This is the procedure for finding large files and sorting files by size on a FreeBSD, UNIX, Linux and Mac OS X based file system by using the default find, du, sort and tail utilities. Written 2022-08-08. Updated 2022-08-11.
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This category is for posts, that is related to the FreeBSD open source operating system.
I am often asked, how I was introduced to FreeBSD. This is my story about my first encounter with the fascinating little daemon, that took me on a life long adventure with FreeBSD and its dedicated community.
Continue reading “My FreeBSD story.”This is how a number of PDF files can be concatenated, which is also known as merge, join or combine PDF files, with pdftk on the command line.
Continue reading “How to manipulate PDF files on the command line with pdftk.”This is the procedure for restoring (undeleting) accidentally deleted or modified files from a snapshot of a file system on ZFS.
Continue reading “How to restore (undelete) accidentally deleted files from ZFS snapshot.”This is the procedure for updating (patching) the FreeBSD system by downloading (fetching) and installing the binary patches from a FreeBSD mirror.
Continue reading “How to update (patch) the FreeBSD system.”This is guide for setting up headset and audio for a Jitsi Meet video meeting in FreeBSD and GNOME. This guide also answers, why Jitsi Meet is better than Zoom and Teams.
Continue reading “How to participate in a Jitsi Meet video meeting with FreeBSD and GNOME.”This is the procedure for creating a simple mail list on FreeBSD with Sendmail, that is installed by default. The purpose of a mail list is to create an email address or mail list alias, that distributes the message to each member of a list.
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