<![CDATA[nixers - BSD]]> https://nixers.net/ Mon, 04 May 2026 16:48:49 +0000 MyBB <![CDATA[rm -i]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-rm-i Sun, 21 Nov 2021 11:16:13 +0000 pfr]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-rm-i
I have 'rm' aliased to 'rm -i' which is not uncommon. However, I get frustrated when deleting large directories with 'rm -r' as the command 'rm -i -r' will ask me for confirmation to delete every single file within the directory.

Is there any way around this? Ideally I'd like it to ask me to confirm when deleting single files but when multiple files are being deleted I'd love for it to just ask me once to confirm deleting recursively.

Any way of achieving this?]]>
I have 'rm' aliased to 'rm -i' which is not uncommon. However, I get frustrated when deleting large directories with 'rm -r' as the command 'rm -i -r' will ask me for confirmation to delete every single file within the directory.

Is there any way around this? Ideally I'd like it to ask me to confirm when deleting single files but when multiple files are being deleted I'd love for it to just ask me once to confirm deleting recursively.

Any way of achieving this?]]> <![CDATA[BSD Certification]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-BSD-Certification Mon, 15 Jun 2020 08:50:10 +0000 zzzcoder]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-BSD-Certification

Looking at:

https://bsdmag.org

Linux Academy

lpi.org

So far.

Linux academy had 0 *BSD stuff only text searches inside their content provided a reference to FreeBSD but I am under the understanding that they are sharing conferences or similar.

lpi - outdated materials and reference to an exam somewhere.

bsdmag.org has (expensive) courses - not certain how "viable" they would be once taken in the field of work.

Hoping those of you that have attended events have any ideas or those that have acquired said certification have feedback, or any others might help chime in?

Hope this discussion might help those of us with a love of *BSD get certification , credibility, etc as it seems other than writing in your C.V or Resume you have *BSD knowledge there's a lot of dead ends.

I also think it's nice to complete courses due to potentially learning aspects you may of overlooked.

Thanks for any help

zzz]]>

Looking at:

https://bsdmag.org

Linux Academy

lpi.org

So far.

Linux academy had 0 *BSD stuff only text searches inside their content provided a reference to FreeBSD but I am under the understanding that they are sharing conferences or similar.

lpi - outdated materials and reference to an exam somewhere.

bsdmag.org has (expensive) courses - not certain how "viable" they would be once taken in the field of work.

Hoping those of you that have attended events have any ideas or those that have acquired said certification have feedback, or any others might help chime in?

Hope this discussion might help those of us with a love of *BSD get certification , credibility, etc as it seems other than writing in your C.V or Resume you have *BSD knowledge there's a lot of dead ends.

I also think it's nice to complete courses due to potentially learning aspects you may of overlooked.

Thanks for any help

zzz]]> <![CDATA[BSD on a Mac Mini G4]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-BSD-on-a-Mac-Mini-G4 Mon, 25 May 2020 15:42:55 +0000 ckester]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-BSD-on-a-Mac-Mini-G4
First attempt was with NetBSD 9.0-macppc, but I found the instructions too confusing. I guess I'm not as hardcore as I used to be. ;-)

Second try was with FreeBSD 12.0 powerpc. That went well; the install program knew what to do with this hardware and it wasn't any more difficult than with an x86 or amd64 machine. Then ran portsnap to fetch and extract the ports tree. But when I tried to build the ksh93 port I discovered that 12.0 was already end-of-life'd and therefore the port system refused to build anything. Arghh, I wish they'd told me that sooner!

So back to the FreeBSD site and grab the ISO for 12.1 powerpc. So far so good. Installed, and currently building ksh93.

Does anyone else have experiences with BSD on this hardware they want to share?]]>
First attempt was with NetBSD 9.0-macppc, but I found the instructions too confusing. I guess I'm not as hardcore as I used to be. ;-)

Second try was with FreeBSD 12.0 powerpc. That went well; the install program knew what to do with this hardware and it wasn't any more difficult than with an x86 or amd64 machine. Then ran portsnap to fetch and extract the ports tree. But when I tried to build the ksh93 port I discovered that 12.0 was already end-of-life'd and therefore the port system refused to build anything. Arghh, I wish they'd told me that sooner!

So back to the FreeBSD site and grab the ISO for 12.1 powerpc. So far so good. Installed, and currently building ksh93.

Does anyone else have experiences with BSD on this hardware they want to share?]]> <![CDATA[OpenBSD on personal laptop?]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-OpenBSD-on-personal-laptop Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:29:32 +0000 Rue]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-OpenBSD-on-personal-laptop
1. I'm currently looking for a laptop, and because BSD's hardware support is very lacklustered, that would mean settling for intel gpu intead of nvidia and subsequently, an integrated gpu instead of a discrete (dedicated) gpu :(
(Reason this is even a concern is because I do need to/plan on running dual boot with Windows)

2. Having to give up the options for a lot of AUR and software that are otherwise possible on linux.

I know some of you run BSD, and OpenBSD seems to be a crowd favor on the forum judging by the recent threads, so I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on your decision process when making the switch and describe a little what kind of computer you typically install OpenBSD on? Personal computer? server? and perhaps what kind of stuff do you usually do on it, mostly for coding? everyday use? ever feel frustrated because certain things aren't supported? etc.

Thanks in advance.]]>
1. I'm currently looking for a laptop, and because BSD's hardware support is very lacklustered, that would mean settling for intel gpu intead of nvidia and subsequently, an integrated gpu instead of a discrete (dedicated) gpu :(
(Reason this is even a concern is because I do need to/plan on running dual boot with Windows)

2. Having to give up the options for a lot of AUR and software that are otherwise possible on linux.

I know some of you run BSD, and OpenBSD seems to be a crowd favor on the forum judging by the recent threads, so I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on your decision process when making the switch and describe a little what kind of computer you typically install OpenBSD on? Personal computer? server? and perhaps what kind of stuff do you usually do on it, mostly for coding? everyday use? ever feel frustrated because certain things aren't supported? etc.

Thanks in advance.]]> <![CDATA[Logical volume management on NetBSD]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-Logical-volume-management-on-NetBSD Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:49:09 +0000 Tmplt]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-Logical-volume-management-on-NetBSD
I can't setup a good redundacy with the drives I have currently — 6TB + 2x 1TB + 4TB. Is it possible to configure redundacy when I have the drives for it, or must this be done during initial LVM configuration?

When I have multiple drives in a pool, which are the actual data written to. Are they all written to ala RAID0, or is only one drive in use until it's filled up? I presume this is configurable? I'm surprised I haven't found much on this, but it might just be a case where I don't know what to search for.]]>
I can't setup a good redundacy with the drives I have currently — 6TB + 2x 1TB + 4TB. Is it possible to configure redundacy when I have the drives for it, or must this be done during initial LVM configuration?

When I have multiple drives in a pool, which are the actual data written to. Are they all written to ala RAID0, or is only one drive in use until it's filled up? I presume this is configurable? I'm surprised I haven't found much on this, but it might just be a case where I don't know what to search for.]]> <![CDATA[How do I go about sharing an external HDD between GNU/Linux, FreeBSD and OpenBSD?]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-How-do-I-go-about-sharing-an-external-HDD-between-GNU-Linux-FreeBSD-and-OpenBSD Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:04:08 +0000 Nagase Iori]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-How-do-I-go-about-sharing-an-external-HDD-between-GNU-Linux-FreeBSD-and-OpenBSD What file system would be best to use?
The best one that comes to mind is ext2, since all three support it.
Is using ext2 a good idea, because the HDD might contain some important stuff too, besides anime.
Are there any better options?]]> What file system would be best to use?
The best one that comes to mind is ext2, since all three support it.
Is using ext2 a good idea, because the HDD might contain some important stuff too, besides anime.
Are there any better options?]]> <![CDATA[FreeBSD on Dell E7250]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-FreeBSD-on-Dell-E7250 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 23:03:20 +0000 robotchaos]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-FreeBSD-on-Dell-E7250
i loaded up trueOS to find out if that would load X alright, and it seemed to...

please provide any tips. i also don't mind running scfb if i can change the blasted resolution. everytime i try

Code:
xrandr --mode 1366x768

it tells me --mode must be used after --output and i can't find which output i am on]]>
i loaded up trueOS to find out if that would load X alright, and it seemed to...

please provide any tips. i also don't mind running scfb if i can change the blasted resolution. everytime i try

Code:
xrandr --mode 1366x768

it tells me --mode must be used after --output and i can't find which output i am on]]> <![CDATA[BSD on my new laptop?]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-BSD-on-my-new-laptop Sun, 27 Nov 2016 00:09:42 +0000 berk]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-BSD-on-my-new-laptop
I got a Lenovo y50-70. I know, I'm not part of the masterrace - but I had a few questions about hardware compatibility. Where can I read about supported features? I'd say WiFi and sleep/hibernation is essential.

Thanks in advance]]>
I got a Lenovo y50-70. I know, I'm not part of the masterrace - but I had a few questions about hardware compatibility. Where can I read about supported features? I'd say WiFi and sleep/hibernation is essential.

Thanks in advance]]> <![CDATA[Statusbar with icons for spectrwm]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-Statusbar-with-icons-for-spectrwm Tue, 05 Jan 2016 14:08:20 +0000 nopc0de]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-Statusbar-with-icons-for-spectrwm
Do any of you have a statusbar with icons working with spectrwm?

I tried using spectrwm's status_bar with conky.
I tried using conky | dzen2
I tried using xmobar

In none of those I can get icons working. I tried using the siji font and FontAwesome font.

I can see all the siji fonts using xfd (both with the FontStruct format and xft format).
xfd -fa siji = works
xfd -fn -wuncon-siji-.. = works

But my terminals and bars show white squares...

If I set the font to siji on dzen2, I get icons but no text.
Do I need to run multiple dzen2 instances? One for every icon? (That sounds terrible workaround).

Thanks in advance]]>
Do any of you have a statusbar with icons working with spectrwm?

I tried using spectrwm's status_bar with conky.
I tried using conky | dzen2
I tried using xmobar

In none of those I can get icons working. I tried using the siji font and FontAwesome font.

I can see all the siji fonts using xfd (both with the FontStruct format and xft format).
xfd -fa siji = works
xfd -fn -wuncon-siji-.. = works

But my terminals and bars show white squares...

If I set the font to siji on dzen2, I get icons but no text.
Do I need to run multiple dzen2 instances? One for every icon? (That sounds terrible workaround).

Thanks in advance]]> <![CDATA[building lemonbar for openbsd]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-building-lemonbar-for-openbsd Sun, 27 Dec 2015 18:43:01 +0000 sth]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-building-lemonbar-for-openbsd <![CDATA[Favorite Terminal Applications]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-Favorite-Terminal-Applications Thu, 05 Nov 2015 06:24:29 +0000 bogachev]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-Favorite-Terminal-Applications File Manager: ranger
IRC Client: weechat
Terminal Emulator: rxvt-unicode
System Monitor: htop
Text Editor: vim
Screenshot: scrot
Torrent Client: transmission]]> File Manager: ranger
IRC Client: weechat
Terminal Emulator: rxvt-unicode
System Monitor: htop
Text Editor: vim
Screenshot: scrot
Torrent Client: transmission]]> <![CDATA[BSD Guru]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-BSD-Guru Thu, 03 Sep 2015 02:51:04 +0000 October]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-BSD-Guru http://bsdguru.in, which is basically a place to ask questions and BSD Gurus help you out with your problem. Thought maybe some of you would enjoy it.]]> http://bsdguru.in, which is basically a place to ask questions and BSD Gurus help you out with your problem. Thought maybe some of you would enjoy it.]]> <![CDATA[OpenBSD Native Hypervisor]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-OpenBSD-Native-Hypervisor Mon, 31 Aug 2015 21:08:07 +0000 apk]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-OpenBSD-Native-Hypervisor
was on lobsters today when I saw this.

I'm not intelligent enough to understand the number applications this software has, but I can kind of guess it to be intriguing. Almost unorthodox given OpenBSD's way of doing things. Nevertheless, I think OpenBSD's secure and consistent platform should bode well with virtualization software.]]>
was on lobsters today when I saw this.

I'm not intelligent enough to understand the number applications this software has, but I can kind of guess it to be intriguing. Almost unorthodox given OpenBSD's way of doing things. Nevertheless, I think OpenBSD's secure and consistent platform should bode well with virtualization software.]]> <![CDATA[Which BSD do you use?]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-Which-BSD-do-you-use Mon, 24 Aug 2015 22:52:25 +0000 October]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-Which-BSD-do-you-use <![CDATA[Following OpenBSD-current]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-Following-OpenBSD-current Thu, 06 Aug 2015 22:34:25 +0000 apk]]> https://nixers.net/Thread-Following-OpenBSD-current
Gotta question about following -current. Today I compiled the source tree and installed it on my machine (despite being told that is a bad idea by multiple sources) to understand the build process for OpenBSD and to generally refresh my brain (I am a returning user). Now, I am perfectly okay with using source and don't mind updating via source, but I was wondering if it is possible to do a binary upgrade from snapshots. Basically what I'm getting at is, even though I'm running a version I compiled, is it possible to go back to binary snaphots just by upgrading, or do I need to reinstall?

Thanks guys]]>
Gotta question about following -current. Today I compiled the source tree and installed it on my machine (despite being told that is a bad idea by multiple sources) to understand the build process for OpenBSD and to generally refresh my brain (I am a returning user). Now, I am perfectly okay with using source and don't mind updating via source, but I was wondering if it is possible to do a binary upgrade from snapshots. Basically what I'm getting at is, even though I'm running a version I compiled, is it possible to go back to binary snaphots just by upgrading, or do I need to reinstall?

Thanks guys]]>