Using rc.conf for network settings is SO EASY, I recently had to work with a old CentOS 6 host at work and setting up a static IP address was such a pain in the rear compared to freebsd
I agree there is a beauty in having a flat file for configuring the network. But at the same time I have liked the using of commands to specify and configure the network. Obviously, I could create my own scripts (or look for ones on the 'Net) that would duplicate the command-line interface that I like.
Hello Gary. I have installled FreeBSD 13.1 with XFCE and I want to start xcfe only from the CLI without the login manager. In that case is it ok to remove/comment the slim or sddn or any other login manager someone has installed from the rc.conf or it will crash after I type startxfce4 or startx (in case I have the .xinitrc file written to start the xfce session)?
Very interesting video, buddy! So you are using FreeBSD 14 (Current) as a desktop (in a vm)? That's actually pretty amazing! How are the booting time on that? I heard it improves from release to release but I'd like to hear experiences :) Anyway, have a nice day and greetings from Germany :)
Using rc.conf for network settings is SO EASY, I recently had to work with a old CentOS 6 host at work and setting up a static IP address was such a pain in the rear compared to freebsd
I agree there is a beauty in having a flat file for configuring the network. But at the same time I have liked the using of commands to specify and configure the network. Obviously, I could create my own scripts (or look for ones on the 'Net) that would duplicate the command-line interface that I like.
Hello Gary. I have installled FreeBSD 13.1 with XFCE and I want to start xcfe only from the CLI without the login manager. In that case is it ok to remove/comment the slim or sddn or any other login manager someone has installed from the rc.conf or it will crash after I type startxfce4 or startx (in case I have the .xinitrc file written to start the xfce session)?
Very interesting video, buddy!
So you are using FreeBSD 14 (Current) as a desktop (in a vm)? That's actually pretty amazing! How are the booting time on that? I heard it improves from release to release but I'd like to hear experiences :)
Anyway, have a nice day and greetings from Germany :)
I wore my RC.conf out. The most used file on the system it is.
That's given me a good chuckle, thanks Stephen :)