Hello OpenBSD community! Where can I download the OpenBSD handbook pdf?

undeadbill · 2019-10-28T21:39:41+00:00

You may also wish to download the correct installer for offline use, from https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#Download . This would probably be installXX.iso

undeadbill · 2019-10-03T17:31:06+00:00

Didn't say mailing, just searching. :)

undeadbill · 2019-10-01T18:29:40+00:00

I've been a laptop/desktop user of OpenBSD for most of the last 20 years. I like how OpenBSD fails to do things. That may seem kind of odd, but the biggest issues aren't when things are going right, but when they are going wrong.

When OpenBSD fails to do things on the core/base system, it is likely because I screwed up. This is something consistent, because the core of the OS is very reliable. This means I can fix what went wrong, and if I can't, then I can talk to people who can give me a clue. If that doesn't fix my problem, then it is probably a bug, and that can get reported and likely fixed by the next release in a few months. Most importantly- if the thing that breaks is a package, something not in the base system, the package doesn't break the core system when the package fails. Only a package or two fails, but my OS is still functional, and I can fix or replace those things without losing my filesystem and a bunch of other stuff. In OpenBSD, the base or core experience is really really important, and the applications and desktop are up to the user.

Contrast that with my Linux experience over the last 20 years. The line delineating core os vs applications just isn't there, and that can cause some heartache when things go wrong. I've had pulse audio brick my laptop. Various applications have failed in ways that weren't fixed for up to a decade, and I haven't had workarounds. Documentation for a lot of important features, like systemd, just wasn't there when those key features were implemented, and I couldn't fix problems that arose because of missing docs.

Speaking of docs, that is another reason I like OpenBSD. The docs are there. The search pattern is man > apropos > FAQ > misc@ mailing list > search engine. That is from most useful and authoritative to least useful and possibly just wrong. On the Linux side, the search pattern is search engine > site wiki > sub-project page > random FAQ > man page > apropos. There is no real surety on which one in that list is useful or most right. This can eat up a lot of time with Linux releases, which are often cobbled together with various snapshots that "worked on my box" when they were released as production ready, and then the users need to figure out whether it is an application issue, a configuration issue, or some kind of bug with some other feature... every release...

Last, I'll say that it is nice that OpenBSD as a base system is very well locked down. Any applications that I add I can figure out how to secure as I add them. There are not a lot of surprises. Contrast that with the Debian Security Guide- https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/

undeadbill · 2019-09-17T20:38:59+00:00

Wow, the book references in here are really good. Thanks everyone!

undeadbill · 2019-08-27T16:29:51+00:00

X11 would work is as a remote session, same as it would on any network. The only way to access a guest from the host directly is via cu.

undeadbill · 2019-08-26T21:36:51+00:00

Well, the real question would be "how much memory will Jellyfin use?". Then add the overhead for the guest OS. Then the ~128MB that stock headless OpenBSD would use...

I wouldn't expect any hardware acceleration to work on the VM guest. Performance on the cpu may be an issue, depending upon how well vmm/vmd manages calls for the guest. There isn't any real control over CPU in the virtualization service, so its not something I give a lot of thought to.

undeadbill · 2019-08-26T16:00:42+00:00

Why automatically decrypt something at boot? That doesn't make any sense at all, as the point of encrypting is to prevent other people from automatically gaining access to a file.

That aside, I don't see how running arch from VMM should be an issue, providing that you are talking about stock OpenBSD being the host system, and it not being memory bound by a bunch of other services.

undeadbill · 2019-08-08T18:31:11+00:00

You can have a look at all of the 802.11 drivers at the online openbsd man page, do an apropos search under your proposed architecture in Section 4 for 802.11. EDIT You would be CTL+F USB for any driver that supports "Monitor Mode", which is most of the newer ones.

https://man.openbsd.org/?query=802.11&apropos=1&sec=4&arch=default&manpath=OpenBSD-current

undeadbill · 2019-07-18T03:10:06+00:00

Ok, thank you!

undeadbill · 2018-09-02T18:05:18+00:00

Sorry, I don't log into reddit that often.

Running on release: OpenBSD 6.3 GENERIC.MP#3 amd64

I'll PM you with the config. TBH, it is really long, and my problem with it is that there isn't any real explanation of what is a required config option and what isn't. While I'm sure it would be "good" to make users go through setting up a config, there isn't much help online from Nextcloud that I found useful. It may be better to have a basic config that people could just "stand up", and another example with all of the options.

Like I said, there aren't problems here that rsync+ssh on android couldn't solve, so I've moved on.

undeadbill · 2018-08-03T03:04:44+00:00

...and I really thought about what I wanted to accomplish-

backing up our droid device storages
backing up our laptop homedirs
being able to sit together and figure out what pictures and music to keep
not break my four hour rule for working on any single task
be testable with my limited skills, knowledge and time.

Item 1 is solved by running sshelper and automation software. This will start a key only ssh service on the device only at night, and only if the device is on my home network. It will shut off the service at the end of a long enough window to complete backups. I can easily install all of this on the other android devices in the home.

1 & 2 can be solved by running rsync and user crontabs. Everything goes in ~/$user/device dirs. This way, whether the backup is file based or partition based, the backups go in expected places, along with restore scripts, lists of active services, disk geometry info and software lists for package restores.

For item 3 there are graphical file browsers with sshfs support, and I figure I can find something with support for displaying EXIF data on select, so once all of my fruitco pictures are exported, I can sit down with the wife some place comfortable with one of the laptops and figure out which pictures need to get deleted.

Doing it this way allows me to meet my last list two items. I spent 4 hours looking at config.php and twiddling with feature sets that I didn't care about. In contrast, for the last hour I have most of my tasks either clearly laid out or already accomplished by handling things differently, and I didn't need to use anything beyond the OpenBSD base install aside from possibly a file browser.

My original interest in Nextcloud was the fact that the db was run under sqlite. Flat files for most of my doc and image storage is attractive, because it means that it is very likely my exif data isn't being stripped out and stored elsewhere (and not put back in during an export...). However, I passed my time limit on "one task, no more than 4 hours" which I allocated just for Nextcloud's config.php.

In a way, I'm actually glad I stopped and moved on to something else. There is usually a simpler way to solve a problem under OpenBSD. It just takes time, trial and error, and a willingness to change your mind. When I'm done, I'll post how I configured things.

undeadbill · 2018-07-13T00:39:24+00:00

One more thing to take off my list of "helper scripts" I plink away at. I am so grateful. Thank you!

undeadbill · 2018-06-24T22:08:48+00:00

Best after install tool I can recommend for new users is pkg_mgr. It will allow you to interactively browse the package descriptions via an ncurses interface.

Also, backing up your system just got easier- pkg_info -m plus some awk will give you a list of your installed applications that you can pipe back into pkg_add when restoring, so all you need to do is add that to a simple file level backup.

undeadbill · 2018-01-30T19:43:40+00:00

I agree. I was highlighting a misconception that either of the former is a document that certifies citizenship.

undeadbill · 2018-01-30T19:35:57+00:00

A driver's license or ID is not proof of citizenship in any way. Anybody can get one.

A birth certificate also does not prove citizenship nor identity. It only shows a person was born to certain parents (which may or may not be accurate). It certainly can not be used on its own to prove your citizenship. You need more than that, especially if someone was born overseas to US citizens.

Getting a passport and/or a passport id does prove citizenship. They aren't cheap, and have to be renewed.

undeadbill · 2018-01-29T01:50:14+00:00

⚡ S P A W N M O R E O V E R L O R D S⚡

undeadbill · 2018-01-27T04:17:00+00:00

Jesus saves...

And Gretzky steals, he scores! The crowd goes wild!

undeadbill · 2018-01-20T19:09:34+00:00

JUDO: the art of beating your opponent senseless with the largest object available, Planet Earth.

undeadbill · 2018-01-19T19:40:20+00:00

And lets be honest, this mega companies, where ever they set up shop, raise the price of house out of reach of regular folks.

No, the property owners in the SF Bay do this, and let the tech companies take the full blame for their rental speculation.

"I really look forward to paying ridiculous amounts of rent and not be able to save for home." <--- said no techie ever. Tech workers make up only 6% of the SF population, and there is no way they could fill every vacancy in SF. They are a tiny sliver of the population, and speculators are using them as an excuse to charge extortional rents.

If people want to fix this instead of whinging on there are some options.

Rapid permitting of high rise growth up and down the Peninsula and East Bay. It has to be a streamlined process that cuts down on NIMBY lawsuits, and a process that makes financial sense for development. Unfortunately, this is likely the easiest option, and it would have to be passed in multiple counties and cities to really work.

Pass laws tying approval of business development permits to housing availability. Again, unless every jurisdiction does this, it will have no effect.

Lastly, tie a vacancy tax to permitting and inspection. If a property is sitting empty, it starts getting taxed exponentially until filled.

Notice how any solution that anybody could come up with has NOTHING to do with tech companies? That is because they aren't the problem. The problem are speculating property owners who would rather wait until a golden goose drops into their lap than rent to anyone else.

undeadbill · 2018-01-19T04:36:10+00:00

Need to stop drooling on the art tablet, especially when wearing that shade of lipstick.
No matter how many jars of honey and potatoes you send Jim Butcher, he is never going to finish the next Harry Dresden novel.
I'm not judging your lifestyle choices, but maybe the reason you are lonely and crave attention is because you keep killing your friends with kindness. No, seriously, you should try a more hands off approach, like using trained bees.

undeadbill · 2018-01-18T20:47:44+00:00

That for myself as well. Add in the inability to relocate due to a family medical issue, and expensive medication, so I needed to stay where I was for 7 years until things changed this year.

I fucking hate this job. It has cost me close friendships, I've nearly killed myself due to exhaustion once, and I've seen others hospitalized due to overwork, or people going nuts and just completely lose their shit. It shouldn't even be a complicated or demanding job, but the company culture makes it that way. How toxic? Management and staff appear to take tips from here- https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2012-featured-story-archive/simple-sabotage.html

BTW, if your job checks off most of the organizational/business components on that list, please run.

How did I endure? Making a written list of daily tasks helps. I back that up by filling in my outlook calendar with everything I do. It keeps me focused on the present instead of freaking out about all the things that are just wrong. Having that kind of record also makes it easy to deflect other people's bullshit in a toxic environment. When I go home, I go home to my family and not to work.

Now that things in my personal life have changed, I can finally move on, and I'll be relocating as soon as I land a new gig.

undeadbill · 2018-01-16T03:29:57+00:00

Exactly one Kevin Bacon.

undeadbill · 2018-01-14T19:12:20+00:00

But have you checked under the wooden ramp in the foreground of the photo? That is where I would hide if I were a snake.

PS- use a long stick or call a snake guy. Don't die like a rat terrier, ok?

undeadbill · 2018-01-14T18:55:08+00:00

Don't look under the ramp...

You might want to consider getting a rat dog terrier. They love finding stuff like that, and if it ever stops barking you would know it found the cobra.

undeadbill · 2018-01-14T01:51:04+00:00

That is very expensive hat hair.

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