OpenBSD configuration

I'm experimenting regularly to setup openBSD as a desktop OS.

Configure wifi

ifconfig iwn0 up
ifconfig iwn0 scan
ifconfig iwn0 nwid SSID_name wpakey "password"
dhclient iwn0

# make it permanent 
# create /etc/hostname.iwn0
# add more join commands to connect with priority
join "SSID" wpakey "password"
dhcp
inet6 autoconf
up powersave

Configure apmd for laptop

rcctl enable apmd
rcctl set apmd flags -A
rcctl start apmd

Other configurations

# Enable xenodm on startup
rcctl enable xenodm

# Configure desktop
~/.xsession for xenodm autostart
~/.xinitrc for startx

# Configure doas
echo 'permit username' > /etc/doas.conf

# Touchpad fixes
## /etc/wsconsctl.conf
mouse.tp.tapping=1
mouse.reverse_scrolling=1

Updates

fw_update # update firmware
syspatch
pkg_add -Uu # update packages
sysmerge -d

Mount USB drive

# Mounting USB flash drive
sysctl hw.disknames
disklabel sd2
mount /dev/sd2i /mnt/usb

other commands

zzz #suspend
ZZZ # hibernate

Iosevka or other ttf fonts under openBSD

• Copy ttf files into ~/.fonts
• run with su: mkfontscale ~/.fonts and mkfontdir ~/.fonts

feh and wallpapers

• Using nordig wallpapers: https://github.com/linuxdotexe/nordic-wallpapers.git
• Browsing images with feh: $ feh -g 640x480 -d -S filename ~/nordic-wallpapers/wallpapers

Configuration files

• /etc/hostname.iwn0
• /etc/wsconsctl.conf
• ~/.xsession
• ~/.cwm

Resources

• https://www.c0ffee.net/blog/openbsd-on-a-laptop
• https://romanzolotarev.com/openbsd/install.html
• Setup OpenBSD at thinkpad x240 - Jacek Kowalczyk @ IT
  World
• https://dataswamp.org/~james/openbsd.html
• https://www.openbsdhandbook.com
• https://www.bsdhowto.ch/
• ackstorm.de - UEFI Dual Boot with Fedora and OpenBSD on ThinkPad X230
• OpenBSD Dual Boot with Linux (Single Partition) - Terminal Root
• https://freebsdfoundation.org/freebsd-project/resources/installing-a-desktop-environment-on-freebsd/
• https://github.com/raffaelschneider/awesome-openbsd-desktop
• https://astro-gr.org/openbsd-cwm/