/obsd/ - OpenBSD General - exactly 2000 letters edition

OpenBSD is a free and open-source, security-focused, Unix-like operating system.

*Please remember that this thread is not meant to be a discussion about Linux vs OpenBSD*

FAQ:
>How do I get started?
-openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html

>What are the available graphics drivers?
-amdgpu(4): AMD Radeon GPUs using the amdgpu kernel driver (not enabled by default yet, still Work-In-Progress)
-intel(4): Intel integrated graphics chipsets
-radeon(4): ATI/AMD Radeon video driver
-efifb(4): EFI frame buffer
-vesa(4): Generic VESA video driver

>What are the available wireless drivers?
-man.openbsd.org/?query=wireless&apropos=1

>How do I set up Full-Disk Encryption?
-openbsd.org/faq/faq14.html#softraidFDE

>Why OpenBSD?
-sivers.org/openbsd
-over-yonder.net/~fullermd/rants/bsd4linux/01 (discusses *BSD in general)
-why-openbsd.rocks/ (shows up a random fact about OpenBSD whenever you load it)
-openbsd.org/innovations.html
-en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenBSD_security_features

>Should I use -release or -current?
-If you're using it in your home machine, then -current is most likely what you're looking for since it contains updated packages.

>How do I follow -current?
-openbsd.org/faq/current.html

>How do I upgrade -current to the latest snapshot?
-Just run sysupgrade(8) as root.

>How do I get help?
-OpenBSD man pages
-OpenBSD mailing lists: openbsd.org/mail.html
-daemonforums: daemonforums.org/
-OpenBSD FAQ: openbsd.org/faq/

>Book recommendations:
-Absolute OpenBSD (2nd edition)
-The Book of PF (3rd edition)

>Miscellaneous:

-c0ffee.net/blog/openbsd-on-a-laptop/ (tips for a laptop installation, contains some useful information)
-openbsd.org/lyrics.html (OpenBSD's songs)
-cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/snapshots/packages/amd64/ (list of available packages)

Feel free to ask questions and discuss topics that are related to OpenBSD.

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ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.5/common/030_sack.patch
sivers.org/openbsd
grenadille.net/post/2019/05/09/Reducing-that-contention
openbsd.org/events.html#bsdcan2019
freshports.org/devel/electron4/
reddit.com/r/openbsd/comments/6nu8no/helping_to_figure_out_why_webrtc_doesnt_work/
deftly.net/posts/2017-06-01-measuring-the-weight-of-an-electron.html
openbsd.org/faq/faq16.html
wiki.qemu.org/Hosts/BSD
cromwell-intl.com/open-source/openbsd-qemu-windows-howto.html
linuxhelp.com/how-to-install-xfce-desktop
twitter.com/NSFWRedditVideo

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Poastin this comment from my T420s running OpenBSD, everything works great.

Nice!

You can test the experimental amdgpu driver now, you just need to compile the kernel without the amdgpu lines commented out in its configuration. You can also use the generic efifb(4) driver if you want to wait until the amdgpu driver gets included in the compiled kernels officially.

OpenBSD literally fixed the SACK TCP vulnerabilities that affected Linux and FreeBSD in March 28 2005!
ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.5/common/030_sack.patch

Because they ignore a lot of the security-related aspects, as much as I love FreeBSD and their legacy, their security scene is shit. They don't give a fuck about kernel hardening, they only recently enabled ASLR and it's disabled by default, the base system is compiled without PIE too, and many more issues.

I really want to love OpenBSD, but I can't live without either Electron or WebRTC.

I don't know what those are but they sound irritating. You can just move on, you don't need that stuff.

This.