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ZFS v28 in FreeBSD 9-CURRENT

Gerard — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 21:35:33 +0000

Pawel Jakub Dawidek has added the latest open-source ZFS file system version (28) to FreeBSD Current. Few new things available now are: Data deduplication (info) Triple parity RAIDZ (RAIDZ3). zfs diff (info) zpool split (info) Snapshot holds (info) zpool import … Continue reading →

Released: PC-BSD 8.2 (Hubble Edition)

Gerard — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:25:44 +0000

Following the release of FreeBSD 8.2, iXsystems has now released PC-BSD 8.2. As you will know, PC-BSD closely follows FreeBSD’s release cycle (on which it is based) but makes it easier for use on the desktop. As a sidenote, Dru Lavigne, PC-BSD’s Community … Continue reading →

Released: FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE and 7.4-RELEASE

Gerard — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 23:06:36 +0000

After some delays FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE and FreeBSD 7.4-RELEASE are now available. Originally scheduled for January 24 the releases were put back to allow for a third release candidate. Be sure to check the Release Notes (8.2 | 7.4) and Release Errata … Continue reading →

Build your own FreeBSD update server (howto)

Gerard — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:36:33 +0000

This article describes building an internal FreeBSD Update Server. Experienced users or administrators are often responsible for several machines or environments. They understand the difficult demands and challenges of maintaining such an infrastructure. Running a FreeBSD Update Server makes it easier to … Continue reading →

What kind of FreeBSD Installer do you like? (Poll)

Gerard — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:55:53 +0000

We wrote about the latest developments with regards to FreeBSD’s default installer (sysinstall). It would be interesting to see what kind of installer you prefer. GUI or text/ncurses based? Feel free to leave any comments below.

FreeBSD installers. BSDInstall and pc-sysinstall to merge

Gerard — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:57:55 +0000

Most readers here will agree that FreeBSD would benefit from an updated installer with more functionalities. One of many reasons e.g. is support for the Zetabyte File System (ZFS). A number of FreeBSD users even think that FreeBSD can do … Continue reading →

Virtualbox 4.0.4 for FreeBSD (CFT)

Gerard — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 08:04:38 +0000

A call for testing has gone out for VirtualBox 4.0.4. The latest version in ports is 3.2.12 (/usr/ports/emulators/virtualbox-ose) so it’s nice a number of devs working to get this port updated. 4.0.4 is the most recent stable version, released on 17 … Continue reading →

“RAIDZilla”, a FreeNAS based, advanced featured NAS appliance

Gerard — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 22:53:34 +0000

FreeNAS 8 is shaping up nicely (FreeNAS 8.0-BETA available) and developers at iXsystems are putting in a lot of time and work into it. Apart from working on the software side, iXsystems also offers a FreeNAS based appliance, the iX-2120. … Continue reading →

Debian meets FreeBSD: Debian 6.0 debuts FreeBSD version

Gerard — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 12:23:19 +0000

After two years in the making, Debian 6.0, code-named “Squeeze”, was announced earlier this week. It features the KDE Desktop and Applications, the GNOME, Xfce, and LXDE desktop environments. Debian GNU/Linux supports a number of nice architectures which include: 32-bit PC / … Continue reading →

Ports update: KDE 4.6, OpenOffice and LibreOffice

Gerard — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:03:36 +0000

KDE 4.6 A new update for KDE came out recently: KDE 4.6. Miwi, one of the guys porting KDE to FreeBSD, mentioned on his blog that a FreeBSD port of KDE 4.6 will come out after FreeBSD 8.2 has been released. The … Continue reading →