FreeBSD Jails (VPS) related tutorial/FAQ

FreeBSD Change Hostname without reboot

in FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), UNIX last updated January 6, 2018

I am a new FreeBSD user. How do I change hostname in FreeBSD using the command line option?
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How To Remove Unwanted/Unused Dependencies in FreeBSD pkg Command

in FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), Package Management, UNIX last updated October 26, 2017

I deleted a package using the ‘pkg remove foo‘ command. However, it left over 30+ dependencies. Theses dependencies not needed by any other package on a FreeBSD Unix system and just taking space on my hard drive. How do I remove unwanted or unused dependencies in FreeBSD 11.x server?

How to install and configure Jails on FreeNAS Corral 10

in FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), FreeNAS, UNIX last updated April 8, 2017

I recently installed or upgraded to FreeNAS Corral (version 10). However, I noticed that there is no support for FreeBSD jails as of 26/March/2017. How do I install and configure traditional FreeBSD jails on FreeNAS Corral (version 10)?

How to display cpu wise usage using top command on FreeBSD Unix operating system

in Commands, FreeBSD, FreeBSD Jails (VPS), UNIX last updated February 25, 2017

I recently switched from Linux to FreeBSD. On Linux, I press 1 which show me a breakdown of CPU usage per CPU, but it is not working on FreeBSD. How do I find out the usage of individual CPU core usage using the top command on FreeBSD operating system?

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FreeBSD Jails (VPS)

FreeBSD Change Hostname without reboot

How To Remove Unwanted/Unused Dependencies in FreeBSD pkg Command

How to install and configure Jails on FreeNAS Corral 10

How to display cpu wise usage using top command on FreeBSD Unix operating system

FreeBSD find the chmod numerical value for a file or directory

FreeBSD find CPU (processor) temperature command

FreeBSD Install Rsnapshot Filesystem Snapshot Backup Utility