Build FreeBSD Kernel

Make sure kernel source is installed. If it is not installed, use ‘sysinstall’ command. Copy kernel GENERIC configuration: # cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/ # cp GENERIC KERNELNEW Edit KERNELNEW configuration as your needed: # ee KERNELNEW And then, build the kernel: # cd /usr/src # make buildkernel KERNCONF=KERNELNEW # make installkernel KERNCONF=KERNELNEW Finish. Reboot PC. To build…

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True Type Fonts in FreeBSD

This is tutorial how to install true type font in FreeBSD. Load  freetype module in  /etc/X11/xorg.conf file inside “Module” section: Load “freetype” And then, create folder for True Type Font (.ttf). It has default location in /usr/local/lib/X11/fonts/TTF. Copy all .ttf files to this folder (some files have Microsoft license, it is not legal to copy). Create fonts.dir…

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