A reckless guide to OpenBSD.

Welcome to a new weekly series of articles for intermediate to advanced level users of OpenBSD, focusing on aspects of using and customising the system that are not broadly covered or encouraged by the project's own official documentation, (hence the term ‘reckless guide’)...

https://www.exoticsilicon.com/jay/reckless_guide_to_openbsd

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OpenBSD/arm64 on Apple M1 systems.

It has taken a while, but I'm pleased to announce that OpenBSD/arm64 works well enough on Apple M1 systems for some wider testing...

https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20220320115932

#hardware #install #system

Doing stupid things (with packets and OpenBSD).

Several articles about OpenBSD on server: https://doing-stupid-things.as59645.net/

#system #network #mail

FreeBSD vs OpenBSD: Which is Right for You?

FreeBSD vs OpenBSD. Which is more secure? Which is faster? Which is generally superior? Both have their strengths and weaknesses, and both appeal to different audiences depending on needs.

https://www.ateamsystems.com/tech-blog/freebsd-vs-openbsd-which-is-right-for-you/

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OpenBSD Gaming Updates Q2 2022.

It's been a little quieter on the subreddit for a while, but that doesn't mean that nothing is happening in OpenBSD gaming! With the final touches being applied before the OpenBSD 7.1 release, this is as good a time as any to give a bit of an overview of recent developments and useful resources...

https://www.reddit.com/r/openbsd_gaming/comments/u5tdzy/openbsd_gaming_updates_q2_2022/

#desktop #games #system

🐡 OpenBSD 7.1 released. Apr 21, 2022. (52nd OpenBSD release). #release #system

How to contribute to the OpenBSD project?

You like OpenBSD? Then, I'm quite sure you can contribute to it! Let me explain the many ways your skills can be used to improve the project and contribute back.

https://dataswamp.org/~solene/2022-05-03-contributing-to-openbsd.html

#system #contribute

NetBSD 9.3 released.

The NetBSD Project is pleased to announce NetBSD 9.3, the third release from the NetBSD 9 stable branch.

https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_9_3_released

#release #system

Installing OpenBSD on Scaleway Elastic Metal.

The instructions below will roughly stay the same should you want to install NetBSD or FreeBSD instead of OpenBSD...

https://www.senzilla.io/blog/2022/08/10/installing-openbsd-scaleway-elastic-metal/

#install #system

OpenBSD on a Lenovo Thinkpad X220.

This is going to be yet another post about installing / running OpenBSD on an old Thinkpad X220. It’s not going to be different than all of the other guides that are already out there, but my motivation and what came of it afterwards might be interesting for some folks.

https://housingsklave.at/posts/2022-05-07-openbsd-on-a-lenovo-thinkpad-x220/

#hardware #install #system