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Tips and Tricks for FreeBSD.
How To


Set

timezone:  cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/EST5EDT /etc/localtime
Shell:  bash:  chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash


Errors

GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.Consolekit.Manager.GeneralError: Unable to lookup session information for process

ck-launch-session dbus-launch --exit-with-session startlxde


Bash Completion

pkg install bash-completion
. /usr/local/share/bash-completion/bash_completion.sh


NFS

Ensure lock.d enabled:  /etc/rc.conf:  rpc_lockd_enable="YES"


NIS

Client

/etc/rc.conf

nisdomainname="[domain name]"
nis_client_enable="YES"
nis_client_flags="-S [nis server]"


/etc/master.passwd:  +:::::::::
/etc/group:  +:*::


Single User Mode:

mount -o rw /
ZFS:  mount -u / ; mount -a -t zfs


What's using swap space?

top -oswap -w


Boot X11 mode

	/etc/ttys:  ttyv8   "/usr/local/bin/xdm -nodaemon"  xterm   on secure


Packages

List contents:  pkg info -l [package].  Example: pkg info -l tigervnc-server


Install via Cobbler


Print ip address:  ifconfig


Enable a service:  sysrc [enable var]=YES.  Example:  sysrc grafana_enable=YES.


Format USB

Examples:

gpt/freebsd-ufs:

gpart destroy -F /dev/da0
gpart create -s gpt /dev/da0
gpart add -t freebsd-ufs /dev/da0
newfs /dev/da0p1


mbr/fat32

gpart destroy -F /dev/da0
gpart create -s mbr /dev/da0
gpart add -t fat32 /dev/da0
newfs_msdos -L FILES -F 32 /dev/da0s1


Run Linux Browsers (for example Vivaldi).

git clone https://github.com/mrclksr/linux-browser-installer.git
cd linux-browser-installer
./linux-browser-installer install vivaldi


Fresh Install


freebsd-update fetch
freebsd-update install
pkg update
pkg upgrade

Some base apps:

pkg install -y openjdk8 openjdk11 openjdk17 htop vim rsync terminator bash bash-completion libreoffice postfix git firefox chromium virt-manager

Some desktops:

pkg install -y xorg sddm fvwm lxde-meta lxqt kde5

Unattended Installation


/boot/loader.conf:  vfs.root.mountfrom="cd9660:/dev/cd0"
/etc/installerconfig:

PARTITIONS="vtbd0"                                                                                                     
DISTRIBUTIONS="kernel.txz base.txz"                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
#!/bin/sh                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                       
# Set up Networking                                                                                                    
#hostname vanilla-vm                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                       
env > /var/log/sfloess.env                                                                                             
                                                                                                                       
#echo 'hostname="vanilla-vm"'  >> /etc/rc.conf                                                                         
echo 'ifconfig_vtnet0="DHCP"' >> /etc/rc.conf                                                                          
echo 'sshd_enable=YES'        >> /etc/rc.conf                                                                          
                                                                                                                       
echo 'PermitRootLogin yes' >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config                                                                     
                                                                                                                       
# Set Time Zone                                                                                                        
/bin/cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/EST5EDT /etc/localtime                                                                     
/usr/bin/touch /etc/wall_cmos_clock                                                                                    
/sbin/adjkerntz -a                                                                                                     
/usr/sbin/ntpdate -u ntp.flossware.com                                                                                 
                                                                                                                       
#Set Default Root Password                                                                                             
# 1. echo  into -h 0                                                                                                   
# 2. echo  into -H 0                                                                                                   
# Use one or the other. Ex:                                                                                            
echo cobbler | pw usermod root -h 0                                                                                    
                                                                                                                       
poweroff
ActiveMQ

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/activemq:
#!/bin/sh
#
# PROVIDE: activemq
# REQUIRE: DAEMON
# KEYWORD: shutdown

# Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf to enable activemq:
# activemq_enable="YES"
# activemq_flags="<set as needed>"

. /etc/rc.subr

name="activemq"
rcvar=activemq_enable

export JAVACMD=/usr/local/openjdk14/bin/java
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/openjdk14

client="/usr/local/opt/apache-activemq/bin/activemq"

load_rc_config ${name}

activemq_enable=${activemq_enable-"NO"}
pidfile=${activemq_pidfile-"/usr/local/opt/apache-activemq/data/activemq.pid"}

start_cmd="${client} start"
stop_cmd="${client} stop"
reload_cmd="${client} reload"
status_cmd="${client} status"

run_rc_command "$1"

Nexus

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/nexus:
#!/bin/sh
#
# PROVIDE: nexus
# REQUIRE: DAEMON
# KEYWORD: shutdown

# Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf to enable activemq:
# nexus_enable="YES"
# nexus_flags="<set as needed>"

. /etc/rc.subr

name="nexus"
rcvar=nexus_enable

export JAVACMD=/usr/local/openjdk8/bin/java
export JAVA_HOME=/usr/local/openjdk8

client="/usr/local/nexus/bin/nexus"

load_rc_config ${name}

nexus_enable=${nexus_enable-"NO"}
#pidfile=${nexus_pidfile-"/usr/local/opt/apache-activemq/data/activemq.pid"}

start_cmd="${client} start"
stop_cmd="${client} stop"
reload_cmd="${client} reload"
status_cmd="${client} status"

run_rc_command "$1"
Raspberry PI-3

FreeBSD Instructions
Creds upon install:  freebsd/freebsd or root/root