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Learn NetBSD - Prerequisites Skills & Environment Setup
Before diving deeper into NetBSD, there are a few basic skills and tools you need to prepare first, from a willingness to master the CLI, an understanding of the source tree and build system concepts, to setting up a VM or hardware with the correct NetBSD installer image.
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Learn NetBSD - History, Background & Why It Matters
Tracing NetBSD's journey from its roots in 386BSD in 1993 to becoming the world's most portable operating system, understanding the philosophy that gave birth to the slogan "Of course it runs NetBSD", and the release roadmap from 1.0 to 11.0.
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Learn NetBSD - Core Concepts & Main Architecture
Dissecting NetBSD's main architecture: the base system, modular kernel, userland, rump kernels, and the build.sh build system, as well as understanding the differences between -current, stable, and release that will accompany you throughout the series.
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Learn NetBSD - Installation & Partitioning (sysinst)
Performing a complete NetBSD installation using sysinst: selecting sets, network configuration, disk partitioning with fdisk and disklabel, swap setup, and a successful first boot.
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Learn NetBSD - Package Management: pkgsrc & pkg_add
Mastering software management on NetBSD: building packages from source with pkgsrc, installing binary packages with pkg_add, and managing packages with pkg_info, pkg_admin, and pkg_chk.
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Learn NetBSD - Users, Groups & Privileges
Managing users and groups on NetBSD with useradd, userdel, and groupadd, understanding the /etc/passwd and /etc/group files, and controlling root access with su, doas, and sudo.
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Learn NetBSD - System Services & the rc System
Mastering the NetBSD initialization system: understanding /etc/rc.conf and /etc/defaults/rc.conf, service scripts in /etc/rc.d, the service command, and how rcorder determines the startup order.
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Learn NetBSD - Filesystems, Mounts & Disks
Mastering NetBSD filesystems: FFS as the default, tmpfs and cd9660, mount and umount, disk management with disklabel and newfs, and keeping the system healthy with fsck and swapctl.
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Learn NetBSD - Networking & Network Configuration
Setting up NetBSD networking: configuring interfaces with ifconfig, routing, and /etc/resolv.conf, as well as understanding advanced features like interface aliases, VLAN, bonding (lagg), and bridges.
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Learn NetBSD - Kernel Modules & Kernel Configuration
Managing the NetBSD kernel: loading and unloading modules with modload, modunload, and modstat, as well as assembling and building a custom kernel from the GENERIC config with build.sh.
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