freebsd_tests

Bits and tricks for FreeBSD tests

Installation

How to FreedBSD

System components install:

• lib32

Partition:

• Auto ZFS
• Encrypt disk (optional)

Network:

• ipv4 ok
• ipv6 ok

Time & Timezone:

• up to you

Services:

• sshd
• ntpd
• ntp on boot

Hardening:

• random_pid
• clear_tmp

Users:

• Add a user for you ! Add your user to group wheel

Install:

• Let install and reboot

First boot:

login as root.

First config is easier if made from root. FreeBSD usage is different from GNU/Linux you leave the base system intact and you put your version of config files in /usr/local/etc updating packages informations pkg update

Creating our pkg config

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/ports/#ports

mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos; cp /etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf /usr/local/etc/pkg/repos/

edit FreeBSD.conf and replace quarterly by latest (we love taking risks)

pkg update;pkg install doas # (replacement for sudo)

echo "permit nopass keepenv :wheel" >/usr/local/etc/doas.conf

we will use fish as login sheel because it's cool.

doas pkg install fish

setting fish as our login shell

doas pw usermod <loginname> -s /usr/local/bin/fish

Installing smart to monitor our disks

doas pkg install smartmontools; doas sysrc smartd_enable="YES"; cd /usr/local/etc; doas cp smartd.conf.sample smartd.conf; doas service smartd start

Basic install done !

We can continue to boot environment with bectl

doas bectl list doas bectl create before-upgrade-fbsd doas bectl activate before-upgrade-fbsd doas reboot doas freebsd-upgrade fetch doas freebsd-upgrade install

Network

Wired

doas sysrc ifconfig_em0="DHCP"

doas sysrc background_dhclient="YES"

Wifi

echo "network={ ssid="myssid" psk="mypsk" }" > /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf

doas sysrc wlans_iwn0="wlan0"

doas sysrc ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP"

doas service netif restart

XWindow !

https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/x11/#x11-synopsis

doas pkg install xfce xorg xdm drm-kmod; doas pkg install xf86-video-scfb; doas pw groupmod video -m sfoutrel

pkg install virtualbox-ose-additions doas sysrc vboxservice_enable=YES doas sysrc vboxguest_enable=YES

Docker et vscode

https://wiki.freebsd.org/Docker pkg install vscode