Support #937
Updated by Daniel Curtis almost 6 years ago
This is a guide for setting up Linux emulation on FreeBSD 11.
h2. Prepare the Environment
* Make sure the system is up to date:
<pre>
pkg update && pkg upgrade
</pre>
h2. Install Linux base
* Load the Linux kernel module:
<pre>
kldload linux
</pre>
#* Check that it was loaded:
<pre>
kldstat
</pre>
* Install the CentOS 7 Linux base:
<pre>
pkg install linux-c7
</pre>
* Edit /etc/fstab:
<pre>
vi /etc/fstab
</pre>
#* And add the following:
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linprocfs /compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0 0
linsysfs /compat/linux/sys linsysfs rw 0 0
tmpfs /compat/linux/dev/shm tmpfs rw,mode=1777 0 0
linsysfs /compat/linux/sys linsysfs rw 0 0
</pre>
* Mount the Linux filesystems:
<pre>
mount /compat/linux/proc
mount /compat/linux/sys
mount /compat/linux/dev/shm
</pre>
h2. Resources
* https://fleximus.org/howto/setup-linux-emulation-in-freebsd
* https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/linuxemu-lbc-install.html