Multi-OS PXE-booting from FreeBSD 12: PXE menu and *BSD (pt. 3)

[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2021/multi-os_pxe-booting_from_fbsd_pt3.gmi Post 1 of this mini series is about what lead me to do this in the first place, features a little excursion for people new to PXE and details the setup …

Multi-OS PXE-booting from FreeBSD 12: Required services (pt. 2)

[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2021/multi-os_pxe-booting_from_fbsd_pt2.gmi The previous post was about what lead me to do this in the first place, featured a little excursion for people new to PXE and most importantly detailed the setup of …

Multi-OS PXE-booting from FreeBSD 12: Introduction (pt. 1)

[New to Gemini? Have a look at my Gemini FAQ.] This article was bi-posted to Gemini and the Web; Gemini version is here: gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/kraileth/neunix/2021/multi-os_pxe-booting_from_fbsd_pt1.gmi This is an introductory article; if you're familiar with PXE you will want to skip the excursion but may be interested in the "Why". The article ends with the post-installation setup …

Exploring FreeBSD (3/3) – a tutorial from the Linux user’s perspective

This is the third and last post of a series of introducing FreeBSD to Linux users. You might want to take a look at the first post (talking about some things different from Linux) and the second one (about binary updating and package, user and service management) if you have not done so already. If …

Exploring FreeBSD (2/3) – a tutorial from the Linux user’s perspective

This is the second post of the "Exploring FreeBSD" tutorial. If you didn't do so already, may want to read the first part before this one. And if you are completely unfamiliar with FreeBSD, the posts installing FreeBSD and the general introduction of the OS may also be of interest for you. In the first …

Exploring FreeBSD (1/3) – a tutorial from the Linux user’s perspective

The previous blog post detailed the FreeBSD installation and the one before introduced the OS in general. This one is going to show you around a little bit. There's a lot to see here - so let's jump right in! Convenient access Let's start the VM with the fresh FreeBSD installation and login as root. …

Installing FreeBSD – a tutorial from the Linux user’s perspective

This article deals with installing FreeBSD. It's meant for the first time FreeBSD user who has a bit of Linux background. The installation process is actually quite simple and straight-forward. I'll guide you through in some detail, anyways, because I think that there are a few things that are good to know even if they …