors, performs NAT, logs decisions, and supports safe remote changes.
#pf#firewall#networking
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The FreeBSD Ports Collection vs. pkg: Choosing (and Combining) the Right Tool
How FreeBSD Ports recipes, official pkg repositories, custom options, branches, locks, audits, and poudriere fit into one package workflow.
#ports#pkg#package-management
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FreeBSD Release Engineering: -CURRENT, -STABLE, and Shipping Releases
How FreeBSD moves changes through CURRENT, STABLE, releng branches, freezes, release candidates, and supported production releases.
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