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OpenBASED

Setup OpenBSD as a daily driver using only the included, core programs. Based on OpenBSD 7.6.

Setup OpenBSD as a daily driver using only the included, core programs. Based on OpenBSD 7.7.

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Requirements
Installation
First Boot Tweaks -
- User Permissions
- Firmware
- WiFi
- Performance Boost
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Login Manager
The First Real Login
Playing with Default Packages -
- File & System Management
- User Tools
- Networking
- Security
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Additional Packages
Support OpenBSD
Contribute to OpenBASED

Requirements
Installation
First Boot Tweaks
- User Permissions
- Firmware
- WiFi
- Performance Boost
+
Login Manager
The First Real Login
Playing with Default Packages
- File & System Management
- User Tools
- Networking
- Security
+
Additional Packages
Support OpenBSD
Contribute to OpenBASED

Requirements

USB device
Ethernet connection (with active internet)
A cup of coffee
USB device
Ethernet connection (with active internet)
A cup of coffee

The real requirements are having patience and a passion for keeping things minimal. It’s important to remeber that this setup isn’t the most user-friendly. There will be no config files to edit or download in this guide. We will be using the xenodm login manager paired with the default stacked window manager fvwm. And that’s it.

You have been warned!

Installation

Make sure you have the latest OpenBSD image formatted on a USB device (or burned to a CD if that’s your cup of tea!) and that your computer/laptop is set to boot from USB via the BIOS. Also make sure you are connected to the internet via ethernet cable (don’t worry, we’ll setup WiFi in a minute!)

Boot into the device and input the following when guided through the installer:

Boot from USB
Choose Install
Keyboard layout: us
Hostname: x220 (or whatever you choose)
Network: em0
IPv4: autoconf
IPv6: none
Network interface: done
Password for root
Start sshd by default? yes
X Window System start with xenodm? no
Setup user? username (follow setup user steps)
Allow root ssh login? no
Timezone
Which disk? Use internal (sd0 etc.)
Encrypt root disk? no
Use WHOLE disk
Use AUTO layout
Which disk to initialize: done
Location of sets: http
HTTP Proxy URL? none
HTTP Server? 1 (Toronto)
Confirm again
Server directory? pub/OpenBSD/7.6/amd64
Set names? done
Drink some coffee while it verifies (depends on network speed)
Location of sets? done
Congrats!
Reboot and remove USB device
Boot from USB
Choose Install
Keyboard layout: us
Hostname: x220 (or whatever you choose)
Network: em0
IPv4: autoconf
IPv6: none
Network interface: done
Password for root
Start sshd by default? yes
X Window System start with xenodm? no
Setup user? username (follow setup user steps)
Allow root ssh login? no
Timezone
Which disk? Use internal (sd0 etc.)
Encrypt root disk? no
Use WHOLE disk
Use AUTO layout
Which disk to initialize: done
Location of sets: http
HTTP Proxy URL? none
HTTP Server? 1 (Toronto)
Confirm again
Server directory? pub/OpenBSD/7.6/amd64
Set names? done
Drink some coffee while it verifies (depends on network speed)
Location of sets? done
Congrats!
Reboot and remove USB device

First Boot Tweaks

User Permissions

Before we do anything, we should give our main user full access via doas. Login as root and run the following:

su -
-echo "permit nopass :wheel" >> /etc/doas.conf
+echo "permit nopass :wheel" >> /etc/doas.conf
 exit

@@ -117,10 +112,10 @@ exit

ifconfig iwn0 up
 ifconfig iwn0 scan
-echo "join WIFI-NAME wpakey PASSPHRASE" >> /etc/hostname.iwn0
-echo "dhcp" >> /etc/hostname.iwn0
-echo "inet6 autoconf" >> /etc/hostname.iwn0
-echo "up powersave" >> /etc/hostname.iwn0
+echo "join WIFI-NAME wpakey PASSPHRASE" >> /etc/hostname.iwn0
+echo "dhcp" >> /etc/hostname.iwn0
+echo "inet6 autoconf" >> /etc/hostname.iwn0
+echo "up powersave" >> /etc/hostname.iwn0
 dhclient iwn0

@@ -128,7 +123,7 @@ dhclient iwn0

You might also need to run doas sh /etc/netstart after.

Performance Boost

This step is optional and targeted towards devices with batteries (laptops, IoT devices etc). Properly setup apmd:

@@ -137,9 +132,9 @@ rcctl set apmd flags -A rcctl start apmd -

Login Manager

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Remember when we chose No when the installer asked us “X Window System start with xenodm?”. Well, now we want to enable that before our next reboot:

doas rcctl enable xenodm

@@ -149,87 +144,87 @@ rcctl start apmd

doas reboot

The First Real Login

Now you will be presented with the glorious xenodm login screen.

Default xenodm login screen — The beautiful, default xenodm login screen. Image taken from tumfatig.net (who has some wonderful OpenBSD guides you should check out!)

Default fvwm view once logged in — Taken from the main OpenBSD Wikipedia page. (Some applications will not be opened by default)

Absolutely glorious. You’ll also notice a 3x3 grid box in the bottom right corner:

fvwm workspace pager

This is called the “workspace pager” or “pager”. Each section represents an individual desktop (or workspace if your more familiar with MacOS terminology). You can click on any grid item to instantly move to that desktop.

You can also navigate around using the Ctl + ↑→↓← keys.

Playing with Default Packages

This section isn’t going to explain each and every single useful package included with the base install of OpenBSD. Instead, I highly recommend that you read the documentation associated with each program. You can read these manual pages from your terminal by running man <package-name>. Teach a man to fish and all that jazz…

File & System Management

cp, mv, rm, mkdir, find, xargs, diff, patch, file, tar, gzip, bzip2, xz, mt – typical file manipulation tools.
ls, du, df, stat – for listing and inspecting files and disk usage.
vi, mg – text editors (both included; mg is like Emacs-lite, vi is the classic).
ed, sed, awk, cut, tr, sort, uniq, paste, tee – text processing tools.
rcctl, sysctl, top, ps, kill, nice, renice – process and system control.
pkg_add, pkg_info, pkg_delete, pkg_check – package management.
cp, mv, rm, mkdir, find, xargs, diff, patch, file, tar, gzip, bzip2, xz, mt – typical file manipulation tools.
ls, du, df, stat – for listing and inspecting files and disk usage.
vi, mg – text editors (both included; mg is like Emacs-lite, vi is the classic).
ed, sed, awk, cut, tr, sort, uniq, paste, tee – text processing tools.
rcctl, sysctl, top, ps, kill, nice, renice – process and system control.
pkg_add, pkg_info, pkg_delete, pkg_check – package management.

lpr, lpq, lprm – basic printing.
xterm, xcalc, xedit, xmessage, xlock, xwd - great “daily driver” tools shipped with xbase
xset, xrandr, xmodmap – useful for configuring displays and keyboard/mouse.
lpr, lpq, lprm – basic printing.
xterm, xcalc, xedit, xmessage, xlock, xwd - great “daily driver” tools shipped with xbase
xset, xrandr, xmodmap – useful for configuring displays and keyboard/mouse.

Networking

ftp is a full-featured command-line downloader
scp, sftp, ssh, telnet – for remote access and file transfers.
ifconfig, hostname, route, netstat, tcpdump – network configuration and inspection.
ftp is a full-featured command-line downloader
scp, sftp, ssh, telnet – for remote access and file transfers.
ifconfig, hostname, route, netstat, tcpdump – network configuration and inspection.

Security

unveil, pledge – available for programs to restrict access and system calls (helpful for programs like Firefox, 3rd party editors).
unveil, pledge – available for programs to restrict access and system calls (helpful for programs like Firefox, 3rd party editors).

Additional Packages

I would suggest the following packages once you feel like installing “additional”, non-base software:

aerc (email client)
Firefox (browser)
ffmpeg (media player/converter)
picom (compositor)
aerc (email client)
Firefox (browser)
ffmpeg (media player/converter)
picom (compositor)

These can be installed by running doas pkg_add <package> in the terminal.

Support OpenBSD

If you’ve found this guide helpful or even sparked an interest in OpenBSD, please consider donating directly to the OpenBSD Project. A little goes a long way, and the OpenBSD Project is a volunteer-driven software group funded by donations!

Contribute to OpenBASED

I’m far from an OpenBSD expert! Please help improve this project!

OpenBASED

Requirements

Installation

First Boot Tweaks

First Boot Tweaks

User Permissions

User Permissions

Performance Boost

Performance Boost

Login Manager

Login Manager

The First Real Login

The First Real Login

Playing with Default Packages

Playing with Default Packages

File & System Management

File & System Management

User Tools

User Tools

Networking

Security

Additional Packages

Additional Packages

Support OpenBSD

Support OpenBSD

Contribute to OpenBASED

Contribute to OpenBASED