Post by @raster@retro-gaiden.com

2026-09-24 00:20 UTC

@chadmccullough@mastodon.bsd.cafe @rl_dane@polymaths.social @dwarmstrong@fosstodon.org @netbsd@mastodon.sdf.org Just one note, it does not support the compatibility layers. If you need Linux/Windows software, you need to set up a VM. But, if FOSS software is all what do you use, then can be a great pick, Worth note that also it uses X11 with a custom made videoserver, Xenocara. There are some progresses to make work Wayland but I'm not updated on those. Usually I had issues with those compositors on my systems.

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@rl_dane@polymaths.social 2026-09-24 01:02

@raster@retro-gaiden.com @chadmccullough@mastodon.bsd.cafe @dwarmstrong@fosstodon.org @netbsd@mastodon.sdf.org Are you sure OpenBSD doesn't have compat_linux? There's a manpage for it when I search online. Did they jettison it, too? 😄 Oh, it seems to not be in recent versions. They sure do like jettissonning stuff. XD I think you can run qemu, but without hardware optimization. Both OpenBSD and NetBSD have X11 in base. FreeBSD doesn't have any GUI in base, but they're working on a GUI installer with KDE Plasma. NetBSD's ctwm setup is prettier (IMHO) than OpenBSD's fvwm setup, but they're both very functional. OpenBSD's X11 (xenocara) and xdm (xenodm) are a bit more security-hardened and privilege-separated than the regular one.

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@chadmccullough@mastodon.bsd.cafe 2026-09-24 00:20

@raster@retro-gaiden.com Great info. Thanks for sharing! @rl_dane@polymaths.social @dwarmstrong@fosstodon.org @netbsd@mastodon.sdf.org

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