Tag: linux

  • Portability in Practice: Build NetBSD for amd64, i386, and evbarm in an Afternoon.

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    NetBSD’s superpower is portability. The heart of that is the cross-build framework (build.sh): you can build full releases for other architectures without chroots, containers, or VMs. In this guide you’ll go from zero to installable images for amd64… Continue reading …

  • Why OpenBSD Is the Most Punk BSD on the Planet

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    🧩 Welcome to My OpenBSD Server — Example From OpenSSH to the Underground Desktop: Why OpenBSD Is the Most Punk BSD on the Planet Have you ever heard of OpenBSD? If your answer is “yeah, that one with OpenSSH … Continue reading …

  • Compiling LibreSSL in LMDE 6

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    Building LibreSSL on LMDE 6 — and linking it with OpenSSH for internal SSH connections “Freedom isn’t installed. It’s compiled.” Prelude — Why Bother Compiling in 2025? Most systems today come with prebuilt OpenSSL libraries — patched, repackaged, and conveniently … Continue reading …

  • When Linux made me compile Libressl …

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    When Linux Made Me Compile LibreSSL — and Why BSD Never Needed to Patch Its Heart “It was a long night — between make install and cold coffee — when I realized: it wasn’t the code that was bleeding. It … Continue reading …

  • FreeBSD Optimization

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    Supercharge Your FreeBSD: Disk Performance Tweaks and Monitor Setup Supercharge Your FreeBSD: Disk Performance Tweaks and Monitor Setup Hey, FreeBSD fans! Ready to make your system scream with speed and look razor-sharp? Whether you’re running an old-school HDD, a zippy … Continue reading …

  • Goodbye, Auto-Installed Pkgin? How NetBSD Is Getting More ‘Minimalist’ and What It Means for You?

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    … News about Pkgin over NetBSD Hey, Unix-like folks! If you’re like me and love tinkering with BSDs, you’ve probably installed NetBSD a gazillion times. Remember those days when, during the install, pkgin (that handy binary package manager for pkgsrc) … Continue reading …

  • 🕯️ When Open Source Became Religion — BSD Remained Philosophy

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    Open source once meant rebellion — the hacker spirit breaking the chains of proprietary empires. But somewhere along the way, Linux became what it swore to destroy: a pulpit full of preachers, each with their own doctrine of salvation.… Continue reading …

  • Paternal Linux vs. Sovereign NetBSD

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    (or: when the kernel becomes government) There are two kinds of operating systems in this world: those that trust you, and those that think they need to protect you from yourself. Linux today feels more like a welfare … Continue reading …

  •  ⚖️  Linux vs FreeBSD — The Difference Between Noise and Architecture

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    Linux is a crowded city. Full of districts, governors, councils, distributions, and local laws. Every corner speaks a different dialect of the same language, and no one seems to agree on what’s official. The result? A technological metropolis — alive, … Continue reading …

  • 🧠 FreeBSD at the Heart of Russia’s Nuclotron Accelerator

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    Few people know that one of the most fascinating machines in modern nuclear physics — the Nuclotron, located at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) in Dubna, Russia — hides a technical secret worthy of respect: its Control … Continue reading …