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I'm running some tests on my old and trusted Raspberry Pi A+.
I've installed Raspbian - latest release, lite version. At the prompt, it's using 92 MB of RAM, mainly due to systemd and NetworkManager. As soon as you use it (even just for apt), it starts swapping and becomes almost unusable. It took 5 minutes just to install Python.
I tried NetBSD (on the same memory card): 35 MB of RAM used (including Postfix!) and it's totally usable.
Here's a short video about my cloudless, portable, small, low-resource "smart thermostat". It doesn't need an internet connection and uses MQTT. Here, it's directly driving a relay.
It's running on a Raspberry Pi Zero W, powered by NetBSD, in read-only mode.
I used it for years and it's time to go back to it, cloudless and local.
#RunBSD #NetBSD #IoT #OwnYourDevices #OwnYourData #Cloudless
EDIT: here's a video: https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/@stefano/115468560621831960
Yes, my old python program to control my heaters is still working. I just had to adapt it to python 3 and modify the code so the old ds1820 sensors aren't needed anymore, I can connect it to my mqtt server. And get the temp from the esp8266 I placed many years ago, all around the house. I've also put a relay on one of them and it works fine.
Oh, and all is running on a Raspberry PI Zero W, powered by NetBSD.
Think NetBSD is just some spooky, complicated thing for old-school hackers? Nah.
But all that legendary portability and rock-solid reliability? That doesn't happen by magic.
Every stable update, cool new feature, and wild new platform it supports (yes, even your toaster) comes from the hard work of the NetBSD community. And honestly, they're powered by support from people just like you.
When you donate to the NetBSD Foundation, you're directly helping to:
Keep NetBSD's code clean, secure, and ready for whatever's next.
Supercharge the build systems and infrastructure that our devs live on.
Cook up more docs, guides, and resources for new users and seasoned pros.
Make sure "Of course it runs NetBSD" stays a free-for-everyone reality.
Your contribution is what keeps NetBSD stable, modern, and running on (almost) everything. Pitch in to support the work that keeps #NetBSD awesome!
#OpenSource #Halloween #donate #runbsd #linux #retro #ewaste
Tinkering with #bspwm and I'm getting quite used to it and love the preselection aka manual tiling. Even managed to get picom setting the transparency for tbe preselection area. Still lot's more to explore here before I decide if I'll switch from #herbstluftwm but it's looking probable as i can have 1-10 individual or whatever workspaces on each monitor. #OpenBSD #RunBSD
@mischa @joel I don't know Joel, I think you might just be stretching the sanctity of the NYC*BUG dmesgd post by putting our man Mischa on shout like that!
;-)
Tip of the hat to you Mischa, that's a heck of a posting habit you have there!
Cheers for the laugh and everyone be like Mischa and use the NYC*BUG dmesgd system please. It helps us all:
https://dmesgd.nycbug.org/dmesgd?do=submit
#RUNBSD
The updated control panel at @BoxyBSD by @gyptazy
@gyptazy #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #FreeVPS #Hosting #IPV6 #BGP #DN42 #smolBSD #RUNBSD #BSD #BSDHosting #Hosting #FreeHosting #community #opensource
We at @BoxyBSD are happy to announce our new and modern website!
While the missions keeps the same by providing a free place for beginners to learn, educate themselves and test things in the wild on BSD-based systems (such like #FreeBSD, #NetBSD, #OpenBSD (or even #smolbsd) and many more ones) with public accessible IP addresses, the old nerdy design only hit a niche of users.
We want to make BoxyBSD more accessible & enjoyable to everyone and this is one of the first steps. We know, a laggy SSH connection doesn't make fun and therefore, we're also setting up new locations to provide you a better latency independent of your location.
During this time, signups for new users are currently deactivated until the new locations are up and running and the first real-user tests within the new interface have been successfully performed.
Web: https://boxybsd.com
Thanks to @gyptazy for this :)
#BoxyBSD #BSD #BSDHosting #Runbsd #vps #freevps #vpshosting #community #education
The updated control panel at @BoxyBSD by @gyptazy
@gyptazy #FreeBSD #NetBSD #OpenBSD #FreeVPS #Hosting #IPV6 #BGP #DN42 #smolBSD #RUNBSD #BSD #BSDHosting #Hosting #FreeHosting #community #opensource
Something is afoot! A new project is underway, and I have a lot of learning to do! #FreeBSD
Ooooh ! Welcome to the BSD community ! 
#RunBSD
#RunBSD on a twelve year old MacBook Pro
https://systeemkabouter.nl/runbsd-on-a-twelve-year-old-macbook-pro.html
And thank you people responding yesterday, especially @rqm greatly appreciated!
Access *BSD Hyper-V guests from your host via ssh:
1) Enable and start the ssh-agent service on your host by running the following in Powershell, as Administrator:
Set-Service -Name "ssh-agent" -StartupType Automatic
Start-Service -Name "ssh-agent"
2) Generate ssh keys on your host, as your regular user:
ssh-keygen
3) Add the following to .ssh/config on your host, as your regular user:
Host *
AddKeysToAgent yes
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
Host beastie
HostName 172.22.168.238
Adjust HostName to guest IP (run 'ifconfig' on guest)
4) Connect via ssh from your host to your *BSD guest with:
ssh beastie
Installed 7.8 on an old 2x4 Xeon machine with a Radeon Nautilus GPU and KDE plasma. No sweat! The iwx0 wifi got an ac connection and managed approx 200Mbps down and 100Mbps up! Why did the Yubikey OTP stop working!? Why Theo! Why! Good grief I’m still in mourning, not even at the acceptance phase even…. #OpenBSD #YubiKey #RunBSD #RuinBSD #Frustration
Access *BSD Hyper-V guests from your host via ssh:
1) Enable and start the ssh-agent service on your host by running the following in Powershell, as Administrator:
Set-Service -Name "ssh-agent" -StartupType Automatic
Start-Service -Name "ssh-agent"
2) Generate ssh keys on your host, as your regular user:
ssh-keygen
3) Add the following to .ssh/config on your host, as your regular user:
Host *
AddKeysToAgent yes
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
Host beastie
HostName 172.22.168.238
Adjust HostName to guest IP (run 'ifconfig' on guest)
4) Connect via ssh from your host to your *BSD guest with:
ssh beastie
#RunBSD on a twelve year old MacBook Pro
https://systeemkabouter.nl/runbsd-on-a-twelve-year-old-macbook-pro.html
And thank you people responding yesterday, especially @rqm greatly appreciated!
Installed 7.8 on an old 2x4 Xeon machine with a Radeon Nautilus GPU and KDE plasma. No sweat! The iwx0 wifi got an ac connection and managed approx 200Mbps down and 100Mbps up! Why did the Yubikey OTP stop working!? Why Theo! Why! Good grief I’m still in mourning, not even at the acceptance phase even…. #OpenBSD #YubiKey #RunBSD #RuinBSD #Frustration
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