FreeBSD 15 Install & Base
Install, upgrade, and configure FreeBSD 15 as a base server: new features, install, upgrade from 14, hostname/IP, package and service management.
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FreeBSD 15.0 New Features: pkgbase, Post-Quantum Crypto, ZFS 2.4
FreeBSD 15.0 landed on December 2, 2025, and it changes how you manage the entire operating system. The base system is now a collection of 310…
11 min read·Mar 2026
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Install FreeBSD 15.0 on KVM / Proxmox with ZFS and Post-Install Setup
FreeBSD 15.0 landed on December 2, 2025, and it is the most significant release in years. The headline addition is pkgbase, which finally lets you manage…
14 min read·Mar 2026
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Part 3 of 7
Upgrade FreeBSD 14 to FreeBSD 15 with freebsd-update
FreeBSD 15.0 brings significant improvements including quantum-resistant cryptography, OpenZFS 2.4, and the new pkgbase system. If you’re running FreeBSD 14.x, the built-in freebsd-update tool handles the…
8 min read·Mar 2026
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Part 4 of 7
Configure Hostname and Static IP Address on FreeBSD 15 / 14
FreeBSD identifies network interfaces by driver name followed by a number (vtnet0 for VirtIO, em0 for Intel, igb0 for Intel Gigabit). Hostname and network configuration live…
4 min read·Mar 2026
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Part 5 of 7
Manage Packages and Services in FreeBSD / OpenBSD / NetBSD
Every BSD variant ships with its own package management tools and service management framework. If you administer FreeBSD, OpenBSD, or NetBSD systems, you need a solid…
12 min read·Mar 2026
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Part 6 of 7
FreeBSD and OpenBSD Package and Service Management Guide
If you are coming from Linux, package and service management on FreeBSD and OpenBSD will feel familiar but different enough to trip you up. FreeBSD uses…
6 min read·Mar 2026
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Part 7 of 7
Configure Sudo on FreeBSD 15: wheel Group, sudoers, doas vs sudo
FreeBSD ships without sudo or doas by default, which surprises Linux admins on day one. The base system uses su against the wheel group, and that…
12 min read·Apr 2026