FreeBSD News leftovers (pkgng, FreeNAS, perfect db server)

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Gerard

These are some interesting links I came across over the last few days:

pkgng beta 1

The pkgng developers have released the first beta of FreeBSD’s new package management.

FreeNAS on FLOSS Weekly

There’s an interview on FLOSS Weekly (episode 198) with James Nixon from the FreeNAS Project .

FreeNAS 8.0.3-p1

A few updates for FreeNAS 8.0.3. Checkout the notes and download here. Thanks Ralf

The Perfect Database Server: Firebird 2.5.1 And FreeBSD 9

Here is a guide on installing Firebird 2.5.1 from FreeBSD 9 Ports and creating your first test database.

VirtualBSD 9.0

VirtualBSD 9.0 is now ready. This is a desktop-ready FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE built around the XFCE Desktop Environment for good aesthetics and usability, and is distributed as a VMware appliance.


Related posts:

  1. pkgng: First look at FreeBSD’s new package manager
  2. Released: VirtualBSD 8.1
  3. PC-BSD Interview on FLOSS Weekly
  4. pkgng: FreeBSD’s new package manager released
  5. FreeBSD News on Floss.pro


About Gerard

Gerard is a keen user of open source operating systems and software. On this blog he shares FreeBSD news and links that he comes across.
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One Response to FreeBSD News leftovers (pkgng, FreeNAS, perfect db server)

  1. Jesse says:
    February 3, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    Very exicted about pkgng. I look forward to testing it out.

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