https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/ en-us Copyright 2026 Mon, 6 Apr 2026 14:13:39 +0000 Apache Roller (incubating) 5.0.3 (1388864191739:dave) https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_11_0_rc1_available#comment-1771432385000 John Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:33:05 +0000 A few days ago I upgraded from 10.1 to 11.0 RC1 amd64 via sysupdate(8). All worked well. I find 11.0 RC1 just as stable as 10.1 with one noticeable improvement. On 10.1, once in a while when streaming Audio, the stream would slowdown and get garbled for a few seconds. On RC1, I have been streaming Audio via mplayer since I upgraded for hours on end, no issues so far. From my experience on 11.0 RC1, I would suggest people should upgrade to it so NetBSD 11.0 will be a awesome release. Great work NetBSD Team! https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2025_bubblewrap_sandboxing#comment-1764657185000 Genrikh Tue, 2 Dec 2025 06:33:05 +0000 I totally agree with you, Henrik. https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2025_bubblewrap_sandboxing#comment-1763156419000 Henrik Johansson Fri, 14 Nov 2025 21:40:19 +0000 What about the RUMP-kernel project? Couldn´t that encompass the requirements you addressed? I can´t see any benefits of getting more dependent of the Linux community. I would be willing to help pursuing a better NetBSD. Kind Regards, Henrik. https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_11_0_release_process#comment-1756999367000 zilog Thu, 4 Sep 2025 15:22:47 +0000 Noticed the native mailx MUA has gotten quite unstable, dumping core when doing basic things like changing mail directories. Hope it gets some love before 11 gets released. https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/gsoc2025_asynchronous_i_o_framework#comment-1756590247000 bbartlomiej Sat, 30 Aug 2025 21:44:07 +0000 A very interesting update. Great work! https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_11_0_release_process#comment-1756300995000 kainh Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:23:15 +0000 on 10-STABLE every time I try to record something with my microphone the system just crashes and I have to reboot my machine, I hope the next version fixes the problem https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/new_build_cluster_speeds_up#comment-1755982726000 Greywolf Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:58:46 +0000 Mercurial is still alive?!? I thought it was dead and buried by now, what with git and, to an extent, svn. Glad to see that things are (finally) moving away from CVS. I'm now off to look for a git repo (as much as git grinds my gears it's probably one of the most efficient and functional SCCS out there.) https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/new_build_cluster_speeds_up#comment-1755026661000 Jeff Rizzo Tue, 12 Aug 2025 19:24:21 +0000 Thanks for the walkthrough! I'm happy to hear the build system has been updated to deal with Mercurial and git, and look forward to the shortened build times. https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_11_0_release_process#comment-1754511304000 yum Wed, 6 Aug 2025 20:15:04 +0000 Seems to install and run okay on a Gnome Boxes VM. Might be good to make the tests set available in the beta. https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_11_0_release_process#comment-1754480142000 bbartlomiej Wed, 6 Aug 2025 11:35:42 +0000 Great news! Hoping for GPU drivers update since it's very hard nowadays to try and use NetBSD as a daily driver. Are there plans to sync WiFi updates with what FreeBSD developed recently? Supporting higher speeds etc. https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/new_build_cluster_speeds_up#comment-1754479716000 bbartlomiej Wed, 6 Aug 2025 11:28:36 +0000 Great news! Are these build servers doing the pkgsrc package bulk builds as well? Should we expect speed improvements with providing binary packages for new pkgsrc releases? https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_11_0_release_process#comment-1754425431000 pacman Tue, 5 Aug 2025 20:23:51 +0000 on version 9 my old graphics Radeon HD 7700 cape verde with amdgpu drivers worked great no problems but there was no sound on hdmi, on version 10 the same graphics amdgpu drivers don't work just a red line shows up on the left side of the screen and everything freezes and crashes but the sound works perfectly fine on hdmi, version 11 I tried to install on uefi but the hardware doesn't recognize the installation at all I managed to install mbr but it can't be installed pkgin and pkgsrc for now it's obvious that version 11 is still in beta phase, I hope I'll have better luck with the graphics drivers in the next release, good luck https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_11_0_release_process#comment-1754322061000 naguam Mon, 4 Aug 2025 15:41:01 +0000 Hi, Thanks for the PVH support. I was wondering though if the INSTALL document for evppc will be updated with the wii instructions. Cheers, https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_11_0_release_process#comment-1754317047000 Jay Mon, 4 Aug 2025 14:17:27 +0000 Awesome news. Best of luck team. https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_10_1_available#comment-1740048992000 Allwinner H3 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:56:32 +0000 it does not work under orangepi pc plus 2e https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_10_1_available#comment-1735159629000 Aniou Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:47:09 +0000 Great! https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_10_1_available#comment-1734843354000 Jay Sun, 22 Dec 2024 04:55:54 +0000 Congratulations team. https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_10_1_available#comment-1734734341000 Mike Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:39:01 +0000 Thanks for this gift! https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/x_org_on_netbsd_the#comment-1718032215000 enrico weigelt, metux it consult Mon, 10 Jun 2024 15:10:15 +0000 Since we're currently doing lots of cleanups and refactoring in Xorg - including old remains XAA in various drivers - could you please upstream your patches ? And also let's get into closer discussions (probably @xorg-devel) on the exact relation (and workflows) of your fork vs. upstream, e.g. how to you actually create/maintain your makefiles ? https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_10_0_available#comment-1716090340000 Mike Sun, 19 May 2024 03:45:40 +0000 Thank you! With this release my laptop (HP Elitebook 8440p with nvidia video card) goes from largely working but with no X acceleration to fully supported with acceleration. I am extremely happy with this release. https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/x_org_on_netbsd_the#comment-1715270705000 Constantine Thu, 9 May 2024 16:05:05 +0000 > not X.Org's based on GNU autotools Huh? Autotools haven't been in the codebase for years, what are you talking about? https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/x_org_on_netbsd_the#comment-1715057028000 Adrian Kieß Tue, 7 May 2024 04:43:48 +0000 Thank you for this article about Xorg in NetBSD. It was an interesting read. — Adrian https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/x_org_on_netbsd_the#comment-1714987599000 Longtime NetBSD Users Mon, 6 May 2024 09:26:39 +0000 "maybe we should evaluate whether we need all of these programs too. xmh(1) is a frontend for a mail system that isn't included in base. Together, bitmap and xmh are around 300 kilobytes." Please don't break backward compatibility. https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/x_org_on_netbsd_the#comment-1714982011000 genv Mon, 6 May 2024 07:53:31 +0000 I liked. Helps understand NetBSD. Thanks Nia! https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/x_org_on_netbsd_the#comment-1714871459000 QwertyChouskie Sun, 5 May 2024 01:10:59 +0000 I'd like to see an updated post about the current state of Wayland on *BSD as well. A *ton* has changed since 2020 in the Wayland world, with it new being the default across both Gnome and KDE (which combined, make by far the bulk majority of the Linux userbase), and I would be curious to see the state of this particular "shiny new squirrel" on the BSD side of thing ;) https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/x_org_on_netbsd_the#comment-1714852982000 Greg A. Woods Sat, 4 May 2024 20:03:02 +0000 Excellent write up! Hopefully it answers some questions those unfamiliar with NetBSD might have. I'm really happy with the integration with NetBSD's build system! It simplifies so much! I agree xmh is unnecessary as if I'm not mistaken it requires MH be installed as well. For screen locking an import of x11/slock might be an answer. I would disagree with removing anything else though. https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/x_org_on_netbsd_the#comment-1714842568000 Mario Sat, 4 May 2024 17:09:28 +0000 Nevermind, I shouldn't comment on the internet before having my coffee. My brain completely skipped this: > The process of upstreaming stuff to X.Org is an ongoing process Like, the answer was already there, I did read it before posting, but never really understood what it meant. Anyway, glad to see there's an attempt to get those upstream, they seem like good additions to share among OSes :) https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/x_org_on_netbsd_the#comment-1714842292000 Mario Sat, 4 May 2024 17:04:52 +0000 I wonder why some of the more general NetBSD improvements haven't been incorporated upstream (say EXA support for some drivers, or the pointing device). Is it a manpower issue? A lack of interest on either side? Philosophical differences with the project? The expectation for them to come and take it rather than you pushing it upstream? https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_9_4_released#comment-1714212013000 Edgar Sat, 27 Apr 2024 10:00:13 +0000 Thanks a lot! https://blog.netbsd.org/tnf/entry/netbsd_10_0_available#comment-1714062824000 Andreas Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:33:44 +0000 Hello how can I install KDE Plasma in NetBSD? Greetings Andreas