Openbsd

Monitoring GoToSocial using collectd and VictoriaMetrics

       1251 words, 6 minutes

Some time ago, I adopted VictoriaMetrics as a replacement for Prometheus; which was already replacing InfluxDB. And recently, I realized that GoToSocial was exposing metrics in Prometheus format . So I decided to build a Grafana dashboard to keep an eye on my GtS instance.

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OpenBSD and Thunderbolt issue on ThinkPad T480s

       253 words, 2 minutes

As I was testing OpenBSD on my refurbished ThinkPad T480s, I noticed that the fan kept blowing even though the laptop was IDLE. Given that I am a vigilant reader of misc@ , I already knew a few ThinkPads had been reported to be sluggish because of some BIOS settings regarding Thunderbolt.

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Lazy UEFI multiboot for Slackware Linux and OpenBSD

       1251 words, 6 minutes

For reasons, I have a laptop running both Slackware Linux or OpenBSD. To have both available, I split the storage space in two and installed both systems. But if mainstream Linux distros use GRUB, Slackware has an historical love for LILO; and elilo when it comes to EFI-based computers.

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Cruising a VPS at OpenBSD Amsterdam

       1760 words, 9 minutes

When it comes to getting an OpenBSD virtual machine, you can go to your preferred Linux VPS provider and hack its rescue mode to install OpenBSD. Or you can go to a VPS provider that offers booting from an ISO file and getting access to the console. In that case, you’d probably get an OpenBSD VM running on KVM. Which is not that bad. But you can also book your VM from OpenBSD Amsterdam and let the 100% OpenBSD journey begin.

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WindowMaker 2024 - Graphite Light theme

       484 words, 3 minutes

It is 2024 and people are still using Window Maker, the X11 window manager that reproduces the elegant look and feel of the NeXTSTEP user interface . One of them does not live in 1997 any more and has an irresistible love for flat themes.

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