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• ...and so it begins! August 29, 2025

  During the pandemic,

• Installing FreeBSD Software Packages. July 07, 2024

  Once you have installed FreeBSD I would suggest installing the software you will need to use it. This varies by person, and part of the appeal of FreeBSD especially for the Raspberry Pi, is that you don’t have someone else’s idea of what you need installed. For example, the OS does include vim as a text editor, but it doesn’t also include other text editors. So I need to install “nano” if I want to use it. For my purposes, I want some basic things installed to make my life a little easier. I will not cover how to install each package. If the package requies additional configuration, it will be discussed in separate articles. Eventually, I will install the following, but will start with nano and sudo first:

• Installing FreeBSD on Raspberry Pi 3B+ July 04, 2024

  The following assumes some familiarity with the command line or terminal, in linux, or macOS. If you have none, you can refer to Ubuntu’s tutorial or to Apple’s.

• Raspberry Pi 3B+ and FreeBSD! July 02, 2024

  Why am I doing this.