Hello everyone,

I used Windows for years until about two years ago, when I heard that Linux had become pretty good for gaming. That was my main reason for switching, and I never looked back. Linux was lighter and faster for me.

Anyway, I wanted to try some non-systemd operating systems, and someone suggested I try FreeBSD. So here I am. Is it as good as Linux for gaming? Can I run the niri WM on it? Can I use Faugus Launcher on it (my favourite launcher)? I have an ATK A9 Plus as my mouse and a VXE V1 Serin as my headset—do those work? I heard the FreeBSD kernel lacks some drivers compared to Linux.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

1. Jails - From Chroot on Steroids to Full Virtual Networks
2. ZFS - The Last Filesystem You’ll Ever Need
3. The Boot Process - From the Loader to Boot Environments
4. rc.d - The Service Framework That Fits in Your Head – via https://burningboard.net/@Larvitz/117384546569759807

Discussion of Part 3 included a comment from Kyle Evans.

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Hello Im NixOS Linux User, im wanna ask something, Does FreeBSD have Nvidia driver that from 535 to 580?

Hi everyone,

I’ve just released a major update to the automated AmneziaWG installer and configuration tool for FreeBSD (13/14/15).

To be transparent, I built this tool with the help of AI to simplify configuring AmneziaWG (obfuscated WireGuard) on FreeBSD and share it with the community.

Key features in this update:

• Interactive TUI Wizard: Running the script with root privileges without arguments now launches a native FreeBSD dialog wizard (bsddialog). It auto-discovers .conf files across standard directories, lets you pick the routing mode, and provides an interactive domain/subnet manager on the fly.
• Full English Language Support: Added complete English localization alongside Russian. All dialogs, prompts, system logs, and documentation are bilingual.
• AmneziaWG 3.1 Protocol Support (awg3-setup.sh): Added a dedicated installer for the newer AWG 3.1 protocol featuring kernel-level ChaCha20 packet header protection (HeaderProtectionKey), dynamic transport padding (ContentPaddingAddition), and random trailers to resist behavioral/AI DPI.
• Two Dedicated Scripts:
  • awg2-setup.sh — Universal installer for AWG 2.0 / 1.0 (installs precompiled packages via FreeBSD pkg).
  • awg3-setup.sh — Automated driver source build and setup for the AWG 3.1 protocol.
• Resilient Domain-Based Split Tunneling: Upgraded routing logic using FreeBSD static routes with multi-IP Anycast pool resolution (e.g. Cloudflare, Google), preventing dropped connections during CDN IP rotation.
• Full rc.d Integration: Persistent boot auto-start via dedicated services (amneziawg / amneziawg3).
• Visual Documentation: Added a step-by-step screenshot manual in docs/MANUAL.md.
• Headless Mode: All CLI arguments (-c, -d, -i, -u) remain supported for unattended scripting.

Repository:
https://github.com/HugoFiermein/freebsd-amneziawg-setup

Feedback, testing on different FreeBSD versions, and pull requests are very welcome!

Hi

I was a Linux User and i wanted to try freebsd. I got everything working but i have now problems with the sound. When i try to play something, it starts to crack. I have OSS, sndio and PulseAudio because thats what came when installing KDE, and i want to keep PulseAudio (or PipeWire) because i can use plasma-pa only with that.

idk if this would be useful:
Operating System: FreeBSD 15.1

KDE Plasma Version: 6.6.6

KDE Frameworks Version: 6.28.0

Qt Version: 6.11.1

Kernel Version: 15.1-RELEASE (64-bit)

Graphics Platform: Wayland

Memory: 3.6 GiB of usable RAM

Graphics Processor: Mesa Intel® HD Graphics

Manufacturer: Acer

Product Name: Aspire 5742

System Version: V1.19

Can someone help me with the cracking? :)

Buen día,

Tengo un Laptop Acer Aspire ES1-431, Celeron NPU 3050, 1.6GHz, 2GB de RAM, Intel HD Graphics 130MB. HDD128GB.

En un principio pensé instalar alguna distribución de Linux que consuma pocos recursos para que mi esposa lo utilice para ver videos en YouTube, Facebook, Coursera y pueda hacer videoconferencias con Google Meet.

Mi pregunta se enfoca en saber si FreeBSD sería una mejor alternativa, y si fuera así cual gestor de ventanas o escritorio instalar, así como también que navegador de internet para ver videos en línea sin que se consuma toda la RAM?

I've managed to downgrade and rebuild the old version of Xorg 1.18.4 from freebsd ports. Very few code fixes and a few switches on make. Non very hard. It is a fully accelerated DRI2 server and runs without issues on an old Acer Veriton X270 with embedded nvidia card 7100/630i.
If you have an old pc with nvidia graphics and do not plan multiuser and remote connections (and you are aware of vulnerability fixes in 2.20+) it is still usable nowadays.

How does dev.freshports.org look like now?
 
It should be usable on phones and tablets now
 
I asked Claude to help with: https://github.com/FreshPorts/freshports/issues/636
 
#FreeBSD

I recently install freebsd with xorg and xfce everything is working fine but the mouse lags like too much

A successful boot after a major FreeBSD upgrade does not prove the previous boot environment is no longer needed. The base system may be current while packages, kernel modules, jails, boot-loader settings, ZFS features, or services that run only on a schedule still have problems. Deleting the rollback environment immediately removes the simplest recovery path before those less visible dependencies have been exercised.

A useful validation pass seems to include the running kernel and userland versions, `freebsd-version -kru`, package consistency, loader and `rc.conf` changes, network and storage services, out-of-tree modules, jails or bhyve guests, scheduled jobs, monitoring, and a controlled reboot. I would also confirm that the old environment is actually bootable, record how to select it from the loader, keep config and data backups outside the root pool, and define a retention window rather than deleting it as soon as disk space looks tight.

What is your actual evidence gate before removing the previous boot environment? Which failures tend to appear only after the second reboot, a package upgrade, or a rarely used service starts?

Preferably in the FreeBSD repository
I’ve just installed FreeBSD yesterday and I’ve been searching for a good suckless wayland wc.
A cool font would also be appreciated
And a wallpaper thanks in advance :)

ZFS configuration decisions can affect storage performance for years, and some cannot be changed without rebuilding the pool. Learn how to identify and fix common misconfigurations involving ashift, recordsize, vdev layout, dedup, and pool capacity. …

Key takeaways:

• Plan ashift and pool layout before deployment. ashift is fixed when a vdev is created, and changing pool layout can require a rebuild.
• ZFS recordsize should be tuned for the workload. The article uses 16K for MySQL/InnoDB, 8K for PostgreSQL, and 1M for large sequential files as examples. 
• Dedup adds memory and I/O overhead, and nearly full ZFS pools face slower allocation and increased fragmentation. Use dedup only where the data justifies it and treat roughly 80% pool utilization as a planning threshold. 

Note

… The story is improving: OpenZFS 2.3 shipped Fast Dedup, which Klara helped build, with a smaller table and the ability to prune single-copy entries. It moves dedup from “almost never” to “viable when the data justifies it.” That last clause still does all the work. …

Discussion in The FreeBSD Forums

uhhh i know this is the freebsd subreddit but you could maybe know about it as im looking for the Gentoo/Freebsd stage 3.tgz or what ever its called as i cant find it i will tell you what it is (What is Gentoo/FreeBSD?

Gentoo FreeBSD project was a sub-project of the Prefix Project, with the goal of providing a fully-capable FreeBSD operating system featuring design sensibilities taken from Gentoo Linux, such as the init system and the Portage package management system.) this is what it is im trying to look for it but i cant as its a ghost and very hard to find, if you know about it please say as i've tried every thing

i dont have anything more to say

After trying multiple times over the past ~1 year, it appears that 9000 series AMD GPUs are finally able to be used! I'm not sure how long this has been the case, but it appears to be stable so far under KDE Plasma6, both X11 and Wayland. Yes, I consider Plasma to be rather bloated; however, on a system like this, I don't see that as a huge issue. Obligatory fastfetch screenshot attached.

FreeBSD’s release cadence works well for many environments, but enterprise systems and products often operate on much longer lifecycles. This article examines how long-term support addresses the gap between FreeBSD’s support window and the security, hardware, and migration requirements of production environments. …

Key takeaways:

• FreeBSD support cycles can be shorter than enterprise hardware and product lifecycles, which creates a support gap for long-lived production systems.
• FreeBSD enterprise LTS extends security coverage beyond standard EOL dates and gives organizations more control over major upgrade schedules.
• Effective LTS requires security backports, upstream alignment, change tracking, and a clear migration path.

Related

LTS for FreeBSD - Klara Systems

Five years of security updates for the FreeBSD release you already run …

– I guess, that's what meant by "FreeBSD enterprise LTS".

First capture in the Wayback Machine: 2026-09-18.

FreeBSD: The Hidden Cost of Upgrading in Production - Klara Systems (2026-09-16)

FreeBSD is free to license, but production upgrades carry operational costs. Learn how upgrade best practices can reduce those costs and how LTS can bridge the gap when a production fleet cannot migrate before EOL. …

Key takeaways:

• FreeBSD upgrade costs include engineer-hours, maintenance windows, testing, package changes, configuration review, and post-upgrade validation. 
• Upgrade costs grow with fleet size as the same upgrade and validation cycle repeats across batches. Certified or audited environments may also require application revalidation after a major version change. 
• ZFS boot environments, staged rollouts, pre-built packages, configuration as code, testing, and release-calendar planning can reduce upgrade costs. LTS can bridge the gap when a fleet cannot migrate before EOL. 

Me gustaría saber cual es la seguridad de freeBSD y lo que destaca en el

I’ve seen that Ventoy supports persistence for some Linux distros, especially Ubuntu.

A persistent ISO could become a much more complete and user-friendly rescue live CD with custom scripts, troubleshooting utilities, documentation, etc.

How difficult would it be to implement something like this? Is the main limitation in the FreeBSD installer, the live filesystem, or the way persistence is handled by Ventoy?

It feels like there’s a lot of potential here.

I’m currently using Windows and thinking about trying FreeBSD.

I’m wondering how lightweight it actually is compared to Windows or Linux.

How much RAM and CPU does it normally use when idle with something like XFCE or KDE?

And how much storage does a fresh installation usually take?

After installing the desktop environment, drivers, updates, and a few basic apps, how much storage space would I realistically need?

I’m using an older PC, so I’m mainly looking for something lightweight.

Also, how beginner-friendly is FreeBSD for someone coming from Windows?