pkg_rmleaves in FreeBSD 9
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello, I often use pkg_rmleaves(1) to uninstall unused programs on FreeBSD. I'm in the process of test-driving a FreeBSD 9 system on a virtual machine. I've noticed that pkg_rmleaves doesn't take up the entire width of the window anymore. Quite frankly, I like it when pkg_rmleaves takes up the entire window, so is there any nice way to get it (or dialog) to take the entire screen? Thanks, Kevin Zheng -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJPMfIeAAoJEII9RSpevmRH3D8IAIvKEUaiE4EWvk7+i4X90Whq V43ldUAYmnHNWoWLKz7iBHvxFfnH6+2VSJevIkIvlrk0fI1o7fIgI9pWck/wi9tn 4NuXX7TdRMB4uX0JPRhRqZ5gIbMtsxemH0KLbyyL3IyTu/cb0GHc8gpmQ8eNZh1u Z78ZTOviQV20e9MQ9bpneNWtcMInOIms2wwg9VCSUAtwtr6eNkFiNmHXHUvRavJy CZiPtTC2az2jK3U0i2NX1NNMnk/VmRSOjHBwgo1Lf4GICi96N19g945Ivof5S9Gb w2jgacHvQMWiPmWRI+P75E/xaHmNfmn0NOzB9Zb4YsD6jsg93R+GOKfpyEFQKeo= =HcYG -END PGP SIGNATURE- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: FreeBSD Kernel Internals Documentation
Jerry, FreeBSD Questions isn't the place to argue about how all OSes should use a universal API, and how Ubuntu is doing such a good job. In an ideal world, everyone would speak the same language, use the same currency, and have identical power outlets. Unfortunately, the last time I checked, we don't live in this world. Some people are trying to make that world possible, but until then, you'll have to face the fact that a universal API doesn't exist. APIs for a scripting or programming are nothing compared to what operating systems deal with. POSIX already does a good job of making sure that these systems (BSD, Solaris, Unix, Linux, etc) have a relatively similar API. The fact is that the kernel lives at such a low level that any change will have drastic consequences. Perhaps some people don't WANT a universal API to exist. If every driver on Windows worked equally well on FreeBSD, Microsoft may find itself out of profit. Equally, if FreeBSD ran the same applications on Microsoft, somebody would be slightly upset that they can't make a profit. On a more positive note, a universal API would help everyone. Since everyone here (including me) like it as it is, why don't you take initiative and put together something? Perhaps you should start out by creating another system specification that all of the existing operating systems could adapt. Write a kernel for it. Create your own operating system that can run everything. I'd use that system. Wireless cards work perfectly on my Toshiba laptop. In fact, the current one I use is a USB wireless adapter. The GENERIC kernel finds my cards perfectly. In addition, I like it when I get to control every single piece of software I put on my system. I switched FROM Linux because of this. If you don't like FreeBSD, you don't have to. If you want to improve it, please go ahead! Sincerely, Kevin Zheng ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
RE: DNS
Hello, I've been using FreeBSD as a local nameserver (with my own .local domains!) for quite some time. FreeBSD comes with a name server already installed; you don't need to get it from the ports, although I'm not sure what difference it makes. The one that comes with FreeBSD can be enabled with named_enable="YES" in /etc/rc.conf. The configuration files are in /etc/namedb/. Getting a book about BIND really helps learning it. The examples are especially useful. BIND can be a little daunting to learn, but it all clicks in the end. If you want to use BIND for mass hosting, you can consider hooking BIND up to MySQL or a similar database. I haven't personally tried it, so I cannot vouch for it to work. It may be what you're looking for, though. You can have a look at this link: http://mysql-bind.sourceforge.net/. Hopefully, this helps. Sincerely, Kevin Zheng ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Clearing Login Screen on Console
I run FreeBSD 8.2-p5 (release) and I can clear the terminal at the login prompt by hitting CTRL-L on my keyboard. However, I've installed FreeBSD 9.0-R3 and CTRL-L doesn't clear the screen. Personally, I like having CTRL-L to clear the login prompt before and after I log in, and I'd like to see that on FreeBSD 9 as well. Is there something I can do with /etc/gettytab to get this behavior working again? Thanks in advance, Kevin ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
