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New in the Q4 2025 FreeBSD Journal: FreeBSD 15.0 Fixes and Features

We’re pleased to highlight this article from our Q4 2025 Journal. It provides an in-depth look at the key fixes and enhancements included in FreeBSD 15.0, outlining meaningful improvements to system stability, hardware support, and the overall user experience. It’s a valuable overview for anyone upgrading or evaluating the release.

Read the full article:

https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/freebsd-15-0/freebsd-15-0-fixes-and-features/

#FreeBSD #FreeBSDJournal #FreeBSD15

FreeBSD Foundation | A non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and building the FreeBSD Project

FreeBSD 15.0: Fixes and Features

FreeBSD 15.0:Fixes and Features FreeBSD 15.0:Fixes and Features By John Baldwin The FreeBSD community continues to push forward with the release of 15.0. This release includes numerous features, refinements, and bugfixes relative to 14.0, which was released in November of 2023. Highlights of some of the changes are listed below, but more details can be

FreeBSD Foundation

@FreeBSDFoundation@mastodon.social · 2 days ago

New in the Q4 2025 FreeBSD Journal: FreeBSD 15.0 Fixes and Features

Read the full article:

https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/freebsd-15-0/freebsd-15-0-fixes-and-features/

#FreeBSD #FreeBSDJournal #FreeBSD15

FreeBSD Foundation | A non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and building the FreeBSD Project

FreeBSD 15.0: Fixes and Features

gtewallace

@gtewallace@mastodon.social · 7 days ago

Getting my #freebsd laptop ready with kde 🥳

#freebsd15 #digitalsovereignty

Cc @emaste @dch @stefano

Armando

@armando@rollenspiel.social · 4 weeks ago

Has anybody gotten the #framework #desktop running (especially graphics) with #freebsd15? Would be very interested, as it works flawlessly under linux (and I really, really want #freebsd running on that machine 😃

I get a kernel crash as soon as I try to load the amdgpu module.

And I haven't found any solution until now.

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Pete Orrall

@peteorrall@mastodon.bsd.cafe · 2 months ago

I had this recent exchange with my wife:

Wife: What is FreeBSD?

Me: It's Unix, an operating system, and it's awesome!

Wife: Oh OK. The only reason I asked is because I am finding these FreeBSD CDs around the house. FreeBSD 12.0, 13.3, 14.0.

Me: Yeah, I use the old versions as coasters for my tea mugs.

Wife: *pauses, laughs* I can see that.

#FreeBSD #homelab #tech #fun #unix #computers #freebsd15 #operatingsystem #awesome

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John-Mark Gurney

@encthenet@flyovercountry.social · 2 months ago

The FreeBSD 15.0-R magnet torrents are now available:
https://wiki.freebsd.org/Torrents

Remember to that when they're first available, DHT takes a while to populate.

#FreeBSD #FreeBSD15

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FreeBSD Foundation

@FreeBSDFoundation@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

FreeBSD 15.0 Now Available

The FreeBSD Project has announced the availability of FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE, introducing updated toolchains, enhanced hardware support, improved security features, and key updates across the base system. This release continues the Project’s focus on stability, long-term maintainability, and consistent engineering.

We encourage you to review the release notes and upgrade guidance

Read the full announcement: https://www.freebsd.org/releases/15.0R/announce/

#FreeBSD #OpenSource #FreeBSD15

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FreeBSD Foundation

@FreeBSDFoundation@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

FreeBSD 15: Why You’ll Want It

Following this week’s 15.0 release, we took a closer look at the features that stand out in the new version.

Key updates include a production-ready pkgbase system for more flexible installations and upgrades, enhancements to desktop and laptop usability, significant performance gains in AWS, and refinements to FreeBSD’s privilege and security model.

Read the full overview: https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-15-why-youll-want-it/

#FreeBSD #OpenSource #FreeBSD15

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Larvitz

@Larvitz@mastodon.bsd.cafe · 2 months ago

And one more server (including jails) cleanly upgrade to FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE

All running nicely 🙂

#freebsd #freebsd15 #sysadmin

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Lukas

@lukas@mastodon.bsd.cafe · 2 months ago

I just played around upgrading a FreeBSD 14.3p6 VM to 15.0-RELEASE via FreeBSD-base.
I still have not figured out how to do that with the official repos, but after building packages locally i was able to upgrade the boot environment and reboot in a working #freebsd15 installation!

Has anyone got this working with the official base repo?

If anyone is interested, here are my notes about upgrading locally (Notes in picture alt for copy paste).

Create Boot Env and mount it
```
bectl create 15.0
mkdir /mnt/upgrade
bectl mount 15.0 /mnt/upgrade
```
Change pkg configuration `/mnt/upgrade/usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-base.conf` to local repo
```
FreeBSD-base: {
url: "http://local.ip/${ABI}/15.0",
enabled: yes
}
```
and comment out FreeBSD-base from /mnt/upgrade/etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf
Install FreeBSD-pkg-bootstrap, as mentioned in the [release notes](https://www.freebsd.org/releases/15.0R/relnotes/)
```
env ABI=FreeBSD:15:amd64 IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes pkg -c /mnt/upgrade/ install -r FreeBSD-base FreeBSD-pkg-bootstrap
```
Then upgrade the base packages
```
env ABI=FreeBSD:15:amd64 IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes pkg -c /mnt/upgrade/ upgrade -r FreeBSD-base
```
Check, if FreeBSD-set-base is installed:
```
env ABI=FreeBSD:15:amd64 IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes pkg -c /mnt/upgrade/ install -r FreeBSD-base FreeBSD-set-base
```

upgrade all other packages
```
env ABI=FreeBSD:15:amd64 IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes pkg -c /mnt/upgrade/ upgrade
```

Temporarily activate boot env and reboot
```
bectl activate -t 15.0
shutdown -r now
``` — Create Boot Env and mount it ``` bectl create 15.0 mkdir /mnt/upgrade bectl mount 15.0 /mnt/upgrade ``` Change pkg configuration `/mnt/upgrade/usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/FreeBSD-base.conf` to local repo ``` FreeBSD-base: { url: "http://local.ip/${ABI}/15.0", enabled: yes } ``` and comment out FreeBSD-base from /mnt/upgrade/etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf Install FreeBSD-pkg-bootstrap, as mentioned in the [release notes](https://www.freebsd.org/releases/15.0R/relnotes/) ``` env ABI=FreeBSD:15:amd64 IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes pkg -c /mnt/upgrade/ install -r FreeBSD-base FreeBSD-pkg-bootstrap ``` Then upgrade the base packages ``` env ABI=FreeBSD:15:amd64 IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes pkg -c /mnt/upgrade/ upgrade -r FreeBSD-base ``` Check, if FreeBSD-set-base is installed: ``` env ABI=FreeBSD:15:amd64 IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes pkg -c /mnt/upgrade/ install -r FreeBSD-base FreeBSD-set-base ``` upgrade all other packages ``` env ABI=FreeBSD:15:amd64 IGNORE_OSVERSION=yes pkg -c /mnt/upgrade/ upgrade ``` Temporarily activate boot env and reboot ``` bectl activate -t 15.0 shutdown -r now ```

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dwardoric

@dwardoric@chaos.social · 2 months ago

FreeBSD 15 is here! 😊

FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE Release Notes:
https://www.freebsd.org/releases/15.0R/relnotes/

#FreeBSD #FreeBSD15 #OperatingSystems

Ulrich Hoffmann🖖

@honuk@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

Installed and now experimenting with #freebsd #freebsd15 on Lenovo M625q thin client (AMD E2-9000e 1.5 Ghz, 8GB RAM + 120 GB SSB). Nice setup so far with XFCE desktop. Wifi/USB dongle (tp-link TL_WN725N) works but has poor perfomance (like 30kB/s).

What might be a better supported WiFi/USB dongle?

Lukas

@lukas@mastodon.bsd.cafe · 2 months ago

Has anyone got this working with the official base repo?

If anyone is interested, here are my notes about upgrading locally (Notes in picture alt for copy paste).

Larvitz

@Larvitz@mastodon.bsd.cafe · 2 months ago

And one more server (including jails) cleanly upgrade to FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE

All running nicely 🙂

#freebsd #freebsd15 #sysadmin

FreeBSD Foundation

@FreeBSDFoundation@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

FreeBSD 15: Why You’ll Want It

Following this week’s 15.0 release, we took a closer look at the features that stand out in the new version.

Read the full overview: https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-15-why-youll-want-it/

#FreeBSD #OpenSource #FreeBSD15

Pete Orrall

@peteorrall@mastodon.bsd.cafe · 2 months ago

I had this recent exchange with my wife:

Wife: What is FreeBSD?

Me: It's Unix, an operating system, and it's awesome!

Wife: Oh OK. The only reason I asked is because I am finding these FreeBSD CDs around the house. FreeBSD 12.0, 13.3, 14.0.

Me: Yeah, I use the old versions as coasters for my tea mugs.

Wife: *pauses, laughs* I can see that.

#FreeBSD #homelab #tech #fun #unix #computers #freebsd15 #operatingsystem #awesome

opensourcefeed

@opensourcefeed@floss.social · 2 months ago

FreeBSD 15.0 is officially released! 🚀

Highlights include:
- Updated base system and OpenZFS 2.4
- Broad architecture support: amd64, aarch64, RISC-V
- Security and developer tool improvements

#FreeBSD #OpenSource #BSD #Unix #FreeBSD15

FreeBSD 15.0 is officially released! 🚀

Highlights include:
- Updated base system and OpenZFS 2.4
- Broad architecture support: amd64, aarch64, RISC-V
- Security and developer tool improvements

Read more & download: https://www.opensourcefeed.org/freebsd-15-0-released/

#FreeBSD #OpenSource #BSD #Unix #FreeBSD15 — FreeBSD 15.0 is officially released! 🚀 Highlights include: - Updated base system and OpenZFS 2.4 - Broad architecture support: amd64, aarch64, RISC-V - Security and developer tool improvements Read more & download: https://www.opensourcefeed.org/freebsd-15-0-released/ #FreeBSD #OpenSource #BSD #Unix #FreeBSD15

FreeBSD Foundation

@FreeBSDFoundation@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

FreeBSD 15.0 Now Available

We encourage you to review the release notes and upgrade guidance

Read the full announcement: https://www.freebsd.org/releases/15.0R/announce/

#FreeBSD #OpenSource #FreeBSD15

John-Mark Gurney

@encthenet@flyovercountry.social · 2 months ago

The FreeBSD 15.0-R magnet torrents are now available:
https://wiki.freebsd.org/Torrents

Remember to that when they're first available, DHT takes a while to populate.

#FreeBSD #FreeBSD15