Why I use FreeBSD (Part 2): poudriere (jails package builder)
Another reason why I use and love FreeBSD: poudriere (French for 'powder keg').
I should have also mentioned in the video that you can access your poudriere repository over a network too so that one server can serve these customized packages to others.
I bought an X1 Carbon 6th gen from Lenovo solely to install FreeBSD on for work. See here: https://goo.gl/Q7ZoDn (affiliate link)
NOTE: I had a terrible experience ordering from Lenovo directly. Their ordering and shipping process is an absolute disaster that takes over a month to ship with tonnes of complaints (I was lucky to receive mine in fact). I recommend ordering from the link above (Amazon) to save time and uncertainty.
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Function keys and backlighting require: acpi_video and acpi_ibm.
Trackpoint nipple and trackpad work flawlessly out of the box too forgot to mention.
iwm0 (8265) hangs when trying to associate with WPA2 router but connects instantly to open networks.
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#freebsd #linux #bsd #thinkpad #lenovo #laptop #review
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9SPDGynGMQ
Found the simple solution to the problem that's been bugging me for months now.
As I mentioned in a previous video, OpenBSD was running abysmally slow after a shutdown (or sleep). Turns out it's a Thunderbolt issue.
Thunderbolt BIOS Assist is disabled by default. Enable it. Problem solved. (but unsure on its affect on battery life)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgJUy9Bx4wo
Need your advice - I'm having some issues with cava and the fifo visualizer in ncmpcpp on FreeBSD.
What's the best solution here? I must be missing something.
#freebsd #sound #cava #ncmpcpp #awesomewm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oR-zxXb5Olk
Just responding to a lot of comments I've had lately from people looking for pointless arguments over nothing.
"I like bsd" ≠ "I hate Linux"
"I use FreeBSD because...." ≠ "Linux can't do...."
capiche?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8Rn8m8fxu8
New site here: https://www.i-bsd.com/newsite/
Made using Jekyll: https://jekyllrb.com/ and hosted on a Vultr OpenBSD instance: https://www.vultr.com/?ref=7763727
I finally got around to putting a site up for this channel. The goal is to use it to document some of the things I learn and share code, etc. in a place that's easy to refer back to.
Jekyll has been a lot of fun and in my opinion pisses all over Wordpress for a typical blog site in terms of speed and security.
Runs great on the BSD's and is simple to learn following the Jekyll docs.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uaz8mG4LUHk
New BIOS update for the ThinkPad X1 Carbon 6th which adds Linux sleep state support: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-x-series-laptops/thinkpad-x1-carbon-6th-gen-type-20kh-20kg/downloads/ds502281
Sleep seems to work great on OpenBSD as I demonstrate here (but needs to be tested for battery consumption overnight).
Get the X1 Carbon 6th here: https://goo.gl/Q7ZoDn (affiliate link)
See my other video on this laptop here: https://youtu.be/k9SPDGynGMQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDdqr0fdakg
This will quickly explain how I optimized my Intel HD on my X1 Carbon 6th gen ThinkPad for FreeBSD using the drm-next-kmod port.
Also how to set the DPI settings for X (i3wm specifically).
I forgot to mention I added this line to my i3wm startup:
xrandr --dpi 220
Laptop screen now looks [almost] as good as a Mac. :) Smooth and crisp + high performance. No screen tearing (only when I attempt to record a screencast while compositing is turned on).
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZq3ST_5j6A
In response to questions about my preferred window manager and ricing, here's what I currently use: dwm.
https://dwm.suckless.org
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RICE def.
verb
/rīs/
to make a desktop environment or window manager visually attractive;
"Can you teach me how to rice i3?"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1Ymlme1OwM
ThinkPads let you customize the BIOS logo when flashing BIOS updates.
Here's how to make it look pretty (I've used an OpenBSD puffy).
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfaJVyM1y-c