OpenBSD on the HP Envy 13 post Signed-off-by: Anirudh Oppiliappan <x@icyphox.sh>
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| | | | :-- | --: | +| [OpenBSD on the HP Envy 13](/blog/openbsd-hp-envy) | 2020-04-17 | +| [OpenBSD on the HP Envy 13](/blog/openbsd-hp-envy) | 2020-04-16 | | [The Zen of KISS Linux](/blog/kiss-zen) | 2020-04-03 | | [Introducing mael](/blog/mael) | 2020-03-29 | | [COVID-19 disinformation](/blog/covid19-disinfo) | 2020-03-15 |
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</image> <language>en-us</language> <copyright>Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0</copyright> - <item><title>The Zen of KISS Linux</title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="/blog/five-days-tty">I installed KISS</a> early in January on my main + <item><title>OpenBSD on the HP Envy 13</title><description><![CDATA[<p>My existing KISS install broke because I thought it would be a great +idea to have <a href="https://github.com/alpinelinux/apk-tools">apk-tools</a> +alongside the <code>kiss</code> package manager. It’s safe to say, that did not end +well—especially when I installed, and then removed a package. With +a semi-broken install that I didn’t feel like fixing, I figured I’d give +OpenBSD a try. And I did.</p> + +<h2 id="installation-and-setup">installation and setup</h2> + +<p>Ran into some trouble booting off the USB initially, turned out to be +a faulty stick. Those things aren’t built to last, sadly. Flashed a new +stick, booted up. Setup was pleasant, very straightforward. Didn’t +really have to intervene much.</p> + +<p>After booting in, I was greeted with a very archaic looking FVWM +desktop. It’s not the prettiest thing, and especially annoying to work +with when you don’t have your mouse setup, i.e. no tap-to-click. </p> + +<p>I needed wireless, and my laptop doesn’t have an Ethernet port. USB +tethering just works, but the connection kept dying. I’m not sure why. +Instead, I downloaded the <a href="http://man.openbsd.org/iwm.4">iwm(4)</a> +firmware from <a href="http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/6.6/">here</a>, loaded +it up on a USB stick and copied it over to <code>/etc/firmware</code>. After that, +it was as simple as running +<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/fw_update.1">fw_update(1)</a> +and the firmware is auto-detected and loaded. In fact, if you have working +Internet, <code>fw_update</code> will download the required firmware for you, too.</p> + +<p>Configuring wireless is painless and I’m so glad to see that there’s no +<code>wpa_supplicant</code> horror to deal with. It’s as simple as:</p> + +<pre><code>$ doas ifconfig iwm0 nwid YOUR_SSID wpakey YOUR_PSK +</code></pre> + +<p>Also see <a href="http://man.openbsd.org/hostname.if.5">hostname.if(5)</a> to make +this persist. After that, it’s only a matter of specifying your desired +SSID, and <code>ifconfig</code> will automatically auth and procure an IP lease.</p> + +<pre><code>$ doas ifconfig iwm0 nwid YOUR_SSID +</code></pre> + +<p>By now I was really starting to get exasperated by FVWM, and decided to +switch to something nicer. I tried building 2bwm (my previous WM), but +that failed. I didn’t bother trying to figure this out, so I figured I’d +give <a href="http://man.openbsd.org/cwm.1">cwm(1)</a> a shot. Afterall, people +sing high praises of it.</p> + +<p>And boy, is it good. The config is a breeze, and actually pretty +powerful. <a href="https://github.com/icyphox/dotfiles/blob/master/home/.cwmrc">Here’s mine</a>. +cwm also has a built-in launcher, so dmenu isn’t necessary anymore. +Refer to <a href="https://man.openbsd.org/cwmrc.5">cwmrc(5)</a> for all the config +options.</p> + +<p>Touchpad was pretty simple to setup too—OpenBSD has +<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/wsconsctl.8">wsconsctl(8)</a>, which lets you set +your tap-to-click, mouse acceleration etc. However, more advanced +configuration can be achieved by getting Xorg to use the Synaptics +driver. Just add a <code>70-synaptics.conf</code> to <code>/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d</code> (make +the dir if it doesn’t exist), containing:</p> + +<pre><code>Section "InputClass" + Identifier "touchpad catchall" + Driver "synaptics" + MatchIsTouchpad "on" + Option "TapButton1" "1" + Option "TapButton2" "3" + Option "TapButton3" "2" + Option "VertEdgeScroll" "on" + Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "on" + Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "on" + Option "HorizTwoFingerScroll" "on" + Option "VertScrollDelta" "111" + Option "HorizScrollDelta" "111" +EndSection +</code></pre> + +<p>There are a lot more options that can be configured, see +<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/synaptics.4">synaptics(4)</a>.</p> + +<p>Suspend and hibernate just work, thanks to +<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/apm.8">apm(8)</a>. Suspend on lid-close just needs +one <code>sysctl</code> tweak:</p> + +<pre><code>$ sysctl machdep.lidaction=1 +</code></pre> + +<p>I believe it’s set to 1 by default on some installs, but I’m not sure.</p> + +<h2 id="impressions">impressions</h2> + +<p>I already really like the philosophy of OpenBSD—security and +simplicity, while not losing out on sanity. The default install is +plentiful, and has just about everything you’d need to get going. +I especially enjoy how everything just works! I was pleasantly surprised +to see my brightness and volume keys work without any configuration! +It’s clear that the devs +actually dogfood OpenBSD, unlike uh, <em>cough</em> Free- <em>cough</em>. Gosh I hope +it’s not <em>the</em> flu. :^)</p> + +<p>Oh and did you notice all the manpage links I’ve littered throughout +this post? They have manpages for <em>everything</em>; it’s ridiculous. And +they’re very thorough. Arch Wiki is good, but it’s incorrect at times, +or simply outdated. OpenBSD’s manpages, although catering only to +OpenBSD have never failed me. </p> + +<p>Performance and battery life are fine. Battery is in fact, identical, if +not better than on Linux. OpenBSD disables HyperThreading/SMT for +security reasons, but you can manually enable it if you wish to do so:</p> + +<pre><code>$ sysctl hw.smt=1 +</code></pre> + +<p>Package management is probably the only place where OpenBSD falls short. +<a href="http://man.openbsd.org/pkg_add.1">pkg_add(1)</a> isn’t particularly fast, +considering it’s written in Perl. The ports selection is fine, I have +yet to find something that I need not on there. I also wish they +debloated packages; maybe I’ve just been spoilt by KISS. I now have +D-Bus on my system thanks to Firefox. :(</p> + +<p>I appreciate the fact that they don’t have a political document—a Code +of Conduct. CoCs are awful, and have only proven to be harmful for +projects. Oh wait, OpenBSD does have one: <a href="https://www.openbsd.org/mail.html">https://www.openbsd.org/mail.html</a> +;)</p> + +<p>I’ll be exploring <a href="http://man.openbsd.org/vmd.8">vmd(8)</a> to see if I can +get a Linux environment going. Perhaps that’ll be my next post, but when +have I ever delivered?</p> +]]></description><link>https://icyphox.sh/blog/openbsd-hp-envy</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://icyphox.sh/blog/openbsd-hp-envy</guid></item><item><title>The Zen of KISS Linux</title><description><![CDATA[<p><a href="/blog/five-days-tty">I installed KISS</a> early in January on my main machine—an HP Envy 13 (2017), and I have since noticed a lot of changes in my workflow, my approach to software (and its development), and in life as a whole. I wouldn’t call KISS “life changing”, as that would be@@ -1609,7 +1736,7 @@ <span class="c1"># fetch title and date</span>
<span class="n">meta</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">markdown_path</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">getrecent</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">blog</span><span class="p">),</span> <span class="n">extras</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="s2">"metadata"</span><span class="p">])</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">metadata</span> <span class="n">fname</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">os</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">path</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">basename</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">os</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">path</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">splitext</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">getrecent</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">blog</span><span class="p">))[</span><span class="mi">0</span><span class="p">])</span> <span class="n">url</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="s2">"/blog/"</span> <span class="o">+</span> <span class="n">fname</span> -<span class="n">line</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"| [</span><span class="si">{meta['title']}</span><span class="s2">](</span><span class="si">{url}</span><span class="s2">) | `</span><span class="si">{meta['date']}</span><span class="s2">` |"</span> +<span class="n">line</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="sa">f</span><span class="s2">"| [</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">meta</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="s1">'title'</span><span class="p">]</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">](</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">url</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">) | `</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">meta</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="s1">'date'</span><span class="p">]</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s2">` |"</span> <span class="n">update_index</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">line</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">update_blog</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">line</span><span class="p">)</span>@@ -2872,7 +2999,7 @@ <span class="n">ops</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">code</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">data</span><span class="p">()</span>
<span class="n">addr</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">code</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="s1">'sh_addr'</span><span class="p">]</span> <span class="n">md</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">Cs</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">CS_ARCH_X86</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">CS_MODE_64</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">i</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="n">md</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">disasm</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">ops</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">addr</span><span class="p">):</span> - <span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s1">'0x</span><span class="si">{i.address:x}</span><span class="s1">:</span><span class="se">\t</span><span class="si">{i.mnemonic}</span><span class="se">\t</span><span class="si">{i.op_str}</span><span class="s1">'</span><span class="p">)</span> + <span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s1">'0x</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">i</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">address</span><span class="si">:</span><span class="s1">x</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s1">:</span><span class="se">\t</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">i</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">mnemonic</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="se">\t</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">i</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">op_str</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s1">'</span><span class="p">)</span> </code></pre></div> <p>The code is fairly straightforward (I think). We should be seeing this, on running</p>@@ -2913,12 +3040,12 @@ <span class="k">with</span> <span class="nb">open</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="s1">'./chall.elf'</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="s1">'rb'</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">as</span> <span class="n">f</span><span class="p">:</span>
<span class="n">e</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">ELFFile</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">f</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">section</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="n">e</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">iter_sections</span><span class="p">():</span> <span class="k">if</span> <span class="nb">isinstance</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">section</span><span class="p">,</span> <span class="n">RelocationSection</span><span class="p">):</span> - <span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s1">'</span><span class="si">{section.name}</span><span class="s1">:'</span><span class="p">)</span> + <span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s1">'</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">section</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">name</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s1">:'</span><span class="p">)</span> <span class="n">symbol_table</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">e</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_section</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">section</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="s1">'sh_link'</span><span class="p">])</span> <span class="k">for</span> <span class="n">relocation</span> <span class="ow">in</span> <span class="n">section</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">iter_relocations</span><span class="p">():</span> <span class="n">symbol</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="n">symbol_table</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">get_symbol</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">relocation</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="s1">'r_info_sym'</span><span class="p">])</span> <span class="n">addr</span> <span class="o">=</span> <span class="nb">hex</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="n">relocation</span><span class="p">[</span><span class="s1">'r_offset'</span><span class="p">])</span> - <span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s1">'</span><span class="si">{symbol.name}</span><span class="s1"> </span><span class="si">{addr}</span><span class="s1">'</span><span class="p">)</span> + <span class="nb">print</span><span class="p">(</span><span class="sa">f</span><span class="s1">'</span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">symbol</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">name</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s1"> </span><span class="si">{</span><span class="n">addr</span><span class="si">}</span><span class="s1">'</span><span class="p">)</span> </code></pre></div> <p>Let’s run through this code real quick. We first loop through the sections, and check if it’s of the type <code>RelocationSection</code>. We then iterate through the relocations from the symbol table for each section. Finally, running this gives us</p>@@ -3043,4 +3170,4 @@ <p>All the code used in this post is here: <a href="https://github.com/icyphox/asdf/tree/master/reversing-elf">https://github.com/icyphox/asdf/tree/master/reversing-elf</a></p>
<p>Ciao for now, and I’ll see ya in #2 of this series—PE binaries. Whenever that is.</p> ]]></description><link>https://icyphox.sh/blog/python-for-re-1</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://icyphox.sh/blog/python-for-re-1</guid></item></channel> -</rss> +</rss>
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+--- +template: +url: openbsd-hp-envy +title: OpenBSD on the HP Envy 13 +subtitle: I put a blowfish in my laptop this week +date: 2020-04-17 +--- + +My existing KISS install broke because I thought it would be a great +idea to have [apk-tools](https://github.com/alpinelinux/apk-tools) +alongside the `kiss` package manager. It's safe to say, that did not end +well---especially when I installed, and then removed a package. With +a semi-broken install that I didn't feel like fixing, I figured I'd give +OpenBSD a try. And I did. + +## installation and setup + +Ran into some trouble booting off the USB initially, turned out to be +a faulty stick. Those things aren't built to last, sadly. Flashed a new +stick, booted up. Setup was pleasant, very straightforward. Didn't +really have to intervene much. + +After booting in, I was greeted with a very archaic looking FVWM +desktop. It's not the prettiest thing, and especially annoying to work +with when you don't have your mouse setup, i.e. no tap-to-click. + +I needed wireless, and my laptop doesn't have an Ethernet port. USB +tethering just works, but the connection kept dying. I'm not sure why. +Instead, I downloaded the [iwm(4)](http://man.openbsd.org/iwm.4) +firmware from [here](http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/6.6/), loaded +it up on a USB stick and copied it over to `/etc/firmware`. After that, +it was as simple as running +[fw_update(1)](http://man.openbsd.org/fw_update.1) +and the firmware is auto-detected and loaded. In fact, if you have working +Internet, `fw_update` will download the required firmware for you, too. + +Configuring wireless is painless and I'm so glad to see that there's no +`wpa_supplicant` horror to deal with. It's as simple as: + +``` +$ doas ifconfig iwm0 nwid YOUR_SSID wpakey YOUR_PSK +``` + +Also see [hostname.if(5)](http://man.openbsd.org/hostname.if.5) to make +this persist. After that, it's only a matter of specifying your desired +SSID, and `ifconfig` will automatically auth and procure an IP lease. + +``` +$ doas ifconfig iwm0 nwid YOUR_SSID +``` + +By now I was really starting to get exasperated by FVWM, and decided to +switch to something nicer. I tried building 2bwm (my previous WM), but +that failed. I didn't bother trying to figure this out, so I figured I'd +give [cwm(1)](http://man.openbsd.org/cwm.1) a shot. Afterall, people +sing high praises of it. + +And boy, is it good. The config is a breeze, and actually pretty +powerful. [Here's mine](https://github.com/icyphox/dotfiles/blob/master/home/.cwmrc). +cwm also has a built-in launcher, so dmenu isn't necessary anymore. +Refer to [cwmrc(5)](https://man.openbsd.org/cwmrc.5) for all the config +options. + +Touchpad was pretty simple to setup too---OpenBSD has +[wsconsctl(8)](http://man.openbsd.org/wsconsctl.8), which lets you set +your tap-to-click, mouse acceleration etc. However, more advanced +configuration can be achieved by getting Xorg to use the Synaptics +driver. Just add a `70-synaptics.conf` to `/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d` (make +the dir if it doesn't exist), containing: + +```conf +Section "InputClass" + Identifier "touchpad catchall" + Driver "synaptics" + MatchIsTouchpad "on" + Option "TapButton1" "1" + Option "TapButton2" "3" + Option "TapButton3" "2" + Option "VertEdgeScroll" "on" + Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "on" + Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "on" + Option "HorizTwoFingerScroll" "on" + Option "VertScrollDelta" "111" + Option "HorizScrollDelta" "111" +EndSection +``` + +There are a lot more options that can be configured, see +[synaptics(4)](http://man.openbsd.org/synaptics.4). + +Suspend and hibernate just work, thanks to +[apm(8)](http://man.openbsd.org/apm.8). Suspend on lid-close just needs +one `sysctl` tweak: + +``` +$ sysctl machdep.lidaction=1 +``` + +I believe it's set to 1 by default on some installs, but I'm not sure. + +## impressions + +I already really like the philosophy of OpenBSD---security and +simplicity, while not losing out on sanity. The default install is +plentiful, and has just about everything you'd need to get going. +I especially enjoy how everything just works! I was pleasantly surprised +to see my brightness and volume keys work without any configuration! +It's clear that the devs +actually dogfood OpenBSD, unlike uh, *cough* Free- *cough*. Gosh I hope +it's not _the_ flu. :^) + +Oh and did you notice all the manpage links I've littered throughout +this post? They have manpages for _everything_; it's ridiculous. And +they're very thorough. Arch Wiki is good, but it's incorrect at times, +or simply outdated. OpenBSD's manpages, although catering only to +OpenBSD have never failed me. + +Performance and battery life are fine. Battery is in fact, identical, if +not better than on Linux. OpenBSD disables HyperThreading/SMT for +security reasons, but you can manually enable it if you wish to do so: + +``` +$ sysctl hw.smt=1 +``` + +Package management is probably the only place where OpenBSD falls short. +[pkg_add(1)](http://man.openbsd.org/pkg_add.1) isn't particularly fast, +considering it's written in Perl. The ports selection is fine, I have +yet to find something that I need not on there. I also wish they +debloated packages; maybe I've just been spoilt by KISS. I now have +D-Bus on my system thanks to Firefox. :( + +I appreciate the fact that they don't have a political document---a Code +of Conduct. CoCs are awful, and have only proven to be harmful for +projects; part of the reason why I'm sick of Linux and its community. +Oh wait, OpenBSD does have one: https://www.openbsd.org/mail.html +;) + +I'll be exploring [vmd(8)](http://man.openbsd.org/vmd.8) to see if I can +get a Linux environment going. Perhaps that'll be my next post, but when +have I ever delivered?
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+--- +date: '2020-04-17' +subtitle: I put a blowfish in my laptop this week +title: OpenBSD on the HP Envy 13 +url: 'openbsd-hp-envy' +--- + +My existing KISS install broke because I thought it would be a great +idea to have [apk-tools](https://github.com/alpinelinux/apk-tools) +alongside the `kiss` package manager. It's safe to say, that did not end +well---especially when I installed, and then removed a package. With a +semi-broken install that I didn't feel like fixing, I figured I'd give +OpenBSD a try. And I did. + +installation and setup +---------------------- + +Ran into some trouble booting off the USB initially, turned out to be a +faulty stick. Those things aren't built to last, sadly. Flashed a new +stick, booted up. Setup was pleasant, very straightforward. Didn't +really have to intervene much. + +After booting in, I was greeted with a very archaic looking FVWM +desktop. It's not the prettiest thing, and especially annoying to work +with when you don't have your mouse setup, i.e. no tap-to-click. + +I needed wireless, and my laptop doesn't have an Ethernet port. USB +tethering just works, but the connection kept dying. I'm not sure why. +Instead, I downloaded the [iwm(4)](http://man.openbsd.org/iwm.4) +firmware from [here](http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/6.6/), loaded +it up on a USB stick and copied it over to `/etc/firmware`. After that, +it was as simple as running +[fw\_update(1)](http://man.openbsd.org/fw_update.1) and the firmware is +auto-detected and loaded. In fact, if you have working Internet, +`fw_update` will download the required firmware for you, too. + +Configuring wireless is painless and I'm so glad to see that there's no +`wpa_supplicant` horror to deal with. It's as simple as: + + $ doas ifconfig iwm0 nwid YOUR_SSID wpakey YOUR_PSK + +Also see [hostname.if(5)](http://man.openbsd.org/hostname.if.5) to make +this persist. After that, it's only a matter of specifying your desired +SSID, and `ifconfig` will automatically auth and procure an IP lease. + + $ doas ifconfig iwm0 nwid YOUR_SSID + +By now I was really starting to get exasperated by FVWM, and decided to +switch to something nicer. I tried building 2bwm (my previous WM), but +that failed. I didn't bother trying to figure this out, so I figured I'd +give [cwm(1)](http://man.openbsd.org/cwm.1) a shot. Afterall, people +sing high praises of it. + +And boy, is it good. The config is a breeze, and actually pretty +powerful. [Here's +mine](https://github.com/icyphox/dotfiles/blob/master/home/.cwmrc). cwm +also has a built-in launcher, so dmenu isn't necessary anymore. Refer to +[cwmrc(5)](https://man.openbsd.org/cwmrc.5) for all the config options. + +Touchpad was pretty simple to setup too---OpenBSD has +[wsconsctl(8)](http://man.openbsd.org/wsconsctl.8), which lets you set +your tap-to-click, mouse acceleration etc. However, more advanced +configuration can be achieved by getting Xorg to use the Synaptics +driver. Just add a `70-synaptics.conf` to `/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d` (make +the dir if it doesn't exist), containing: + +``` {.conf} +Section "InputClass" + Identifier "touchpad catchall" + Driver "synaptics" + MatchIsTouchpad "on" + Option "TapButton1" "1" + Option "TapButton2" "3" + Option "TapButton3" "2" + Option "VertEdgeScroll" "on" + Option "VertTwoFingerScroll" "on" + Option "HorizEdgeScroll" "on" + Option "HorizTwoFingerScroll" "on" + Option "VertScrollDelta" "111" + Option "HorizScrollDelta" "111" +EndSection +``` + +There are a lot more options that can be configured, see +[synaptics(4)](http://man.openbsd.org/synaptics.4). + +Suspend and hibernate just work, thanks to +[apm(8)](http://man.openbsd.org/apm.8). Suspend on lid-close just needs +one `sysctl` tweak: + + $ sysctl machdep.lidaction=1 + +I believe it's set to 1 by default on some installs, but I'm not sure. + +impressions +----------- + +I already really like the philosophy of OpenBSD---security and +simplicity, while not losing out on sanity. The default install is +plentiful, and has just about everything you'd need to get going. I +especially enjoy how everything just works! I was pleasantly surprised +to see my brightness and volume keys work without any configuration! +It's clear that the devs actually dogfood OpenBSD, unlike uh, *cough* +Free- *cough*. Gosh I hope it's not *the* flu. :\^) + +Oh and did you notice all the manpage links I've littered throughout +this post? They have manpages for *everything*; it's ridiculous. And +they're very thorough. Arch Wiki is good, but it's incorrect at times, +or simply outdated. OpenBSD's manpages, although catering only to +OpenBSD have never failed me. + +Performance and battery life are fine. Battery is in fact, identical, if +not better than on Linux. OpenBSD disables HyperThreading/SMT for +security reasons, but you can manually enable it if you wish to do so: + + $ sysctl hw.smt=1 + +Package management is probably the only place where OpenBSD falls short. +[pkg\_add(1)](http://man.openbsd.org/pkg_add.1) isn't particularly fast, +considering it's written in Perl. The ports selection is fine, I have +yet to find something that I need not on there. I also wish they +debloated packages; maybe I've just been spoilt by KISS. I now have +D-Bus on my system thanks to Firefox. :( + +I appreciate the fact that they don't have a political document---a Code +of Conduct. CoCs are awful, and have only proven to be harmful for +projects. Oh wait, OpenBSD does have one: +https://www.openbsd.org/mail.html ;) + +I'll be exploring [vmd(8)](http://man.openbsd.org/vmd.8) to see if I can +get a Linux environment going. Perhaps that'll be my next post, but when +have I ever delivered?
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