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Community Spotlight: How FreeBSD Is Inspiring New Users Through Real-World Experiences We’re pleased to see how the community is responding to our Executive Director Deb Goodkin’s ongoing series documenting her experience running FreeBSD 15.0 on the Framework 12" Mini laptop.Deb is now on Day 18 of her journey, sharing daily progress as she evaluates FreeBSD in everyday workflows.Follow her latest update here:https://www.linkedin.com/posts/deb-goodkin-b282924a_day-18-of-freebsd-150-on-my-framework-12-activity-7419942116832833536-KdPO#FreeBSD #OpenSource #FreeBSD15 #FrameworkLaptop

New in the Q4 2025 FreeBSD Journal: FreeBSD 15.0 Fixes and FeaturesWe’re pleased to highlight this article from our Q4 2025 Journal. It provides an in-depth look at the key fixes and enhancements included in FreeBSD 15.0, outlining meaningful improvements to system stability, hardware support, and the overall user experience. It’s a valuable overview for anyone upgrading or evaluating the release.Read the full article:https://freebsdfoundation.org/our-work/journal/browser-based-edition/freebsd-15-0/freebsd-15-0-fixes-and-features/#FreeBSD #FreeBSDJournal #FreeBSD15

Getting my #freebsd laptop ready with kde 🥳#freebsd15 #digitalsovereignty Cc @emaste @dch @stefano

Bringin' Mastodon to FreeBSD desktop.Trying to use Mastodon on #freebsd desktop and found zero GUI clients available in current (2025.Q4) packages.However, it is always possible to build one thanks to open source software and active community.After ducking around I have decided to build the #tuba client to work with XFCE desktop, which requires few more packages to be present:- Meson build system is must-have to compile and install the app.- Gnome libraries are required as listed in project README.- Unfortunately, you could not build from main branch since the GTK4 version is a bit outdated in packages then set in project requirements, but version v.0.9.2 is fine (checkout the relevant tag).- Don't forget to install GNU gettext package which is not listed in dependencies, but is mandatory to build project translations.- Vala compiler is a must, which is installed with vala package as well.Installation process is smooth and simple after that:- Install required packages (probably you might need a bit more, check the project README): pkg install gettext gtk4 meson vala- Clone the branch with git clone --depth 1 --branch v0.9.2 git@github.com:GeopJr/Tuba.git && cd Tuba- Setup build system (I'm using target since familiar to Java project structure): meson setup target && cd target- Build and install application, it will require super-user privileges to install binaries and resources to /usr/local/* directories: meson compile && meson installTo run Tuba you might need to setup Gnome Keyring (see https://github.com/GeopJr/Tuba/wiki/keyring-issues for guidance). But first you might need to install both SeaHorse and Gnome Keyring packages with pkg install seahorse gnome-keyring. After the keyring setup the application is running smoothly on #freebsd15 desktop.BTW, I see that the net-im/tuba is also available, but I found no package with it.

@alsivx @simonemartelli 😆😆😆, tranquillo, leggo comunque

I just played around upgrading a FreeBSD 14.3p6 VM to 15.0-RELEASE via FreeBSD-base.I still have not figured out how to do that with the official repos, but after building packages locally i was able to upgrade the boot environment and reboot in a working #freebsd15 installation!Has anyone got this working with the official base repo?If anyone is interested, here are my notes about upgrading locally (Notes in picture alt for copy paste).

And one more server (including jails) cleanly upgrade to FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE All running nicely 🙂 #freebsd #freebsd15 #sysadmin

There we go, boom goes the dynamite:#FreeBSD #FreeBSD15

FreeBSD 15: Why You’ll Want ItFollowing this week’s 15.0 release, we took a closer look at the features that stand out in the new version. Key updates include a production-ready pkgbase system for more flexible installations and upgrades, enhancements to desktop and laptop usability, significant performance gains in AWS, and refinements to FreeBSD’s privilege and security model. Read the full overview: https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/freebsd-15-why-youll-want-it/#FreeBSD #OpenSource #FreeBSD15

@peteorrall this is great!

FreeBSD 15.0 Now AvailableThe FreeBSD Project has announced the availability of FreeBSD 15.0-RELEASE, introducing updated toolchains, enhanced hardware support, improved security features, and key updates across the base system. This release continues the Project’s focus on stability, long-term maintainability, and consistent engineering.We encourage you to review the release notes and upgrade guidanceRead the full announcement: https://www.freebsd.org/releases/15.0R/announce/#FreeBSD #OpenSource #FreeBSD15

FreeBSD 15.0-RC1 is available.#freebsd #freebsd15 #kde #kde6