netbsd

certbot client has a limited functionality on NetBSD. However you can use it fully functional following these steps:

poweroff command simply doesn't run shutdown scripts. It causes several dirty killing of running processes, etc.

Use always

# shutdown -p now

instead.

If you have an Analog Devices AD1984A audio chip, and could not have headphones jack working, apply the the patch below, and recompile the kernel.

If you have an operating ACPI subsystem, give this a try to set your screen brightness:

1. Check the actual value:

# sysctl -a | grep bright

2. Set the relevant sysctl parameter. Mine looks like this (default value is 100):

# sysctl -w hw.acpi.acpiout1.brightness=110

 

If you feel little breaks in moving the mouse pointer or any other stuttering during I/O operations, here is how to tweak kernel preemption to improve user experience in smooth running of the gui.

When you see 'too many open files' message in the log of any userspace program, you have to tweak a couple of things to eliminate.

1. Download the CA certificate in PEM format

If  it was not available in PEM, then determine which format it is (here: DER), then convert it:

$ openssl x509 -in ca-cerificate-file.crt -inform DER -out ca-cerificate-file.pem -outform PEM

2. Check the fingerprint

$ openssl x509 -noout -fingerprint -in ca-certificate-file

3. Copy the CA cert frile into /etc/openssl/certs folder 

Then cd there.

When you experience problems building libxml2 or any other ports depending on it (e.g. libreoffice), see the error message of the compiler. If it contains undefined reference 'lzma_auto_compress', then simply remove lzma and lzmalib packages from the system and continue the build process.

Reason: The base system contains lzma library, and the uncompatible package version supresses if installed.

 

After a few steps you will be able to mount a standard webdav share into your NetBSD box.

NetBSD default configuration of XDM is a bit buggy. If you want to start xfce4 session, configure your ~/.xsession as normally. Then your login will be rejected, and the system drops you back to the XDM login screen.