The latest articles on DEV Community by Rajat Saxena (@rajat1saxena). https://dev.to/rajat1saxena https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F306052%2F2e840add-9889-4e5a-80d1-5d61d2fee1dc.jpeg https://dev.to/rajat1saxena en Rajat Saxena Mon, 13 Jul 2020 20:03:22 +0000 https://dev.to/rajat1saxena/using-freebsd-as-a-linux-user-1dec https://dev.to/rajat1saxena/using-freebsd-as-a-linux-user-1dec <p>For the uninitiated, FreeBSD is not just another Linux distro. I <a href="https://rubenerd.com/tutorial-sites-treating-freebsd-like-a-linux-distro/">learnt</a> that today only. So I decided to give it a try. The installation was a breeze but my normal Linux workflow did not work out of the box.</p> <p>So, this is a quick post for the impatient developers like me who want to get up and running with FreeBSD as fast as possible.</p> <h3> Switching to Root </h3> <p>Turns out FreeBSD does not come pre-installed with <code>sudo</code> program, so your best bet is to spawn a new login shell and log in as <code>root</code>.<br> </p> <div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight shell"><code><span class="nv">$ </span>login </code></pre></div> <h3> What is my IP </h3> <p>There is no <code>curl</code> or <code>wget</code> either. There is <code>fetch</code> though. Following is how you get your system's public IP.<br> </p> <div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight shell"><code><span class="nv">$ </span>fetch <span class="nt">-q</span> http://wtfismyip.com/text<span class="p">;</span> <span class="nb">cat </span>text </code></pre></div> <p><em>This post is a work in progress. I will publish more things as I discover them. Keep watching this space.</em></p> linux ubuntu